flatbed scanners

I am looking for a flatbed USB scanner in the $200 range and looking for some good recomendations.

 

The one I have is a Mustek 1200 III EP. Don't know the price, but it was a Christmas present so I KNOW it was under $200 :-)

Works great...

 

quote:<HR>Originally posted by special_ed21:
I am looking for a flatbed USB scanner in the $200 range and looking for some good recomendations. <HR>

I bought a Microtek Scanmaker E6 a few years ago and have been very happy with it. It was a bit on the pricey side, but I don't regret spending the extra bucks. I'm sure they don't sell that model anymore, but if this one were to stop working, I wouldn't have any qualms about buying another Microtek. I also like the HP line of products. They, too, can be on the high side, pricewise. HP has great customer support compared to some manufacterers out there.

One thing to be aware of: On cheaper color scanners, they will pass over a object to be scanned three times, once for each basic color. On higher quality scanners, there is one pass for all three colors making the scanning process quicker.

Remember the old addage: You get what you pay for. Good luck. Jake

 

I've used my HP 4100C flatbed scanner a year and a half and am very happy with it. I use it quite a lot for scanning art and jewelry
and it does a great job.