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Watford touts sub-£200 flatbed scanner
Scanner prices continue their free-fall with Watford Electronics' release of a 24-bit colour flatbed unit for under £200.
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The mail-order specialist's own-brand Aries Scan-It Pro 4800P (£199) has a maximum interpolated resolution of 4800dpi and ships with Recognita Plus OCR, ImageIn image editing, and Action Centre custom controls software. The scanner connects to the parallel port and doesn't require a dedicated interface card.
Watford Electronics can be contacted by telephone on 01582-745555.