Which USB Scanners work?

[Basil Chupin]

On 29/09/2010 13:11, Doug wrote:
> On 9/28/2010 10:06 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
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>> On Tue, 2010-09-28 at 18:05 -0400, FarSight Data Systems wrote:
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> /snip/
>    
>>>> I'm using an *HP Photosmart C4280* with no problem except that the
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>>> scanning
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>>>> button on the printer does not work and I must first open Xsan in
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>>> order to
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>>>> scan.
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I appreciate the advice, but I'm not looking for a printer, but a
>>> stand alone flatbed scanner. I have 2 printers which work perfectly
>>> fine with all the versions of Linux I've used for the past 8 years.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Scanner, not printer and definitely not an all-in-one.
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>> For the price of a decent flatbed scanner, they throw in the printer for
>> free, expecting you to buy pricey ink. Just think of it as a thick
>> flatbed scanner. :) Ric
>>
>>      
> Watch out!  Someone else in this thread mentioned that he _had_ to buy
> ink so that the scanner would work.  So even if you never printed
> anything on the hp, you might have to keep it in ink--which dries up
> relatively quickly. It would be typical of hp to tie the one to the
> other.  I would definitely get the manual and read it carefully
> before committing to that machine.
>
> BTW, someone else in the thread liked the Epson V300 Photo.  I
> have one, and I haven't used it on my Linux machine (no network,
> unfortunately) but in W7 it works really nicely, and fairly quick.
>    

I did - mention the V300.

But I am curious: why the comment about a network?

I don't have a network of any description. There was no mention of any 
network requirements by the OP - only the need for USB2.0 connectivity.

It *IS* quick. A *LOT* quicker than the Canon (of similar specs) which I 
had. In fact, the difference surprised me.

BC

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