LOL!! Thanks, but it was a Microtek 4900 that went bad on me after only a
year. That was the second Microtek I've had and I didn't like it as much as
the first one, but that one died on me too. Thought I'd try a different
brand this time and am just frustrated as all get out. I looked at the
Consumer Reports article when I got that issue last week. Unfortunately
they concentrate on the way scanners scan *flat* photos or documents - after
all, that's what most people use them for, right? I actually bought a Canon
CanoScan LiDE that did stunning work with photos but had absolutely NO depth
of field at all so my beads were sharp and clear only where they touched the
glass, fading fast to mere blurs. Luckily Costco took it back even though
there really wasn't anything wrong with it! As you can see, I've been
through a few of them lately...

Mj
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"armand vine" wrote in message
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I have an older microtek scanmaker that seems to do a good job. It does
require separate scans and doing the file , twain, select, twain thing
over
and over.
they have a newer model in the 6000s that may have better software. and
you
can find it for less than $200.
Just in case you really want to search, the newest consumer reports has
cameras and scanners.