Re: OT: which scanner should I choose?
On Thu, July 10 at 2:01 AM EDT
Joris Huizer <joris_huizer@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Hello everybody,
>
>I've got this question - a few years ago my dad bought
>a windows-only scanner which isn't supported at all.
>
>Now, scanners are offered for reduced prices and I'm
>thinking about buying one which is supported by Debian
>Linux :-)
>
>The list is at
>http://shop.powerline.nl/s/opruiming.htm#T
>I myself think a good choice would be the second
>scanner, which is described as
>
>KSC101104 HP ScanJet 5P Flatbed SCSI 45.00
>
>as it's SCSI (I've got SCSI allready working for a CD
>Writer) and it's reported as stable at
>http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-mfgs.html
>
>Is this a good choice (have you got it working ?) or
>should I pick another scanner in that list ?
>
>Thanks for your input,
No doubt if sane says it is okay it is (and they clearly list it as
stable)... I note that that model is only 300x300 dpi... granted it is
inexpensive, but it may not provide all the resolution you want.
HTH
Shawn Lamson
shawn.lamson@verizon.net
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
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