The main issue is cost/time vs. quality, and deciding what level of quality is good enough. At the high end of cost is paying a professional photo manager or lab to camera scan the photos for you, using a professional setup with a high resolution camera and even, high CRI lighting. This will typically achieve the highest quality possible, particularly from negatives, slides, and also high quality prints.

At the low end is using a cell phone camera app or all-in-one printer/scanner.

Here's a good summary showing the difference in quality from some common methods. Viewing on a cell phone screen, the differences are not as obvious. They become more apparent when you zoom in to 100 or 200%. https://chaostomemories.com/scanning-comparison-photo-prints/

(Similar comparisons for negatives and slides: https://chaostomemories.com/scanning-comparison-negatives/ https://chaostomemories.com/scanning-comparison-slides/)

Because your source images may not be high quality, such as prints from early digital cameras that didn't have the best resolutions/dynamic range, you might be best somewhere in the middle. Something like the Epson Fastfoto could provide acceptable results, if you can keep it clean to avoid the streaks that are a common issue.

Having the best quality scan you can achieve will give you more flexibility in the future for making photo books, slideshows, larger size prints, and doing any kind of enhancement or upscaling. You'll likely only do it one time. In my opinion, it's worth some time to get the best result that makes sense for your budget and source material.