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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1882296" data-attributes="member: 38864">I wouldn't be concerned about whether or not they specifically say they are compatible with the M1 platform. The architecture isn't really relevant, but rather the OS support. Obviously look for one that is compatible with Big Sur. Quite a lot of scanners work straight out of the box just fine, no additional drivers needed, but not universally so.Just to illustrate the above.... I have a Canon flatbed scanner that I bought a few years ago and is used with my 2019 iMac. I've never tried to use it with my M1 MacBook Air, but for the sake of this conversation, I gave it a whirl. The MBA didn't recognize the scanner at first, so I went to Canon's support page for this scanner; found drivers for it that were updated late last year; and installed them. Works perfectly fine. There's nothing in their support page that explicitly says the scanner is compatible with Apple Silicon Macs, but like I said, that's really irrelevant. Look for Big Sur support.EDIT: as a side note, since you are buying new, consider looking for one that uses USB-C so you can avoid using an adapter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1882296, member: 38864"] I wouldn't be concerned about whether or not they specifically say they are compatible with the M1 platform. The architecture isn't really relevant, but rather the OS support. Obviously look for one that is compatible with Big Sur. Quite a lot of scanners work straight out of the box just fine, no additional drivers needed, but not universally so. Just to illustrate the above.... I have a Canon flatbed scanner that I bought a few years ago and is used with my 2019 iMac. I've never tried to use it with my M1 MacBook Air, but for the sake of this conversation, I gave it a whirl. The MBA didn't recognize the scanner at first, so I went to Canon's support page for this scanner; found drivers for it that were updated late last year; and installed them. Works perfectly fine. There's nothing in their support page that explicitly says the scanner is compatible with Apple Silicon Macs, but like I said, that's really irrelevant. Look for Big Sur support. EDIT: as a side note, since you are buying new, consider looking for one that uses USB-C so you can avoid using an adapter. [/QUOTE]

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