Yes, this is WAY "OT" but this is something of an emergency so please allow
this intrusion.
        Because they lost most of it I find myself needing to fax almost my entire
medical record to the Veteran's Administration. I got several estimates from
"Kinko's" and other such places, the lowest of which was about $80. If I
went the Kinko's route I would be out $80 but if I kicked in a few extra
bucks and got a cheap flatbed scanner I could do my own faxing plus I would
be covered in the all-too-likely event they lose it again (I already have
the fax modem and other stuff).
        I did not think there would be all that much to buying a flatbed scanner
but a trip to Best Buy, CompUSA and a few other stores showed me different.
I need some objective advice. Several tries on the search engine yielded
nothing but ads who's only advice was "buy me now!". It occurred to me that
most of the folks on the Vanagon list were fairly level headed and
practical. I also remembered several occasions where a number of list
members talked about digitizing one thing or another for posting or
emailing. This, plus the fact that it is Friday convinced me that this
fishing expeditiion might be worth a shot. I figure the worst that could
happen is someonw would have a good time chewing me out for no Vanagon
content. So.....

        Can someone here recommend a good Flatbed Scanner for about $100? Any
warnings of models to keep away from? Any help appreciated.