A couple of photojournalists I know use the Plustek OpticFilm 8200i SE for their personal use and it does a very good job for the money as long as you ditch the Silverfast software and use Ed Hamrick's Vuescan.
Interesting, 300 notes isn't too bad for a dedicated scanner, wouldn't take too long to get back the outlay
Interesting, 300 notes isn't too bad for a dedicated scanner, wouldn't take too long to get back the outlay