The camera scan option works, but it's not nearly as quick or as 
foolproof as a good scanner.  USB flatbed scanners can be had cheaply 
and in most cases one is as good as another (unless buying an HP, for 
some reason they're all reasonably awful anymore!)

If you're looking for a scanner with a document feeder, I highly 
recommend Fujitsu.  I've become quite familiar with the attention to 
detail and to end-user maintenance in their products through their 
ScanSnap document-fed scanners.

These days most people have a scanner built in to their printer.

Joseph - KF7QZC


On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 03:14:14AM -0600, Howard Kaufman wrote:
>I think my ebson perfection 3170 has died.  I am wondering if anybody has
>tried the camera scanner option?  How expensive is it, how does it work?
>H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
>Adaptive Technology Instructor