Scanning Family Photos

Hi all
I'm guessing others have been down this path.
I've been given a few boxes of photos by my Mum and my brother and I have figured that we need to get them onto to dvd so our children actually know something of their origins, being somewhat rootless immigrants.
I tried the [mac ad slurp sound with hand gestures] but the photos are still in box and there's nothing on my computer. (Sorry couldn't resist that. Hurl stones as appropriate)
Seriously what have others found as the fastest way to get multiple photos into iPhoto given we don't have many of the negs.
What scanners have people found the best and fastest, because time is an issue before Mum can't tell us who's in the photos.
Or what other technologies work well
Kind Regards
Eric

Scan time is a function of the resolution selected. To scan at screen resolution, 72-90, will be much quicker that to scan at a print resolution like 300 dpi or above. The interface, USB 2 vs 1.1 will affect the overall time. If there were a FW scanner that would be even faster as far as the transfer of data but the scanning is still dependent of format, i.e. B/W or color, and resolution.
If I was looking for a high resolution scanner it would be the resolution available and whether it was an optical scanner or a LED scanner. I don't do a lot of scanning so I went with the Canon which is a LED type but suffices for my needs. But an optical would be what you want to optimize image quality.
If speed is really of the upmost importance the a drum scanner would be what you'd want but those are expensive!

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