Which USB Scanners work?

[Brian Wootton]

On 28/09/10 17:48, kubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> I appreciate the answer. I should have mentioned I looked up the SANE 
> website before I bought the scanner, figuring I wouldn't have a 
> problem with it, under the versions I've been using.
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> What I'm asking for is what are those on this list using, what 
> problems, if any, did they have, etc.
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> From these answers I will determine the unit I will get.
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> Thanks.
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> Mark
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I would not look at other than HP because of HPLIP, I find that application
invaluable, they do support linux fairly completely.
I have an HP C7180 all-in-one(will connect USB, wifi, ethernet, parallel)
and an F2280 all-in-one(USB only) The only trouble I've had with them is
when upgrading Kubuntu, when both the Printer and Xsane drivers
from the repos have been out of date, and I have had to get onto the HP
site to get the latest.
To be fair, I've just now installed Kubuntu-10.04.1-desktop-amd64 and
both printing and scanning worked 'out of the box'. The only mutter-
mutter I've got is that they seem to be a little expensive on ink.
brian