Uzi,

I have a Microtek III 1200dpi model that was well below $100US.  It's a
parallel port model and it "shares" the port with a Zip drive and an HP
printer all connected at once.  It has (I think)  better than average
software and runs very fast in b/w mode -- less than 15 seconds for an 8 1/2
x 11 scan at medium (200dpi) resolution.  Naturally, higher resolutions
and/or color will be slower.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Uzi Paz <[log in to unmask]>

> I wish to buy a non-expensive scanner.
> I need it to give very good B&W performance, and good gray quality,
> and it should be fast. Less interested in color quality.
> Any recommendations or , even better, references to reviews of such
> scanners?
>

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