When you think you know what you want, try online with www.newegg.com for a good price. I've purchased tons of electronics from them, very satisfied by prices and policies. Me, I'm still happily scanning with my old workhorse Epson Perfection 1660. Also try online www.pricegrabbers.com to see who has the cheapest item you've chosen. For me it's usually been NewEgg, so I go directly there now. Liz in PDX Liz in Portland Liz Halperin Portland, OR lizzersagain@xxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Guido Corona Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 7:55 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner buying advice If you want an extremely durable scanner, optimized for document scanning, that can scan a page in just about 2 seconds, you may want to try the EPSON GT-2500. Lists for $595 but is usually retailed for less. See features and specs at: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=ye s&oid=63059818 <http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=y es&oid=63059818> And it has apparently an absolute killer document feeder to boot! G. Guido Dante Corona IBM Research, Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC) Austin Tx. Phone: 512. 838. 9735. Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx Web: http://www.ibm.com/able <http://www.ibm.com/able> ". . . Maybe it was only those who were most certain they were right who were guaranteed to be wrong. And that maybe, just maybe, those who questioned the most were in the end those who came closest to being wise." [David Poyer, The Command] Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> Sent by: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/06/2008 09:17 PM Please respond to bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner buying advice Hi. If you're looking for a small, fast scanner, you might consider the Canon LIde scanners. I have used them for years, and they work well. I have owned a LiDe 30 and a LiDe 70, and both of them have served me well. The LiDe 30 scanned over a thousand books for me before it died after around five years of almost daily use. The software that comes with this line of scanners stays out of the way and doesn't interfere with Kurzweil in any way. I bought mine from Office Depot, and Staples has these scanners too. This scanner is light and slim enough to fit into a laptop bag, so it can travel with you if you're in school or want to scan a reference book at your library. I'm interested to see what others will recommend for you. I hope this helps. Monica Willyard Siobhan wrote: Hi all. I'm ditching my old epson, and would rather not use them again. they're ok for printers, but I can't instal the one I had with out help, so unless epson wised up, I don't want to get another one. I'm not a brand hog, I just want a fast scan using k1000 not a huge one so it won't take up room, pretty quiet, and not that expensive. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.