I got this thing, and have it working, sorta. It does a nice job in 8 bit color, but both xscanimage and gimp (same thing, right?) give me the choice of 14 bit also. Then I get an error message saying it can't do 16-bit color, and it chokes everything. To restore any functionality, I have to rmmod the scanner module, unplug the scanner, then set it up again. Isn't this thing supposed to do a zillion (ok, 42) bits? How do I get xscanimage to allow *anything* more than 8? Thanks, Andy > I was doing some more checking and from what I can see, the Epson Perfection > 1240U is probably the best for the price. 4 to 5 seconds to scan a 4x5 > photo at 600dpi. > > http://www.epinions.com has a couple of reviews on it, and one even mentions > that it works with Linux. http://www.pricescan.com has a listing for $163 > too. > > Jay