Scanners Scanners are a very handy peripheral to have. A basic model is a very cheap addition to a computer system and can be used for scanning old photos to add to your digital collection or to scan documents for emailing to family, friends or customers.
	Digital Cameras A very popular addition to any computer system package. Throw away your photo albums, scan your old photos onto your computer and arrange them by date / event. Be VERY aware of the risk of losing them during a serious hard disk failure. ALWAYS KEEP A BACKUP! There are far too many thing to consider when buying a digital camera to go into detail here but as a rough guide you should be looking at a 4 megapixel camera with a 4" LCD viewing screen on the rear side of the monitor and although a digital zoom makes a camera specification look as though you can zoom in on a far away target an optical zoom of about x16 is preferable for good results. A good quality set of Ni-MH rechargeable batteries along with a charger is also a must for cameras that take regular batteries.
	Other Other popular additions to a computer system these days are : Flash Card Reader - Download your photos direct to your computer, no leads required. Many flash card readers accept many different types of memory cards from a whole range of hardware such as digital cameras and camcorders. The unit itself is usually a separate USB device but you can also buy a card reader unit that fits into one of the spare 5¼" CD ROM drive bays on your computer case. USB Memory Sticks / Hard Disk - Store up to 1GB of files on a hard drive just a couple of inches long inside a plastic case with a USB connection at the end. Keep it in your pocket, or on your key ring, always have important files with you or carry a collection of family pictures when you're on your travels. When using on Windows XP machines, not even a driver file is required, XP just recognises it as an extra drive making it perfect for transferring files from one machine to another - tipped to replace the humble floppy disk in the not too distant future. Webcams Very popular with chat room residents, put a face to the person you are chatting to or use it within MSN / Yahoo / AOL Messenger programs to view family who live in foreign lands. Most webcams also double as a basic digital camera and allow you to take photos and even short video clips.