Hello, I posted this over at AnalogCommunity and thought maybe some of you here would be able to offer suggestions.
Years ago, I bought the Epson Perfection V370 scanner. It scanned several hundred photos until scan lines began showing up on scans. I contacted Epson support, and they concluded it was a hardware issue. For years, I couldn't scan anything without dreaded lines showing up. I cleaned it vigorously, even under the glass, still no results. One day, I came across the same scanner for a very good price, it was refurbished. I jumped at the chance. Guess what? You guessed it, after going through 700+ photo scans, the lines are beginning to appear again. Cleaned the glass and the mat, and the only thing that got rid of the line was turning the photo around and scanning it that way. I'm very frustrated because I'm low income and barely recouped the cost of selling my old one for parts. Can you recommend a reliable replacement that goes for a good price online? One that will last me if possible... I have tons more photos to go and may have to pause my efforts now until I'm comfortable with getting a replacement. I've been digitizing family photos which is proving to be a pretty big effort. A good bonus if the quality of the scans are as good as the v370 (48 bit color, 9600DPI, etc)
Thank you for your help and advice.