I had the Epson 4990 whose lamp is HS. Considering the price of the repair I opted for the V600. I compared the results on the same photo scanned earlier, the V 600 performs better on the color rendering is identical in definition and V 600 is faster. Sure, it may seem slow slide with Digital ICE dust removal function saves time but what then! This is just great. To use without moderation! Only flaw, the executives to have movies and slides are a little tinkering, but it's not a big problem.