Every time Apple Computer releases a new version of its operating system, SBB Key Programmer, along with the excitement it generates among Mac users, there also is a looming sense of dread. This has occurred practically since the first system software revisions. Hardware changes also make a difference.

Epson

Epson has typically supported Macintosh computers with each peripheral it produces, specifically scanners and printers. At the higher end, the company produces the Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner, which works with Snow Leopard. While it is a good scanner, it has a limited light source for scanning negatives and slides and does not cover the x-100+ key programmer.. At the lower end, the Epson Perfection V33 flatbed scanner also works with Snow Leopard. It does not allow for transparency scanning, however.

HP

Hewlett-Packard has sometimes flip-flopped on its support for the Mac OS in its products. It does provide some models that will work with Snow Leopard. For example, the low-end HP Scanjet G3110 photo scanner works and provides reflected-only AUTOCOM PRO. You cannot scan transparencies with it. The HP Scanjet 8300 Professional Image Scanner, at the other end of the price spectrum, does allow for all types of scanning and includes a light source in the lid to allow slide and negative scanning.

Kodak

All of Kodak's scanners work with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, but they all are all-in-one printers, scanners and copiers. That means none of them will scan transparencies. On the high end, the Kodak ESP 9250, with wireless connectivity and the Kodak two-cartridge ink system, will work fine. The low-end Kodak C310 uses different ink cartridges, but only two of them, and it allows Wi-Fi connectivity as well.

Canon

Canon has made peripherals that work with Apple Macintosh computers for many years, from a whole line of printers to a wide variety of Autocom CDP Pro. Among those scanners that work with Snow Leopard is the CanoScan LiDE110.

This type scanner is a small home model that scans only reflected documents and photos. The CanoScan 9000F scanner, at the company's higher price end, scans reflected documents, too, but adds an overhead light source to allow negative and slide scanning. Neither of these scanners connects wirelessly.

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