What scanner?

[Jane11]

I to am looking at purchasing a scanner and have nearly done my head in reading all the various reviews
All articles seem to point to using different software for better results. could anybody help me out here with this one as not sure and don't have any knowledge in this area

Also I have hundreds of slides so would be interested in what would be the best path to take

With all the photos if I have negs I would assume would be better to scan rather than the prints but once again don't know enough about subject so all help would be greatly appreciated, but
would assume this would be a much slower process.

Guess this brings me back to the question which scanner would be best for my project if I ever get it off the ground?
Please tell me if I have posted in right area as is only my second go

Jane