Review on Epson Perfection V19 Color Photo & Document Scanner With Scan-To-Cloud & 4800 Dpi Optical Resolution , Black by Thomas Drew

After unsuccessful tests of two other scanners, I ended up with this and I am very pleased so far. I did not need an "all-in-one." I just needed a simple stand-alone scanner for documents and historical photos. The very slim, small-footprint Epson V19 installed easily off its accompanying disk and is working just fine after three days. Of course, who knows anymore how long anything is going to last? :(Some notes:1. The glass only supports originals up to 8 1/2" X 11" and there is no document feeder, so don't buy if you plan to scan a lot of legal size originals.2. There is no negative/slide tray included with this unit3. The included software is a little tricky to figure out if you want to do anything more than just scan in "Automatic" mode. No big deal, though. I haven't had a lot of time to play with it so far, but i think I'll get it down with a few more experiments.One cool plus is that the unit is powered off the USB port, so no power adapter is needed. I also love that it's only about as thick as my iPad.Overall, a good choice if you like simplicity and you don't want to spend a lot of money for something that will probably only last a few years anyway.