TRIED&TESTED: Kodak IQSmart

摘要

Aimed at the creative industries when it was launched, this scanner offers versatility and consistency atan affordable price. Launched in 2002, the IQSmart2 and IQSmart3 were designed to be more compact, as well as easy to use and maintain than rival models on the market. Built on the success of Creo's highly popular Ever smart family, they were unveiled under the Creo name before the firm was bought by Kodak in 2005. The IQSmart replaced the lower-end Ever Smart Jazz and Pro II models, and was a quicker scanner with a high true optical resolution of 4,300dpi from edge to edge on the IQSmart2, and 5,500dpi on the IQSmart3. Both models featured inverted charge couple device technology that prevented fine-dust particles setting on the scan bed. When Kodak acquired Creo, it phased out the Ever Smart range, leaving the IQSmart to attack the creative market. The IQSmart series was targeted at design firms, libraries and the photographic and creative industries. It was designed to be versatile enough to scan everything from books to artwork at high resolution, all marketed at an affordable price.