Good scanners?

**catnapper** · 11-11-2005, 10:54 AM

Don't laugh... on top of everything else, my scanner broke. So while I'm returning the computer, I'm going scanner shopping. The one I WANT and actually do need for my artwork is $250 ~ yikes!

(its the Epson Perfection 4-thousand-something)

Is there anything out there that anyone has that is a good scanner for perhaps around $150?

How about those all-in-one machines that are scanners/printers? I need a second printer for the new computer anyway, so I could just buy an all-in-one. Are they any good? Or just so-so?

I need a scanner that will pick up subtle colors and subtle texture. I don't neessarily care about resolution, as long as it accurately picks up subtleties in an image. I had bought one where it had a very high resolution, but it had a hard time picking up whites and pastels in my renderings. It did me no good.

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 11-11-2005, 10:57 AM

I have to ask - do you use anything sharp when doing your artwork? If so, pleeeeeease be careful

**catnapper** · 11-11-2005, 10:59 AM

LOLOLOLOLOLOL... does an incredibly sharp pencil point count?

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 11-11-2005, 11:00 AM

oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. Off home now - hope to hear from you next week!

**Karen** · 11-11-2005, 11:11 AM

Go to http://www.pricewatch.com/ - then click on Scanners, then click on Epson, and you'll see several of the Perfection series that are around $100.

**Craftlady** · 11-11-2005, 11:17 AM

I have a HP psc1210V (copier, scanner, printer). It was around $100 this was year ago. It does a great job with photo printing, there are way better units out there cost $$$$ but for our general purposes it was great.