Those sound like overkill for OCR. I have an Epson 1240U, it's great for all uses so far, including OCR. Epson have just released a 1250, not seen any reviews yet but it's cheaper than the 1240 was, ...
Um...I really don't know a whole lot about scanners, but I can try. Keep in mind that this info may be completely wrong...<P>You want one that has a good DPI ...
Scanners for loose papers have become so commonplace that almost every printer includes one, but book scanners have remained frustratingly rare for non-librarians and archivists. [Brad Mattson] had ...