Wildly inconsistent scanning speed Xubuntu 22.04 + HP OfficeJet 4654

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:20:22 -0700 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> I have an HP OfficeJet 4654 All-in-One device I routinely use for
> scanning large documents.
> 
> The sheet feeder jams regularly for no apparent reason - it's clean
> and the path is unobstructed.
> 
> What's worse is that the speed of the scans is wildly inconsistent.
> Some pages zip right through, and others scan slowly in stages. The
> printout I'm scanning right now is all black and white, great
> contrast, and some pages take a few seconds, others more like a
> minute.
> 
> It's out of warranty and free support, and Google can't handle a
> question like this well.
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good, high-speed scanner, preferably all-in-one
> with color printouts for a reasonably low price?  This one was under
> $80 new (the ink refill was almost as much as a new printer), but for
> my next one I want a fast, more reliable scanner.
> 
> I tend to like HPs because they tend to be highly Linux compatible,
> but at this point I'm less fond of them - this is the second OfficeJet
> that deteriorated in scanning speed this way.

Well, Brother and Lexmark have good Linux support and are cheaper than HPs.

Inkjets are for the most part something of a rippoff because of the high cost 
of ink carts (although there is a new one I've see advertised that does not 
use ink carts -- instead uses a refillable tank system instead).

Inkjet printers tend to be cheaply made and are not expected to have a long 
lifetime.  Color *laser* printers and all-in-ones have come down in price and 
are getting close to price competitive with high-end inkjet all-in-ones.

> 
> Suggestions welcome.
> 
> Mark
> 

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