recommendations for scanner or

hp-psc1200 series. I have the psc1215 all in one and at the lab I work we also have that same one. Cheap and will do everything you're looking for. hope this help.

I myself am fond of my Canon LIDE series scanner. Its USB powered, so there is less clutter, and it works well, does decent enough scans for OCR, photos, and documents. Plus its affordable.

Downsides, the Canon software is awful. I purchased VueScan and I am much happier with it.

iBert said:

hp-psc1200 series. I have the psc1215 all in one and at the lab I work we also have that same one. Cheap and will do everything you're looking for. hope this help.

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If you can swing it, the HP PSC 2410 is (obviously) better, indeed by a significant margin.

Apple Store link

In fact there is a 2510, which is the 2410 but wireless (yes, it can connect via WiFi to your Mac)
Apple Store Link

Microtek how I hate thee, let me count the ways.

I have owned Epson scanners over the years and have never had any problems.
ZDNet has some reviews here http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Scanners/2001-3136_16-0.html?tag=ont-peri

MacWorld has just done several reviews (August 2004) of scanners here http://www.macworld.com/2004/08/reviews/midrangeflatbedscanners/

Dig in.

Canon LIDE 80?

seamuskrat said:

I myself am fond of my Canon LIDE series scanner. Its USB powered, so there is less clutter, and it works well, does decent enough scans for OCR, photos, and documents. Plus its affordable.

Downsides, the Canon software is awful. I purchased VueScan and I am much happier with it.

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I'm thinking about the Canon LIDE 80. I won't be using it for anything special, just scanning some photos or OCR work. I had the Canon FB620U but haven't been able to find a driver for it and my G5. It's cheap, ~$80, OS X compatible, USB, and it comes with Elements 2.0 (which I was thinking of purchasing w/ best price of ~$45). So for about $40 I can get a scannner for light work. Anyone have any experience with this one? Cheers

As I said, I like the Canon series. As for software, try VueScan at http://www.hamrick.com. Its excellent scanner software.

i have epson stylus cx5200 all-in-one color printer/scanner/copier. it doesn't do fax. but, let's not forget that if you are using panther, you can use mail app to send/receive a fax. personally i've never used that feature before, so i guess others who have used it may be able to tell you better as to how well it works. as for my above printer, i bought it 1 1/2 years ago, so it is a bit old model. btw, it was about $150. if interested in a similar model, please check them out at epson's web site.

good luck.

I know what scanner NOT to get!!!

A Umax Astra 2100U. I had a unique solution to the lack of MacOS X driver support from Umax...