<p>Does anybody know what is the cheapest scanner? Thanks.</p>
<p>Anybody!!!</p>
<p>What do you mean buy “the cheapest”?</p>
<p>-What do you want to spend?
-What is the MAXIMUM you are willing to spend?
-What are you scanning?
-How big of a scanner? Larger ones are convenient for large documents but use up a lot of space.</p>
<p>Without those criteria, it’s tough for us to shop for you 
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<p>Sorry for the lack of details. I willing to spend around $25-$35 at the maximum. I’m trying to scan regular and large size papers.</p>
<p>Go to your campus library or computer cluster.</p>
<p>Many pro photographers hang out at photo.net and they often upgrade equipment. Try the Classified/for sale area. I think you’ll do better there than at Ebay.</p>
<p>The Minolta Dual Scan line was very well regarded and not quite as temperamental as the Scan Elites (which were higher res. but more prone to break). Nikons that are a few years old should do really well too.</p>