Which USB Scanners work?

[Doug]

On 9/28/2010 10:06 PM, Ric Moore wrote:
> On Tue, 2010-09-28 at 18:05 -0400, FarSight Data Systems wrote:

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>>> I'm using an *HP Photosmart C4280* with no problem except that the
>> scanning
>>> button on the printer does not work and I must first open Xsan in
>> order to
>>> 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.
>>
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>> Scanner, not printer and definitely not an all-in-one.
>
> 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.
Also under $100, even MSRP!

--doug

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