Introduction
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Contex SD4400
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Device Features Summary
List Price
$9,550-13,750
Monochrome Speed
5-10 ips* at 200 dpi
Color Speed
0-3 ips at 200 dpi
Scanning Method
48-bit CIS technology
Optical Resolution
1,200 dpi
Maximum Resolution
9,600 dpi
Document Size
Paper width up to 44”/
1118 mm; unlimited scan length
Maximum Media
Thickness
Up to 0.04”/1 mm
Interface
USB 2.0 with xDTR technology
Note: Price includes the scanner, scanner stand, and
Nextimage scanning software, plus a 6-month, on-site
warranty in the United States.
* ips = inches per second.
CONTEX FAMILY OF SCANNERS
The SD4400 series is a family of three wide-format color
scanners and one monochrome scanner, all based on the
same hardware platform that consists of the SD4410
monochrome scanner, the SD4430 entry scanner
performance, the SD4450 faster scanner performance,
and the SD4490 with the fastest scanner performance.
To aggressively price position to various segments,
Contex spun the SD4410, SD4430, and SD4450 models
from the SD4490 model. These scanners are identical in
hardware except for the color scanner performance.
The Contex SD4400 series consists of four different 1,200
dpi optical scanners, with no upgrade path and with
different color performance, but aggressive pricing.
Contex offers the new Nextimage scanning software to
use in connection with the SD4400 series. This software is
Contex’s own scanning software and supports
professional scan-to-file, scan-to-print, and viewing
operations.
According to Contex, some of the SD4400 series
scanners’ advantages include:
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1,200 dpi true optical resolution
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Up to 10 ips monochrome speed
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Up to 3 ips color speed enable by a USB 2.0 xDTR
technology
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Compact and lightweight design
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Contact Image Sensor (CIS) technology
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Instant-on, scanner-ready technology
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Face up scanning
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44” color and monochrome scanner
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Maintenance and service friendly
CONTEX UPGRADE POLICY
Contex has a liberal upgrade policy, and customers can
freely download and install new software and firmware
updates directly from Contex at
http://support.contex.com/
.
WHAT BERTL TESTED
BERTL tested the SD4410, SD4430, SD4450 and
SD4490 models with the stand and the Nextimage
scanning software. The price for the tested equipment
ranges between $9,550 and $13,750. Due to the hardware
similarities of the four models, they are all described in a
single report.
BERTL uses its own standardized test procedure to test
all wide-format scanners, ensuring uniform and
independent treatment of wide-format scanners across
scanner manufacturers.
