Recommendation for a scanner?

[Volker Wysk]

Am Samstag, den 12.12.2020, 16:48 +0000 schrieb 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.

Thanks, but they are too expensive.

Bye,
Volker
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