what scanner to get?

[Tim Chandler]

Friends,
I want to get a flatbed scanner to scan a large number of handwritten
notebooks (among other things). Because of the large number of items, one of
the most important criteria is speed of scanning. I don't really need super
high resolution or color depth--most of the things could probably be scanned
at 200 - 300 dpi in 8-bit grayscale; a few might need 600 dpi or color.
Naturally, I'd like to avoid paying a lot of money for a high-end scanner.
Any suggestions?

Many thanks!

 

[CSM1]

Friends,
I want to get a flatbed scanner to scan a large number of handwritten
notebooks (among other things). Because of the large number of items, one
of
the most important criteria is speed of scanning. I don't really need
super
high resolution or color depth--most of the things could probably be
scanned
at 200 - 300 dpi in 8-bit grayscale; a few might need 600 dpi or color.
Naturally, I'd like to avoid paying a lot of money for a high-end scanner.
Any suggestions?

Many thanks!

Just about every scanner made today will work and more.

In only thing you may have to pay a little more for is speed of scanning.
The lower price scanners are slower.
I bought a Canon Canoscan 8400F for about $150, and it is quite fast. It
does much more than you want to do. It also does transparencies up to 120
film size.

A good place to price and buy scanners.
http://www.pricewatch.com/mn.aspx?i=6