From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84749138CDC for ; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:05:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1D8A414024; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:05:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.197]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 25FC614010 for ; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:05:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([71.45.8.102]) by mrelay.perfora.net (mreueus002) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0LsAZt-1YyYS03NuR-013v1E for ; Sun, 21 Jun 2015 17:05:04 +0200 Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2015 10:05:02 -0500 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ? Message-ID: <20150621150502.GA2920@workstation.happypenguincomputers.com> References: <20150621110239.GB1090@ca.inter.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20150621110239.GB1090@ca.inter.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:/cPCaseQQdUW6ptAV1oQNHFoLHuJjgRQuxlro4KIGxHEeOqWoq/ tiHMnbEo+QhlS2uR+fCEnXB1uKU18AwVP69as7S0IWOjpeIqP4RPi7G2h3Vp8puMXS37ciT Ku3xl8/hXcKf8lK/vKfyYhN/QLq5vm8lWHUUMsQxFLBMyQS6M/iG4J1eX7TXseJSV/ldd5o DDYoRG/I7dsZ6fHKNc7OA== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:iTTcC+nWQHI=:SfSYKC2kRIV0ktE4WzN5vc 3oHqlgT7NOTU3TpenI/gqBjM+C5hMlfTbOMsvfQsifbu3/a1dFjSWwXFCU9babZLjo271ncQC zfXU4xdge4RSbEcMv0BE24xQIo0nFz9PErJXT/CX6ZF6xKMUrB31oPHJWRjXvmuaBwD7+es9E 5B69mgwvBftVZaccrrQZQP2NHiMegj30zBobpdfflaLxPzhnKK23M+e5s6fLpmumknzegQ72e ZVzaUDQV2qfnFGFPK93tsGVk0ap13k6b6cWpTQ0cvNy2qdwMk8q6Ow6Oifv+FadzspfyfH26w AJXHxFwMj8VQD2od6DECOBTF9WbQykqXcugtYGTmlXCcL3E7NO/xK/WO7vgT3RtnHBW3pD24T r7HnuCxeY1OEr7X/XfREt23s51AEFq/tAwmekojJpq9/5KVAF45idTPQlH8FXp01YcS9wuxi6 i8Aa1GJPjpQRD9zmHBYWZM9UeKWVIdUPqO+F7CuCq7aSCtsvQ9nqSmxCsLKF+F3EsQFuhNYFi r4aBmcCFhViRMJaMsxB3aKyHDJeQg14Vrrz1Ud9mS1El/N7xeIbPtD61J9v8QvB03LOLWQxLK nwq3fpeZNu2PDT7u0uxr9j+LkkBSVnhhGA2KOfQqfWVENjCR/ITQUrwTt+Y8ehALGBM7SViEg 7m4BWR53uVW6baghJgHaTXZJw X-Archives-Salt: 34a22241-7d57-42b3-adda-158a49620dc8 X-Archives-Hash: 649f886bafc24cc4a8edf4f5d41ec523 On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 07:02:39AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: > My trusty 12-year-old scanner is starting to show signs of age : > > Epson Perfection 1260 > 1200 x 2400 dpi ; 48-bit color > Speed : 1200 dpi hi-speed : Monochrome + Color 32 ms/line > Optical Resolution : 1200 dpi > Max Document Size : 8.5" x 11.7" > > I'm inclined to get another Epson, but would consider something else. > The local store (Canada Computers, College St) offers the following : > Does anyone have experience with these or have any advice to offer ? HP is the only desktop printer/scanner/etc that I've used in years, because their Linux support is great. My home use HP Officejet Pro 8600 N911g has an embedded web server so I only need enter it's IP in a web browser and scanning is drop dead easy. You might need more, but in the past all my Linux experience with Epson hardware/drivers was negative. Check the LinuxQuestions.org HCL: http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/