Scanners for Linux

[Robert N. Eaton]

I have a UMAX Astra 1220S (scsi) which works great with Sane, Gimp and
RH 7.1. I found it at Fry's for $49.95 a few months ago.  Try to get a
scsi scanner because Sane's support of USB (or parallel port) is not
quite ready for prime time.

Bob Eaton

Julian Catchen wrote:
> 
> Hey Everyone--
> 
> I was thinking of buying a scanner for use on my Debian Linux box in
> the next week or two.  Does anyone on the list have any experience with
> scanners that work well with SANE and Linux?
> 
> I was considering two options:
> 
> 1) Buy a new scanner, in which case my selection is limited because a lot
>    of new scanners are unsupported.  One that seems to be supported is the
>    EPSON Perfection 1650, anyone have any experience with EPSON stuff?
> 
> 2) Buy a used HP scanner from EBAY or a similar source.
> 
> I would love to hear any suggestions/recommendations or war stories related
> to getting a scanner working under Linux.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> julian
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