VueScan is not so much excellent (which it is) but actually a sore-needed solution. VueScan should not be considered expensive if it is the only way you can scan your documents. This is usually the case with MacOSX, whose scanner support is severely crippled. Right now the only way for me to scan in OSX is through VueScan, and since I NEED to scan files then VueScan becomes vital for my job. For that US$ 40 is not much to pay (considering I have to later modify those pictures in programs that cost ten or one hundred times that). If you have Windows or OS9 then it's probably overkill, in which case you shouldn't buy it nor rate it. I disagree with JackInTheGreen and his rating, that's the reason I am trying to offset it with my own (which I hadn't posted and is true to my feelings). If something is overpriced that's the programmer's decision and shouldn't be a factor in the rating. Usability, stability, ability to solve a specific problem. Those are factors that should be involved in a rating. One of the problems of versiontracker's rating system is that it gives voice to EVERYONE, and a lot of those do not distinguish "desired features" with "shortcomings". VueScan does not HAVE to have support for every scanner under the sun, and shouldn't be shunned because it's lack of support of some brands. When it supports Umax USB then rate it according to the way the support is handled, until then hang on that rating and only post an opinion. Same goes for Mustek support. I myself wish that the interface was simpler or allowed for a way of saving a preferences setting and then getting rid of all the tabs and settings and leaving only a button for selecting the setting, a button for previewing and a scan button (and the preview window, obviously). If the program had this I'd be most delighted, but it not having these features is not a reason for me to rate it lower (unless they were advertised and not delivered). I do hope that made some s