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I use an HP OfficeJet Pro 6970. Only cost about 80 bucks.

The right software helps too. The software I'm using allows the user to straighten images in 1/10 of 1 degree intervals while maintaining the aspect ratio. 

I like the straight edge idea. It would greatly reduce the rotation adjusting I'm doing before cropping. I'll try it with a 6" ruler against the edge today and see how it goes.

jasongerman9 wrote:

I use a small piece of black construction paper. It helps a ton.

I also place a toploader at the edge of the scanner and place the card against that.  It helps keep the card straight without cutting any edges off.

My old scanner worked best at 150 DPI and full page scan, the one i have now only does 100 or 200 DPI and i dont like it

This is an example of my SANTA auto

My Canon MG6820 has been excellent for me for over 2 years now. The scanning program has a Custom Scan option. I originally had it set to 4" by 4" to allow for vertical and horizontal cards. I just needed to crop out blank areas. Then I noticed a scratch on the glass that shows up on all foil or high-gloss cards. So I expanded the Custom Scan area to 7" by 4". Now I can scan those cards by centering the top of the card on the 4" mark of the scanner and it misses the scratch in the glass. I don't change any other settings for single cards and it works great. I don't like the Automatic Setting for any scanners b/c they can get fooled by the card coatings that are used these days and then the cards get cropped too much or come out looking way different from the actual card. I can't remember the DPI I have set right now but it's 200 or 300. It keeps the file-size small enough to upload to any site without diminishing the quality of the scan.