Instead, he built his own scanner for about 1/6th the cost. Interestingly enough, the scanner resembles what you might imagine a very early Kinect prototype looked like, though it functions just a ...

However, unlike an actual scanner, you can buy and make one for yourself for dirt cheap. Excluding the 3D printed parts (which you could easily pay someone else to make for cheap if you don't have ...

a decent document scanner and a great A3 scanner. My latest venture is trying batch-scanning thousands of old photos to build a visual, interactive family tree. A superb cheap all-rounder scanner This ...

Every time we think about this, though, we watch a few videos and are instantly disappointed by the results, especially with cheap scanners. If you go the hardware route, even cheap is relative.

Read my full thoughts below on each of the best cheap printers around. And for more savings, see our round-up of the best scanner deals, too. Bonus 3 months' free ink: The Deskjet 2755e is Amazon ...