Transparency Adapter on Scanners, what is it? (1 Viewer)

[Andres Munoz]

I'm thinking about replacing my 4 year old scanner and just started doing some research. I checked PC World's top 10 scanners list and the 3rd one from their list, the Visioneer OneTouch 9000 is within my budget ($100).

One thing I noticed from the review though is that this model doesn't have a transparency adapter while the top 2 scanner (which cost more) do.

What exactly is this adapter and what does it do?

 

[Tekara]

well at my university, transparency adapters are used for photocopying overhead transparencies. you know the thin clear plastic pages teachers put on overheads to shine on a screen behind them. since the plastic is transparent to let light through scanning them can be troublesome at times.