I have the Epson Perfection 2530. I bought it a couple of years ago, I had a Canon that could not do the rich Orange and Pink colors, then moved to the Microtek. The Microtek was good, but I learned an important lesson.... WINDEX AND SCANNERS DO NO MIX.

Then I moved to the Epson. This one was a big-box store model, they dont even sell it anymore, but they have others with the same specs (48-bit color depth, 2400x2400, etc). The software they give you is fine, I think they throw in a paint software like PaintShop, or something, plus the scanner software. The current models are equally as good. I'd not hesitate to buy another Epson.