Can anyone who has used both comment if the newer scanners are faster? I have a v700 that I have used hard for almost 10 years and while I have no complaints about quality, (I use it for quick proofing scans mostly anything to be printed large I'd do on an aztek or imacon) – it's slooowwww. sometimes I swear there's like a 30 sec *thinking* time after I hit scan before it actually starts whirring, and this is not the initial 'lamp warm up'.

Or anyone know of any amazing tricks to speed my trusty v700 up? clearing the cache or something?

I use espon scan only, can't stand silverfast. Thanks in advance! - C McCRTN