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This is a discussion on cheap scanner within the Slackware Linux Support forums, part of the Unix Operating Systems category; --> usenet@isbd.co.uk wrote: > Anthony Campbell <me@privacy.net> wrote: >> On 2004-11-07, Miguel De Anda <miguel@thedeanda> wrote: >> > notbob wrote: ...
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02-19-2008, 05:17 PM
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 Re: cheap scanner usenet@isbd.co.uk wrote: > Anthony Campbell <me@privacy.net> wrote: >> On 2004-11-07, Miguel De Anda <miguel@thedeanda> wrote: >> > notbob wrote: >> > >> >> On 2004-11-05, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> There are three decent companies with decent Linux support for >> >>> scanners. They are: Epson, Epson, and Epson. >> >> >> >> Eeeuwwww! >> >> >> >> Because of their rip-off printers, I absolutely dispise Epson. OTOW, >> >> scanners require no ink, Epson's primary scam. I'll check them out, >> >> though. Their customer support is quite good. >> >> >> >> nb >> > >> > HA! That's funny. I feel the same way. Their printers print nice >> > though. I also switched a bro-1440 (bought with office max coupons  )>> > >> >> I hope it goes on working. I had an earlier Brother (1040) which was >> fine when it worked but then I found the drums kept failing after about >> 20 pages from new. After the fifth drum I gave up and bought a Kyocera >> Mita FS1010, which works well with Linux and doesn't need drum >> replacements at all. >> > I had a Brother 1060 and found that the drums didn't last too. I now > have a cheap[ish] HP laser printer and that has gone through lots of > toner already without problem. > Seems like most HP's toner last half as many pages as the brother. So the fact that you've used more toner doesn't really mean that you've printed more than me. Anyways, maybe I got lucky, or brother is making better printers. I actually have 2 of them (home and office) and haven't had any problems with them.      |
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02-19-2008, 05:18 PM
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| Re: cheap scanner I have a Canon Canoscan LiDE20. Sane handles it perfectly. Mike Miguel De Anda wrote: > usenet@isbd.co.uk wrote: > >> Anthony Campbell <me@privacy.net> wrote: >>> On 2004-11-07, Miguel De Anda <miguel@thedeanda> wrote: >>> > notbob wrote: >>> > >>> >> On 2004-11-05, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> There are three decent companies with decent Linux support for >>> >>> scanners. They are: Epson, Epson, and Epson. >>> >> >>> >> Eeeuwwww! >>> >> >>> >> Because of their rip-off printers, I absolutely dispise Epson. OTOW, >>> >> scanners require no ink, Epson's primary scam. I'll check them out, >>> >> though. Their customer support is quite good. >>> >> >>> >> nb >>> > >>> > HA! That's funny. I feel the same way. Their printers print nice >>> > though. I also switched a bro-1440 (bought with office max coupons >>> > ) >>> > >>> >>> I hope it goes on working. I had an earlier Brother (1040) which was >>> fine when it worked but then I found the drums kept failing after about >>> 20 pages from new. After the fifth drum I gave up and bought a Kyocera >>> Mita FS1010, which works well with Linux and doesn't need drum >>> replacements at all. >>> >> I had a Brother 1060 and found that the drums didn't last too. I now >> have a cheap[ish] HP laser printer and that has gone through lots of >> toner already without problem. >> > > > Seems like most HP's toner last half as many pages as the brother. So the > fact that you've used more toner doesn't really mean that you've printed > more than me. Anyways, maybe I got lucky, or brother is making better > printers. I actually have 2 of them (home and office) and haven't had any > problems with them. |
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02-19-2008, 06:14 PM
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| Re: cheap scanner Michael B. Levy wrote: > I have a Canon Canoscan LiDE20. Sane handles it perfectly. > > Mike > > > Miguel De Anda wrote: > > >>usenet@isbd.co.uk wrote: >> >> >>>Anthony Campbell <me@privacy.net> wrote: >>> >>>>On 2004-11-07, Miguel De Anda <miguel@thedeanda> wrote: >>>> >>>>>notbob wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>On 2004-11-05, ray <ray@zianet.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>There are three decent companies with decent Linux support for >>>>>>>scanners. They are: Epson, Epson, and Epson. >>>>>> >>>>>>Eeeuwwww! >>>>>> >>>>>>Because of their rip-off printers, I absolutely dispise Epson. OTOW, >>>>>>scanners require no ink, Epson's primary scam. I'll check them out, >>>>>>though. Their customer support is quite good. >>>>>> >>>>>>nb >>>>> >>>>>HA! That's funny. I feel the same way. Their printers print nice >>>>>though. I also switched a bro-1440 (bought with office max coupons >>>>>) >>>>> >>>> >>>>I hope it goes on working. I had an earlier Brother (1040) which was >>>>fine when it worked but then I found the drums kept failing after about >>>>20 pages from new. After the fifth drum I gave up and bought a Kyocera >>>>Mita FS1010, which works well with Linux and doesn't need drum >>>>replacements at all. >>>> >>> >>>I had a Brother 1060 and found that the drums didn't last too. I now >>>have a cheap[ish] HP laser printer and that has gone through lots of >>>toner already without problem. >>> >> >> >>Seems like most HP's toner last half as many pages as the brother. So the >>fact that you've used more toner doesn't really mean that you've printed >>more than me. Anyways, maybe I got lucky, or brother is making better >>printers. I actually have 2 of them (home and office) and haven't had any >>problems with them. > > bonjour, take a look at http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html -- Sebastian |
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