Converting old 35mm photos to digital

I am looking to purchase a digital photo converter to convert my old 35mm photos onto my Mac. Looking for advice on a good converter or way to go about this task.

usmc
You were probably looking at the
VuPoint Solutions Digital Photo Converter - PS-C500-VP
http://www.vupointsolutions.com/index.asp
I don't know of any converter that is Mac friendly. I can inderstand the appeal of a simple to operate dedicated appliance. Scanning old shoes boxes full of pictures is tedious at best. I've managed to avoid gettng started on this for years with little guilt.
That said, I don't see any real advantage with the converter. Online reviews are not very good anyway. This unit may already be discontinued.
The new line of both Epson and HP photo scanners have come a long way in making archiving a lot easier. The scanning is fast, the Mac software is very good for correctng the scanned image, and I think both companies have an option to scan to iPhoto.
I use an HP scanner which has that option but don't use it. I prefer to scan directly to desktop folders I create. I can organize easier that way, check the scans in Preview and see which ones I want to send to Photoshop first before importing folders into iPhoto.

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