Berry--
A year ago, I had similar equipment to yours, I bought the
ColorVision products you mention, and have been very happy with the
results.
Profiler RGB doesn't need a very fancy flatbed scanner to make good
printer profiles, but you'll probably need to tweak the sliders to
get the color
I am considering getting some calibration software, namely ColorVision's
moniter spyder with PhotoCal ($199) and their Profiler RGB, both of which
seem to be very popular. The latter requires one to have a flatbed scanner,
so I am wondering what flatbed would be decent for this purpose. I really