Demo units? That's entirely possible. If you boil down the issue to a thick paste the matter is quite simple: EPSON has a stellar track record. If they offer a scanner at an attractive price for whatever reason, and you need one, go buy it! Guido Guido D. Corona IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx. IBM Research, Phone: (512) 838-9735 Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx Visit my weekly Accessibility WebLog at: http://www-3.ibm.com/able/weblog/corona_weblog.html "Shelley L. Rhodes" <rhod3021@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 05/26/2004 10:30 PM Please respond to bksvol-discuss To <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner Could some of these units also be demonstration units, that were never sold. I know sometimes you can get a really great deal my roommate got one on computers that were used as Demos. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx "We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam