Who should get a cheap flatbed scanner In an age of smartphone scanning apps, affordable all-in-one printers, and portable document scanners that can fit in a messenger bag, standalone flatbed ...

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I don't think there are any inexpensive stand-alone USB scanners with Carbonized drivers yet. For use in the Classic mode, the Canon "N" series scanners are nice because they are so small. Mediocre ...

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