Epson V550 vs V600: Which is the best Epson Perfection?

So here are the 2 great scanners by the Epson. The first one is Epson v550 and another one is Epson v600. The history of both Epson scanners has been amazing as per the customer reviews. Let’s take a look at the performance and specification of these models and help you decide the best scanner from Epson.

Here is an in-depth Epson v550 vs v600 review.

Epson has done a very good job in the last decade, we can say that the quality and performance that they are providing at such a small price is amazing and on time are just unacceptable. Epson has won a lot of customers and we are loving it.

Both scanners look outdated by their design obviously they are in the market since 2009 and 2011 decades ago but they can compete with much younger competitors right now available in the market.

Let’s rate them according to category

• Size and Design.
• Connectivity.
• Scan quality.
• Value for money.

Size and Design – Epson Scanners

The design of the Epson Perfection V550 vs V600 is almost the same. Clean and simple in looks.

Epson v550

Epson V550 is a little bit larger and heavier. 11.2″ x 19.1″ x 4.6″ (W x D x H). Weight: 9.6 lbs.

Epson v600

Epson V600 is smaller and lighter. 11″ x 19″ x 4.6″ (W x D x H), Weight: 9 lbs.

The winner is Epson V600. Size of the Epson V600 smaller and it’s bit a lighter than Epson v600.

Connectivity – Epson Scanners

Both scanners don’t have the wireless connectivity feature.you can connect to a computer via Hi-Speed USB 2.0.

If you are a mac OS user then you have to download the installation for the scanner from the website this is a common problem in both scanners so it makes your work a bit hard than usual, and another problem that you may face is that you cannot perform another task while scanning your documents, and if you open another software on your system the scanning can stop, and this is so annoying sometimes. But keeping these things apart Epson scanners are really amazing and outstanding. You can also go to their official website and Download Epson v550 driver.

The winner is No one. Both have same problems and same advantages.

Scan Quality of Epson v550 versus v600

V550

Epson v550 has a scanning resolution up to 6400dpi. with built-in OCR (Optical Character Recognition) which allows you to edit text from scanned documents which is really amazing feature. You can scan documents, photos, films, and negatives also with fast speed with Ready scan LED Feature.

You can scan old films and get amazing quality with the help of Digital ICE light feature. this feature reduces scratches, dust and the damage that time did to those films and negatives. It only works of films and negatives not on photos. For photos, you can use an Easy photo fix.

Digital ICE light feature slows down the process of scanning which may let you down. But if you avoid using this tool, you get optimistic results that are fast and amazing.

V600

Epson v600 has a scanning resolution of up to 6400dpi. like Epson v550 it can also scan the photos and documents very much the same. Convert scanned documents into editable text — ABBYY® FineReader® Sprint Plus OCR.

Epson v600 has one improvement from the v550, it has that Digital ICE feature also for the photos, Films, and prints so that you can also fix the damage on the photos. users are very happy with the scan quality of this model because of the way this scanner scans the negatives and films is so good. It has all the features of the Epson v550 with easy photo fix.

This scanner when used with Digital ICE, slows down the scanning process. But still, it is a perfect choice for you which recover damaged photos!

The winner is Epson V600. With the additional feature of Digital ICE for photos, Films, and prints that can recover damage on the photos like magic. But to be frank we were not scanning negatives with Epson v550.

Value for money – Epson Scanners

Epson V550 vs. V600 in the battle of the price segment the Epson V550 is 20% cheaper than Epson V600. This means that selecting the V550 scanner will leave your wallet happy! Many users told us that Epson v550 negative scanning was amazing and produced outstanding results.

We are talking about value for money so, if you are OK with the just good quality in old photos and you only want the Epson V550 has Digital ICE Light just for films you can go for v550. And if The additional feature (Digital ICE Light) of v600 which can also for the photos, Films, and prints so that you can also fix and reduce the damage is this what you want then the price doesn’t affect your desire you should definitely go for Epson V600.

The winner is both. They are best in their price segment.

Contents of Box – Epson Scanners

Epson v550 scanner

In the case you will get Epson V550, CD-ROM with installation for Windows which is quite amazing (Mac adaptation will require download), Transparency Unit that is incorporated with the cover 35 mm mounted slides, 35 mm film holders, 6×22 cm medium-format film holders, Hi-speed USB 2.0 cable, C Power Adapter, and Cord, and film holders.

Epson V600 Scanner

Well, you get lots of amazing stuff with the box. You will find Epson V600, Transparency Unit that is built into the lid, 35mm, mounted slides, and 6×22 cm Medium-format Film Holders, Scanner Installation CD-ROM, ArcSoft Photo Studio, Scanner Setup Poster, HI-Speed USB 2.0 Cable, AC Power Adapter and Cord.

The winner is no one. The content of the boxes is much similar.

Final count

The Final decision depends on you if money and old design don’t affect you and you want high performance, then you should go for Epson v600. But if you are on a budget and want basics features then Epson v550 will be enough for you. If you want to know more about Epson and their manufacturing check out the amazing info provided by Wikipedia. This is an accurate epson v550 review.

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