I asked these questions in the scan hi end group too, but I thought Creo Users are reading in this group too (Ted Harris, Sandy King..)

I am offered a Creo Eversmart Pro (not II). The scannner ist offered
by a company which is servicing Creo Scanners in Germany. The scanner
is in a working condition. the sales person says, the diagnostic
program is showing no faults, which means, that all parts are working
within the Creo specifications.
The scanner was preowned by a pre-press company. I suppose it was in
heavy use. The price will be 2000 Euro (about 3000 $)without any
warranty. A 2nd scanner for spare parts is included also the software
and a calibration strip. Would you buy this scanner at the given price?

Currently I own a Howtek D 4000 and a Microtek Artixscan 2500, both
with Silverfast. Would you sell these or do you see any advantages
in keeping them, especially the Howtek because of ist higher
resoulution? Or ist the Creo a substitution without disadvantages?

I am doing mainly b+w negs from 120 up to 8x10 inch. Sometimes colornegs.

Your help is very much appreciated.

Jürgen / Germany