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if you read those reviews carefully, you should draw out 3 main points

1. actual resolution

2. effectiveness of dust/scratch removal hardware (if any)

3. processing speed

you will see that the Plustek has an effective resolution of ~3600 DPI, a lackluster dust removal design, and a 3-4 minute process time per frame, not to mention burdening you with insanely large files

conversly the Nikon 5000 has an effective resolution of ~3900 DPI vs its claimed 4000, a VERY good scratch removing algorythem (as experienced by me), and a process time of ~1 minute per frame.


this is where the cost comes in,

according to that site, the Epson V700's effective resolution is a mere ~2600 dpi and a Canon 8800F is a laughable ~1600 dpi

you get what you pay for, i for one, am very happy with the Nikon, even though it burned a sizable hole in my wallet.