I just had a look....what a deal! I love my Canon scanner, but it's a whole lot bigger and takes more landscape and the inclusion of PE2 is a real deal! Tempts even me...but, nah, I don't need that! Pat On Sunday, November 2, 2003, at 06:13 AM, Basil Bourque wrote: >> if it wasn't for this crappy Umax psuedo-USB scanner I would've >> dumped Classic ages ago too. > > Canon CanoScan LiDE 50 > http://www.usa.canon.com/html/ > conCprProductDetail.jsp?modelid=8052&item=8051§ion=10217 > - Only $99, including Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2.0 (which normally > sells for $99 by itself!). > - USB 2.0 for speed, yet it also works fine plugged into my Mac's USB > 1.x port. > - Compact, but good quality, includes a lock switch for protection > during travel. > - Uses LED technology (light emitting diodes) which may not be good > enough for pros, but my prosumer eyes cannot tell the difference. LED > is supposed to be very reliable and long-lasting. > - 1200 dpi resolution. > - In stock in stores. > - Works in either Mac OS 9, or natively in Mac OS X. > >