My boss has one of these, and I can safely say it is a good buy. The only gripes I've had with it is that it tends to be a little slow, and some of the deep wood tones get a little washed out for some reason (90% of the pictures I scan are of wine racks made of various types of wood). As far as picture quality though, it's very crisp, and for ~ $300 you aren't going to find much better resolution. All in all, I'd give it a 3.75 out of 5.