Hey,

So I've done a post at scan-hi end already. But I figured some of you might have an answer here.

I'm familiar with the ScanMate 8k and 11k scanners but not the Howtek scanners.

1) What's the difference between a D4500 and a SM4500?

2) Software for these scanners seems limited (as you would expect). Trident, DPL and supposedly Silverfast. Trident is not supported anymore, hard to find and $900 new (requires a OS9 machine). DPL is $1500 for the SM4500 software but only $500 for the D4500 software. SIlverfast says that 6.6 can work with D4500 but makes no mention of SM4500. I'm wondering if I can use the SM4500 with either Silverfast or the cheap version of DPL.

3) Are there any other options out there to run these scanners?

Thanks