I scanned a chip today at 50 dpi and then 300dpi, made them both 500 wide and you couldnt tell the difference. An epson V150 will give the same results as the V500 costing 5 times as much posting here...just like the megapixel myth...I could post a pic taken with a 5 and then a 12 megapixel and you couldnt tell the difference