(vanity) Need SCSI controller solution for small-form-factor PC

self | 7/2/15 | NewJerseyJoe

[NewJerseyJoe]

Yes — addressed in my original post.

[roamer_1]

Yes — addressed in my original post.

Would your current SCSI card fit in the box other than it's bracket? Because any back alley shop might have a bracket that could be modded to work...

Otherwise, while low-profile SCSI cards are available, they are quite expensive - $150 or so, and up... A new scanner would be less money... with better resolution too... JMO

[Woodman]

Ok, I understand. I mistakenly thought you might be trying to fit the wrong type of card. On first glance, I saw cards with a wide range of prices. I think the high end ones are a new SCSI standard. SCSI took a big hit once USB 2.0 came out due to the small difference in performance so I haven’t used it for quite a while.

I hope you can find a reasonable solution. I have PCMCIA cards sitting around somewhere with Firewire, wireless etc, that no longer fit into new laptops, so I would be in the same situation if I needed to connect to some older devices.

What I did was upgrade hardware. Staples often has a combination of printer sales with trade-in rebates of $50-$100. I’ve bought $300 HP Office Jet all-in-ones for about $150. There is an Office Jet with a Legal sized bed. The Ink for these also yields about 2x as many prints for the same money as the smaller printers so it is mess expensive to run. If you only occasionally need to due legal sized scanning, the auto feeder will scan legal even if the bed is smaller.

Once again, I hope you find a solution that works for you.