Kodak launches i55 and i65 scanners
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
May 16, 2005 at 8:42am
Eastman Kodak Company has launched two new next-generation desktop scanners—the KODAK i55 and i65 Scanners.
Unveiled in connection with Kodak’s participation in the AIIM On Demand Conference & Exposition in Philadelphia from May 17-19 (Kodak Booth 601), the new i55 and i65 offer 600 dpi (dots per inch) bitonal and color performance. They’re targeted to companies, organizations, and government agencies with daily volume requirements up to 1,000 pages per day.
The i55 is a simplex model with speeds up to 30 pages per minute (ppm). The i65 is a duplex model capable of processing 60 images per minute (ipm) by capturing both sides of a document simultaneously at 200dpi, or color at 150dpi.
The new units replace the KODAK i50 and i60 Scanners, which were introduced in 2001. Those models will be discontinued as the new i55 and i65 scanners begin shipping in early July. The i55 and i65 are similar to their predecessors in that they retain the familiar built-in flatbed. However, the i55 and i65 are faster than their predecessors and come equipped with several new features.
They sport a built-in plug ‘n play dual USB 2.0 interface—including card and cable—and SCSI-2. They can handle longer document length capability—up to 34 inches—than their predecessors. The i55 has a U.S. list price of $1,480 and the i65 costs $2,200.
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