Wildly inconsistent scanning speed Xubuntu 22.04 + HP OfficeJet 4654

[MR ZenWiz]

On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 4:05 AM Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Is it possible that inconsistent scanning speed is _causing_ the jams?
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I don't think so - the slow vs fast ones don't jam, they just range in speed.

>  You didn't say, so:
>  * What machine is it attached to, or is it on a network?
The scanner is USB attached to my base desktop.

>  * If directly attached, what OS is that machine running?
Xubuntu 22.04

>  * Is access local or networked? If both, does it make a difference?
Local only, AFAICT. My partner wanted to use it yesterday and I hadn't
shared it, so it wasn't even visible. Once I fixed that, she could
print with it.

>  * Is this a new thing and could it be related to host OS version?
This is new since I upgraded last fall to new hardware that would not
run at all on anything less than Xubuntu 21.10 (Ryzen 9 5950X CPU).

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> > It's out of warranty and free support, and Google can't handle a
> > question like this well.
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> TBH I am not sure what your question *is* here.
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I was hoping not to bother the list, but none of my Google questions
worked to get me a useful answer.

> Whoah whoah whoah. There are at least 4 different issues in there that
> you are conflating.
>
Admittedly so - bad phrasing and lumping.

> Always remember the golden rule of technology:
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> There are 3 criteria: good, fast and cheap. Pick any 2.
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> You can only have 2 of them, never all 3 at once in the same device.
> Come on, you've been around the block, you should know this.

True. Thanks for the reminder.

> > Can anyone recommend a good, high-speed scanner
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> OK. If you want good and high speed, then applying the Golden Rule, it
> is not going to be cheap. You know that, right?
>
Sure looks that way.

> >  preferably all-in-one
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> Why would you want to do that?
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Greedy and cheap, at the moment.

> > with color printouts
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> Again: whoah there cowboy.
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> Colour printing is doable. It's not fast and it's not good quality.
> It is also doable on the cheap but then the earlier points are at
> least doubled.
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Ack.

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> >  This one was under
> > $80 new
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> So, cheap and fast, then, but not good.
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It was great for a year or so, just like its predecessor.

> And you want that again? Are you sure?
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No.

> Also: new cartridges or refilled ones? Investigated 2nd sources?
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I was buying refills at Frys. The last set I got from Costco - still
horrendous. At least hey refill them cheap, so when these run down,
maybe.

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> > Suggestions welcome.
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> Clarify your thinking. Isolate your requirements. Prioritise them.
> Then you have a basis for choosing.
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Well said, and politely so as well.

Thanks,Liam.

Mark