>"Remi Kwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked:
>
>> If I buy a cheap usb scanner, can I just scan a document and
>> send it via the included FAXstf software and built-in modem? Any experience
>> with this?
>>
>> Any recommendations for a cheap (mac and pc compatible) usb scanner? i.e.
>> how good are those sub-$100 scanners?
>
>I'm getting ready to buy a scanner too and am interested in the answers.
>Canon scanners are getting pretty high marks in reviews; Agfa also, but I
>can't find them in the computer stores and the Mac catalogs. MicroCenter
>used to have them but had problems getting them in. We like our old UMAX
>Astra 2400S (SCSI) scanner, but recent reviews indicate that the UMAX brand
>is close to the bottom. In this price range for both Mac and PCs, Consumer
>Reports of May 2001 gives high marks to Agfa SnapScan e20, Canon CanoScan
>N650U, Microtek ScanMaker 3700, and Mustek Plug-N-Scan 1200 UB. For a
>little more money, I really like what I see about the Epson Perfection
>1240U.
>
>--
>Al Poulin
>
>
>--
Howdy,
I don't know how true it is, but I seem to remember reading some
where that Agfa was toying with the idea of dropping there consumer
line of scanners (perhaps they have already done so?) Not sure if it
is fact or fiction, just what I seem to recall reading, and something
you may want to look into before going with an Agfa.
Thanks kindly
Dan
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