Scan It, Web It, Print It: Best Tricks

Buying a Scanner


Size
 Resolution
 Bit Depth
 Port
 Lamp
 Array
8.5x11
11x14
 300x600
600x1200
1200x1200
1200x2400
2400x2400
 24
30
36
42
 Parallel
SCSI
USB
USB 2
Firewire
 flourescent
xenon
 CIS
CCD



OS
 Software
TWAIN
 Win 98
Win 2000
Win XP
Macintosh 8, 9
Mac OS X
 Drivers
Photo Editing
  (PhotoShop Elements!)
OCR
   (OmniPage, TextBridge)
Management
   (PaperPort)

Extras:
adaptors (paper handling, transparent media adaptor for slides)

Some specs:
HP 3970 (Best Buy),  HP5200c, HP 4400/5400, Visionner 7100