Basic Scanner (as close to BIFL as possbile) - eviltoast

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22583951

I’m currently still using my CanoScan F910114 from ~2006 (pictured). The light recently burned out, but it still works for scanning documents if I add some contrast and brightness after the fact. Not great for photographs, though.

If I’m not able to replace the light, I might be in the market for a new scanner. Are there any that you all recommend for durability and potential repairability?

Obviously no electronics are truly going to be BIFL, but I figure I can at least aim high and see what I can find.

Edit: Thank you all for your replies! I’m probably going to go for a used Epson Perfection v600 or v700. I’ve learned a lot about scanners following your leads.

  • Bone@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    27 days ago

    I wish I had one of these again. I used to use a combo printer/scanner back in the day. Good for scanning CDs for their cover art, ones that are harder to simply find good art for already on the internet (when ripping those CDs into digital files).