suggest a scanner

[krishnathelord]

i am not a dtp worker just need a scanner for home use, pls suggest a budget scanner <3.5K

[devilhead_satish]

Hmmm... get a MFD instead. An HP one should do just fine. But then if a standalone scanner is all that you want then HP and Canon are the best.

[krishnathelord]

i have a new canon printer so pls recommend only standalne ones

umm what about umax and i have a lot about them

[tuxfan]

I use UMAX Astra 2500. Its works just about ok. It was purchased quite some time back for about 2.5 to 3K. I occassionally scan pics and most of the time use it for OCR.

There must be some other entry level model now.

[pimpom]

Haven't checked with my dealer for quite some time, but if the Microtek 3800 is still available, it's a good entry-level scanner.

I like the very fast preview, and colour and greyscale reproduction is good. It has a slight bluish tinge, but such minor imperfections are often present even in much more expensive models, and can be easily corrected. Got it for 3.4k two years ago IIRC.