Only one kind of cheap computer peripheral can deliver superb images in color or black and white without demanding that you keep feeding it expensive cartridges. Thanks to falling prices, rising performance, improved connectivity and great versatility, flatbed scanners have become the best deals in the world of digital imaging. Cheap flatbeds have become so good that only graphics professionals will find it necessary to pay more than $150 for one. About the only features missing from low-end models are the ability to scan slides, negatives and legal-size pages, and a way to feed documents automatically. Most users will never miss them.
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