Thank you for the recommendation. I looked at the fi-6130 & it seems quite nice. I originally had in mind a flatbed scanner, but this looks like it will be more generally useful & convenient... actually the more I think about, I think fi-6130 will be a better choice for my needs. I looked at and subsequently rejected the fi-6230... I prefer the smaller footprint of the fi-6130.
I have one more question, it has to do with resolution. The fi-6130 reports a 600 dpi resolution (which seems to me to be more than sufficient). I have seen some Epson scanners that report 6400 dpi. I am guessing that higher resolution might be good for slides and photos, but wouldn't be of much use for scanning documents? Thanks again, -Emre. m. allan noah wrote: > Current models, in order of my preference: > > Fujitsu fi-6130, fi-5110C, S1500 > > with these coming in a distant second: > > Canon DR-2510C, DR-2010C > > I highly recommend the fi-6130. IMHO, its the best small document > scanner on the market today. However, the differences between other > fujitsu models are mostly small, so you can save some money. There are > also older models which can occasionally be found cheaply. I have an > old fi-4120C2 on my desk that works well. > > The differences between different 'series' of the Canon's is greater. > For instance, the DR-2050C has better resolution support, but > calibrates with an external sheet. So you can't assume that a new > model will work out of the box. > > In both cases, I wrote the sane backend, and the hardware support is > good. The Fujitsus have more hardware features, so the sane backend > exposes more options. The Canons are dumber, so require more driver > 'help'. Both drivers are stable in wide-spread production use, > businesses, Govt agencies, hospitals, etc. > > allan
