Recommendation for a scanner?

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:43:26 +0100 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> Am Dienstag, den 15.12.2020, 15:37 +0100 schrieb Bo Berglund:
> > On Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:47:26 +0100, Volker Wysk <post at volker-wysk.de>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > I've narrowed down the candidates, and it looks like I'll settle on the
> > > HP Officejet Pro 7720 Wide.
> > > 
> > 
> > Is there no Laserjet alternative?
> 
> There is, those Brothers for instance, which Jared Greenwald pointed out. I
> haven't followed this path, because I found my (almost) ideal solution: two
> (cheap but powerful) scanners, a flat-bed and a document one. See my post 
> "(Solved) Re: Recommendation for a scanner?".
> 
> > In my mind ink sucks big time...
> 
> In my mind too! What I wanted, was the scanner part. The ink printer was
> only interesting as a backup, if my laser printer should fail. Or maybe for 
> photo printing now and then.

Cheaper to drive to Staples (or whatever).  Once an ink cart has been opened, 
there is a "limited" time frame to use it or lose it -- the cart will dry up 
if not used in a "timely" fashion.  If your "photo printing now and then" not 
regular or frequent enough, you will spend more on carts than it will cost to 
have the color prints made at a copy center or office supply place (eg 
Staples or OfficeMax, etc,). 

> 
> > Been following this with interest since I have an older A4 Laserjet
> > all-in-one MFC M277/dw printer, which nears its commercial lifetime
> > (even though it functions OK still). Mine has a one-sided document
> > feeder but prints both sides...
> 
> It's the same with the printer-scanner-combinations which I've found.
> 
> Cheers,
> Volker
> 

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