I think any Epson flatbed would be fine - I have the old Epson Perfection 1200, which scans at 1200ppi maximum, and IMHO it provides excellent results. I've scanned B&W and color photos, magazine and book images, and just the other day a notebook computer RAM chip.
I did spring for SilverFast SE for it (the cheap version vs. the full Ai version) but haven't had to use it much - Epson's TWAIN has been sufficient. Maris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > Most of the posts here are for film scanners, but I thought I'd ask > for your opinion on a flatbad. > > I have a Umax Astra 2100U flatbed (circa 1999), that is a bit too > slow. It's a USB 1.1 mdoel. The scan quality could probably stand > improvement. > > Can anyone recommend a flatbed, which produces good print scans, but > does not necessarily have a film attachment. This I hope would lower > the price as well. I was hoping to find a flatbad for around $100. > Format no bigger than std 8.5x11 or A4 (or close to it). > > Most flatbed reviews I read, lean on the film scan evaluation. I do > not care about that at all. For film, I'd use a dedicated scanner. > > I read about Epson Perfection 4990, and it seems a good candidate, > but again it has film scanning which I do not need. The cheaper > scanners do not get reviews at all. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body