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I wish there was one I can recommend, but I'm in the market for one too. my last 2 were all-in-ones, both HP and Epson, that didn't last very long, and I'm in agreement with you that is seems like such a waste to be tossing perfectly good scanners to landfill just because the printer went to crap. Plus, I already have an excellent standalone scanner that I'm happy with. I'd love to hear what you end up deciding on, because when I look at what's available, I feel both overwhelmed and less than enthused. my older standalone printers lasted much longer than these newer all-in-ones and took up less space.