There are lots of discussions on the forum about the Epson V550/V600 scanners, but the scanners (and the forum posts) are quite old at this point. Are these still the best options for scanning slabs? Has anything better come out since then? From what I’ve read it’s hard to find CCD scanners these da…

I have a v600 and am very happy with it. I am of the opinion that it has paid for itself by getting me slightly higher sale prices over the years. Because I don’t know about everyone else, but a good clean scan gives me more confidence as a buyer. So when all else is equal I preferentially choose…

I bought my V550 for ~$150 on ebay used, I think it’s an awesome machine and has great photo quality. Sorry I can’t add to discussing if there are better options, but it’s hard to say if the available improvement is worth the high price tag. [img039] [img160]

u could get the v800 or w/e equivalent for less than half price from japan before the whole tariff thing :grimacing: as a side note pretty sure epson is getting out of this business which is why all the prices have been increasing so prolly better to pick up one of these sooner than later coz prett…

The differences in image quality between the V550 and V600 are only really going to be seen when using them for their initial purpose; very small film scans. For raw or graded cards they are both workhorses. I only have experience using the V600 and will always recommend it to anyone at all looking …

I love my V600. 10/10 would recommend. I consider myself a tech laggard, but the V600 purchase was easily one of the best that I’ve made for the enjoyment of my collection.

I got a V600 for $350 earlier this year off Amazon. It has worked quite well. A bit slow is my only complaint. If you scan on a frame, or align slabs consistently, you can write a simple Imagemagick script to automatically crop the images in a directory for you. Saves a lot of time. The high res s…

So what I’m hearing is that I should snag this v600 that’s on FB marketplace for $280 :rofl:

I’ve been looking at these for years, hoping to find a great deal, but the price has always been too high for me. From what I’ve seen from many of the users here though, it seems worth it. The scans look great I’m currently using a CIS scanner that I bought new for £20. It’s fine for single cards, …

From what people say, the V550 and V600 are essentially identical from hardware perspective. What about the older model V500? Its much cheaper and from the specifications its identical from what I can see to V550 and V600, but it looks very different. Is the V500 a good alternative, or is it bette…

Checking your local goverment auction sites might help track down a cheap v600. I got mine for $25 last year. My area uses govdeals.com for their auctions

Are the Epson V550/V600 scanners still the best slab-scanning options in 2025?

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I personally prefer using Epson Scan 2 with these settings

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