Recommendation for a scanner?

[David Fletcher]

On Sat, 2020-12-12 at 13:49 +0100, Volker Wysk wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I'm about to buy a new scanner, but the inquiry is hard work.
> 
> It shall be a flat-bed scanner with an additional ADF. So it's both,
> a flab-
> bed and a document scanner. (Such are available!) It must/shall be
> able to
> do duplex, and it must support colors. In addition, it should have a
> USB
> connection, and (most of all) it needs to be supported by Linux. It
> should
> cost less than 400 €. And it may be second-hand.
> 
> I've gone through a rather long list of devices, which are offered by
> a
> local computer shop (also is an online shop), but most aren't
> mentioned in
> SANE's devices list at all. One is mentioned, but it doesn't support
> duplex
> operation.

Try taking a look at brother.co.uk There's a selection of scanners, a
lot of mentions of SANE. My GF bought a DCP-L3550CDW laser
printer/scanner a couple of weeks ago, which I plugged into the spare
port on her router and the installer script from the Brother web site
appears to have worked beautifully.