I have hanging file full of old tax returns, college term papers and assorted other personal documents that I'd love to be able to scan to disk and shred. This This Fujitsu unit (ScanSnap S510)
unit gets pretty favorable reviews and seems to provide a fair amount of bang for the buck. Has anyone had experience with this unit, or have any other recommendations? I would want to stay around this price point ($430). I like the flexibility that a flatbed provides in terms of allowing you to scan from books, but I think the speed tradeoff with large scan jobs is a deal killer. 
Also, for tax audit purposes, (God forbid), would I have to have the original hard copies of my returns and documentation, or would scans suffice? Thanks for any suggestions.
unit gets pretty favorable reviews and seems to provide a fair amount of bang for the buck. Has anyone had experience with this unit, or have any other recommendations? I would want to stay around this price point ($430). I like the flexibility that a flatbed provides in terms of allowing you to scan from books, but I think the speed tradeoff with large scan jobs is a deal killer. Also, for tax audit purposes, (God forbid), would I have to have the original hard copies of my returns and documentation, or would scans suffice? Thanks for any suggestions.
