ahouston,While Epson is most known for their printers,their scanners are flat out amazing. With high resolution,bit depth,great drivers,and good scanning softwear at a price that is very resonable...you really can't go wrong with them.Spend a few extra dollars(20.00-30.00)and get the "photo"version of whichever model you look at.That will give you a built-in film scanner...(not as good as a dedicated $1500.00 film scanner)...but still gives good results for non-critical work. As for printers...I'm not a big fan of desktop printers in general...but two things to look for are; 1)Most printers are designed to give the best results with their brand of paper and inks....so see which papers and ink you like/prefer,based on what pleases you "look-wise",price,and availability. 2)Choose a model/brand that lets you replace individual ink cartridge as opposed to models that have all three or five color inks in one cartridge....VERY COSTLY. SWAMP