Professional Quality Image Scanners
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I’m pretty fortunate to live in a great location for things like shopping. When I was on a quest to find a new scanner a few weeks ago, I was able to hit like 5 electronics stores without going 5 miles from my house. Sadly, I did not find what I was looking for at the time. I have noticed that stores are stocking a lot less in the way of electronics these days. In fact, it seems like the bare minimum. If you want to find a better selection, you have to go to their companion website.
That’s fine with me. I like shopping online and I adore the fact that I can often find free shipping, lower prices, and coupon codes. Some sites even forego taxes.
When I went into Circuit City, for example, they had a number of all-in-one printer/scanner/fax machines available. Stand-alone scanners were a whole other story. They only had three models and they were all priced higher than the combo machines. It was insane. On their website, though, they have over 30 models. So, I got all set to use some Circuit City coupons I found online to buy one. Upon closer inspection, though, I noticed that manufacturers just aren’t making low-priced scanner fore the most part. You wither get a less advanced scanner attached to an all-in-one printer, or you pay out the nose for a high tech stand-alone scanner.
My theory is that the only people buying stand alone scanners anymore are professionals who are scanning in important documents or photos for photo restoration or to be able to work form old negatives. That is exactly why I want a stand alone scanner, but sadly my budget is not such that I can pay $500+ right now. I could sweat that a few years back you could get a high-quality scanner for less. I suppose it is all about demand and what the manufacturers are able to charge for the perception of quality.
So, now that my old professional scanner bit the dust, I am using the scanner on an all-in-one for the time being. The results are less than impressive. I’ll be keeping my eye out for local businesses selling off office equipment. That might be my best bet.
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