I just bought a scanner, which I've been avoiding for years as it is just "work" spelled differently -- but I had to have one if Marilee and Susan want their stuff scanned for websites. I can't carry it in to work, and besides, I have work to do when I'm at work, and this stuff takes hours and hours. I don't like it -- that's why I'm more into digital cameras. The scanner was 50 bucks from Overstock.com. An HP 4470C -- similar to what I now have at school, and I knew it was deeply discounted because the software is so awful. Still, I manage at school (although I miss my Umax) so I figured I'd buy it -- save a hundred bucks. Shipping was 3 dollars. It works better than the one at school because my computer works much better. Why they would make a good product then render it undesirable by the clunky awful software that goes with it I have no idea. I plugged it in then spent two hours scanning carved bent wood box pictures and Salish weaving slides. I also scanned a few slides of my drawings --