Why in the heck are flatbed scanners so dang expensive? Seriously? I can't seem to find decent scanner for less than $500. I can't really see why they need to cost so much. I mean, they're pretty much a single use device and they put these things into much cheaper multiple-function printer/scanner/copier devices and sell them for under $100 in some cases.
So what am I going to do about it? eBay.
A top feed, duplex Fujitsu is about $300. Still a touch pricy, but they're good scanners. Next up is a Xerox Documate for around $400. Finally there's the HP 5590, but frankly I've heard that this one kind of stinks.
So it looks like, unless I find something on craiglist, I'm going to be stuck with forking over $300-400. Oh well, it's for the greater good, right? Hmmmmm....
