Modern Linux scanners

[Bruce Labitt]

To follow up on this.  I ended getting a Canoscan LiDE 210 scanner.  Seems
to scan fine up to 2400 dpi.  xsane had no problem connecting up.

-Bruce


On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 12:43 PM, Jeffry Smith <jsmith at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Bruce Perennial used to work for them.
> On Jun 21, 2014 8:41 AM, "Jerry Feldman" <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 06/17/2014 10:34 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
>> > On 06/16/2014 08:48 PM, Bruce Labitt wrote:
>> >> Anyone buy a flatbed scanner for Linux recently?  Looking to scan pages
>> >> and photographs.
>> >> Any to buy?  Any to avoid?
>> >>
>> >> HP G4050 has 'good' sane support  to 2400 dpi, seems stupid to pay
>> extra
>> >> for the 4800x9600dpi.
>> >> Does HP now generally support Linux?
>> > I've been very happy with HP's support for Linux. Their HPLIP (HP Linux
>> > Imaging and Printing) package supports nearly every model. Read the
>> > website to confirm, of course:
>> > http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html.
>> >
>> > I do low volume scanning, printing, occasional complex printing. We have
>> > an all-in-one (HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 A909n) in the office to handle most
>> > everything: duplex printing, multi-tray projects, scanning, faxing and
>> > memory card reading. Since it sits in one place, a wired network
>> > interface via built-in JetDirect card is stable and reliable, and allows
>> > features like "scan to network share" directly from the device's front
>> > panel, so you can bulk-upload scan jobs to an SMB share with no computer
>> > involved. Paper handling for printing is excellent. Paper handling for
>> > the scanner-feeder has been a little less reliable, in my experience.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> I have an HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 that scans to LInux or Windows.
>>
>> HP used to have a very strong Linux support group.
>>
>> --
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