Searching for a Decent Scanner?

Stumped about Scanners asks: "My little sister's scanner is acting up, so she's in the market for a new one. However, the software she wishes to use it with (some funkadelic 'music OCR' thing that lets you scan sheet music and transforms it automagically into MIDI files) claims that it doesn't work too well with HP scanners. And, truth be told, I've never known much about which scanners are good and which are crap. So, which scanners lately are decent? Which are crap? I know that DPI matters very little (just like it does in printers)-- it's quality that matters. Could the SlashDot community provide some info on which scanners (some from HP and some not from HP) are decent? Are there any quasi-reputable sites (a la Tom's Hardware?) that have reviews on such things?"

My favorite scanners is...

[Anonymous Coward]

the first one where that dude's head explodes!

This being Slashdot....

[Anonymous Coward]

...I'd suggest a scanner that doesn't run exclusively on Windows, but one that is compatible with the SANE [sane-project.org] API (in case you can turn your sister from the dark side.)

Well I like

[ellem]

the Radio Shack Pro-89.

I can easily program all of my favorite drivers in in no time. But the Bearcats can be programmed for you at the track at the Race-Scan trucks.

Ask Slashdot: The New Yahoo?

[Donut2099]

Dear Ask Slashdot, I have a report for school. Where can I find pictures of dinosaurs?

Re:MIDI? Dear God, NO!

[Anonymous Coward]

Your site is down.

Re:Scanner...

[nacturation]

How about a radio frequency scanner which scans whatever music is playing and transcribes it to sheet music?
 

In my day....

[Karma_fucker_sucker]

we had to use a pen on staff paper...in the snow...up hill....both ways....

Re:DPI ?

[Gentlewhisper]

Nikkor? Is that like a Sorny TV?

Your ignorance is this area is noted, some Nikon lenses are under the brand Nikkor indeed, why not try to google for it? :)

Re:DPI ?

[FurryFeet]

My ignorance is, indeed, astonishing. I googled right after posting (yeah, yeah, really smart sequence) and discovered just how far I had put my foot into my mouth.

I then decided not to say anything, hoping noone would notice. And then you had to come and confuse everyone with facts. You just broke every Slashdot tradition I hold dear. I hope you're satisfied.