[Larry_OHF]

Update on this. My scanner is indeed dead and I am in the market for a new one. I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion. I have been doing my own searching and found that Canon and Epson get the best user-rated scores. I would prefer a Canon, myself.

So...I basically have two types to choose from.
1. One that just scans photos and paper.
2. One that scans as the latter, but also scans film negatives.

The thing is, I don't really need a negative film scanner because I take digital pics and my old film negatives are just not worth the time to scan. I have no need for this feature...BUT these higher-end scanners seem to scan better with the technology that they have, instead of the regular ones. My big desire for this scanner would be scanning picture quality.

Now...I have a few to choose from. Right now, I am looking at this site:

Canon.com's scanner section

The canon 8400f seems to be a great buy, but it is the exact same machine as the 4200f, except the 8400f is packaged with different software. They both have the same scanning technology.

If I do not need the film feature, then the LiDe 35 seems to be the right choice...but it got some bad marks from some consumers.

My biggest problem with all these scanners is that one lady said that she was mad that there was no on/off switch, and that she had to unplug and replug the machine to wake it up from sleep mode.

Does anyone have one of these?

Do you use something else that is better, but near the same price?

[ 09-13-2005, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: Larry_OHF ]