dont keep kicking a dead horse!!as to say,u can try places like
tigerdirect.or a good one is 3btech.net
this one has free shipping on all orders,and some times surpluscomputers.com
,this one aint bad too, ww.consumerdepot.com

   has good deals i went with a visoneer 5800 usb only.for about 40.00
bucks,theres alot better out there, like they say u get what u pay for i
happy with it for, what i need to do!!
good luck jerry the fatboy crider
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wanda Irby" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Dead scanner?


> David Gillett wrote:
>
> >  I purchased a Microtek ScanMaker 3800 USB scanner about two years ago,
> >used it a couple of times, and let it sit idle for at least a year.  Now
> >that I want to use it again, I cannot get any sign of life from it, and
the
> >Microtek diagnostics say it's not plugged in.
> >
> >  As I recall, it wasn't expensive, and so replacing it shouldn't be a
big
> >deal.  But it bothers me that I got so little use from it.
> >  Does anyone have any suggestions of things to try before writing it
off?
> >
> >David Gillett
> >
> >
> >
> I will NEVER buy another Microtek product.  After a few uses the light
bulb in mine burned out.  You can't replace it yourself and they wanted more
than a new scanner to replace it.  I bought a PaperPort.  I also have and
Epson on another computer and and Epson all in one on the third as it works
as a color copier also.  All three work well and I use them a lot as I do a
lot of graphic work.
>         Wanda Irby in Seymour in the great State of TEXAS, USA
>
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