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 4682C138CDC for ; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 05:25:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 27A46E0888; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 05:25:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-1.ca.inter.net (mail-1.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.69]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 40BCAE0883 for ; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 05:25:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (offload-3.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.70]) by mail-1.ca.inter.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A96CB2EA212 for ; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 01:25:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail-1.ca.inter.net ([208.85.220.69]) by localhost (offload-3.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id AfOS-335nq6w for ; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 01:25:28 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ca.inter.net (host-23-251-187-115.dyn.295.ca [23.251.187.115]) by mail-1.ca.inter.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 238322EA06F for ; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 01:25:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by ca.inter.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 22 Jun 2015 01:25:27 -0400 Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 01:25:27 -0400 From: Philip Webb To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] new scanner : any advice ? Message-ID: <20150622052527.GB1089@ca.inter.net> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20150621110239.GB1090@ca.inter.net> <20150621150502.GA2920@workstation.happypenguincomputers.com> 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: <20150621150502.GA2920@workstation.happypenguincomputers.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Archives-Salt: 919389f5-88c3-4bfb-a110-e3910d291cce X-Archives-Hash: 26c462eb9ef71b60d0e68949e4c207f7 150621 Bruce Hill wrote: > 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 : >> I'm inclined to get another Epson, but would consider something else. >> 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 easy. The local store, whose hardware has been very reliable for 15 yr , doesn't have any HP scanners in stock in my price-range, whereas it has 6 Epsons at present. > You might need more, but in the past all my Linux experience > with Epson hardware/drivers was negative. There's a problem with the driver of my present scanner (sometimes it gets confused & makes the R-half of the image darker), but that's quickly solved by restarting Xsane. It's done an excellent job with documents, photo prints, negatives + slides, by now in the many thousands of images altogether. > Check the LinuxQuestions.org HCL: http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/ Most of these are long out-of-date, perhaps indicating that most users now expect equipment to be problem-free with Linux. Any other advice wb very welcome. Thanks for all the replies so far. -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca