Re: Scanner recommendations?

From	General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.hardware
Subject	Re: Scanner recommendations?
Date	2011-11-22 13:58 +0000
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On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:46:41 +0000, General Schvantzkoph wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:53:45 +0100, André Gillibert wrote:
> 
>> Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk> wrote:
>>> My long-serving Epson Perfection 1650 has died on me so I need a
>>> replacement. I'm thinking of the Canonscan Lide 110 which is now
>>> supported for linux.
>> 
>> It looks like it's supported by GPL code in the genesys GL847 backend
>> in the stable release of SANE. So, it should work well, most probably.
>> 
>>> The only other possibility seems to be a combined printer and scanner,
>>> but I don't need the printer and want something that doesn't take up
>>> too much room. Any advice please?
>>> 
>>> 
>> Beware, combined scanner/printers are usually not well supported by
>> Linux. e.g. HP LaserJet 100 color MFP M175nw scanner doesn't work
>> properly even though HP claim to support Linux. If you don't need the
>> printer or copy function, why would you buy that anyway?
> 
> HP OfficeJets work perfectly as do the lower end HP All in Ones. I'm
> using an OfficeJet with Fedora. For a stand alone scanner the Epson
> perfections work, however you have you to download a driver. My
> girlfriend just got the EPSON Perfection V30, it's running on a Fedora
> 14 system. I downloaded the RPM and it works fine.

Epson specs Linux support as does HP for the All in Ones, Canon doesn't. 
Also if you look on Newegg you will see reviews where they say that Canons 
don't work with Linux.

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Scanner recommendations? Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk> - 2011-11-22 09:28 +0000
  Re: Scanner recommendations? André Gillibert <MetaEntropy.removeThis@gmail.com> - 2011-11-22 13:53 +0100
    Re: Scanner recommendations? General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-11-22 13:46 +0000
      Re: Scanner recommendations? General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-11-22 13:58 +0000
        Re: Scanner recommendations? sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2011-11-22 14:02 +0000
          Re: Scanner recommendations? Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk> - 2011-11-23 16:03 +0000
      Re: Scanner recommendations? André Gillibert <MetaEntropy.removeThis@gmail.com> - 2011-11-22 16:14 +0100
    Re: Scanner recommendations? Richard Kimber <richardkimber@btinternet.com> - 2011-11-22 08:49 -0600
    Re: Scanner recommendations? scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2011-11-22 17:44 +0000
    Re: Scanner recommendations? Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk> - 2011-11-23 13:19 +0000
      Re: Scanner recommendations? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2011-11-23 14:58 -0500
  Re: Scanner recommendations? notbob <notbob@nothome.com> - 2011-11-22 13:10 +0000
  Re: Scanner recommendations? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2011-11-22 22:07 -0500
    Re: Scanner recommendations? Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-11-22 21:33 -0700
    Re: Scanner recommendations? Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk> - 2011-11-24 10:31 +0000
      Re: Scanner recommendations? General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-11-24 18:42 +0000
  Re: Scanner recommendations? Richard Corden <richard.corden@gmail.com> - 2011-11-27 12:21 +0100
    Re: Scanner recommendations? Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk> - 2011-11-29 09:13 +0000
      Re: Scanner recommendations? Not Disclosed <not_disclosed@yahoo.com> - 2011-12-22 02:50 +0000
        Re: Scanner recommendations? Norman Peelman <npeelmandog@cfl.rr.com> - 2011-12-22 08:54 -0500
        Re: Scanner recommendations? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2011-12-22 19:50 -0500
          Re: Scanner recommendations? General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2011-12-23 02:06 +0000
            Re: Scanner recommendations? ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid (Moe Trin) - 2011-12-23 13:47 -0600

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