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  I've used an Epson 1650 for years now, and I recently began using the Canon LiDE 70. Epson did one major thing right that Canon did not, and it revolves around "verbs" on their dashboard buttons.
  For those of you not accustomed to this term, a "verb" is an action-oriented word used as a label. The idea behind verbs is that you give the user an option with a name based on what they expect to do. In Word, "Print" is a verb.
  Running the Epson software, the main button I used was "Scan to File." That's what I wanted to do. It makes sense.
  Canon's dashboard offers these options: "Copy," "Print," "Mail," "OCR," "Save," "Photo-1," "Photo-2," "PDF" and "Settings." My first thought was that I wanted to "Copy" my document. I tried. Not it. I tried "Photo-1." Same problem. "Photo-2"? Nope. Canon apparently thinks a user wants to use a scanner to "Save" their paper into their machine. That's not the verb I had in my mind and I doubt it was in yours either.
  Here's the punchline: Epson is horrible about updating their software. It won't run on Vista. That's why I bought the Canon in the first place. I wasted hours screwing with Epson's software, trying to find registry hack fixes, etc. No luck.
  My recommendation would be to use Canon products so they work, but be prepared to be trained in a new way of thinking. Their software isn't as intuitive as Epson's (assuming Epson's runs on your system).