I've just encountered another perfectly fine inexpensive scanner, the HP 3200C, that doesn't have SANE support and therefore can't be used under Linux. (The people I set it up for will have to use it under Windows, alas.) I know that SANE supports lots of scanners, but my impression is that most of them are high-end SCSI equipment. Has anyone seen a modestly priced (under $75) scanner that SANE supports? The SANE website has a list of supported scanners but no prices (of course), which makes it hard to find the cheaper ones. Paul Abrahams
On Friday 24 September 2004 4:04 pm, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
I've just encountered another perfectly fine inexpensive scanner, the HP 3200C, that doesn't have SANE support and therefore can't be used under Linux. (The people I set it up for will have to use it under Windows, alas.) I know that SANE supports lots of scanners, but my impression is that most of them are high-end SCSI equipment. Has anyone seen a modestly priced (under $75) scanner that SANE supports? The SANE website has a list of supported scanners but no prices (of course), which makes it hard to find the cheaper ones.
Paul Abrahams
Paul, here are some Epson products that have linux drivers. I bought a refurbished Epson 2400 for 75.00 from Epson. It works. They've had them as low as $40-50 refurbished. Rich http://www.epkowa.co.jp/english/linux_e/index.html -- Rich Matson Reno, Nv. USA
* Paul W. Abrahams
I've just encountered another perfectly fine inexpensive scanner, the HP 3200C, that doesn't have SANE support and therefore can't be used under Linux. (The people I set it up for will have to use it under Windows, alas.) I know that SANE supports lots of scanners, but my impression is that most of them are high-end SCSI equipment.
Not so.
Has anyone seen a modestly priced (under $75) scanner that SANE supports? The SANE website has a list of supported scanners but no prices (of course), which makes it hard to find the cheaper ones.
You set the stick rather low, $75. I have an Epson Perfection 2400 Photo, usb2, that has a backlite that I gave $109.95 at Staples. Make a list of the supported scanners and take it with you shopping, then check once more to make sure. "Check before buying" -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos
Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
I've just encountered another perfectly fine inexpensive scanner, the HP 3200C, that doesn't have SANE support and therefore can't be used under Linux. (The people I set it up for will have to use it under Windows, alas.) I know that SANE supports lots of scanners, but my impression is that most of them are high-end SCSI equipment. Has anyone seen a modestly priced (under $75) scanner that SANE supports? The SANE website has a list of supported scanners but no prices (of course), which makes it hard to find the cheaper ones.
Paul Abrahams
Last year, I bought an Epson 1260 Photo Scanner for $80 (CDN). Works well with Linux.
James Knott wrote:
Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
I've just encountered another perfectly fine inexpensive scanner, the HP 3200C, that doesn't have SANE support and therefore can't be used under Linux. (The people I set it up for will have to use it under Windows, alas.) I know that SANE supports lots of scanners, but my impression is that most of them are high-end SCSI equipment. Has anyone seen a modestly priced (under $75) scanner that SANE supports? The SANE website has a list of supported scanners but no prices (of course), which makes it hard to find the cheaper ones.
Paul Abrahams
Last year, I bought an Epson 1260 Photo Scanner for $80 (CDN). Works well with Linux.
Forgot to mention. It is USB, not SCSI.
In a previous message, "Paul W. Abrahams"
Has anyone seen a modestly priced (under $75) scanner that SANE supports?
The Canon LiDE 20 and 30 are well supported, cheap USB scanners, and I've found that my LiDE 30 gives good results. They also have no separate mains power lead, drawing the power they need from the USB connx, which is nice :-) John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Fields of Valour: 2 Norse clans battle on one of 3 different boards
On Friday 24 September 2004 19:04, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
I've just encountered another perfectly fine inexpensive scanner, the HP 3200C, that doesn't have SANE support and therefore can't be used under Linux. (The people I set it up for will have to use it under Windows, alas.) I know that SANE supports lots of scanners, but my impression is that most of them are high-end SCSI equipment. Has anyone seen a modestly priced (under $75) scanner that SANE supports? The SANE website has a list of supported scanners but no prices (of course), which makes it hard to find the cheaper ones.
Paul, Go to www.hamrick.com and download Vuescan. Doesn't use sane. You can go for a trial and then pay a small fee for the program. Cheaper than buying another scanner. Bob S.
On Sunday 26 September 2004 05:54, Bob S wrote:
On Friday 24 September 2004 19:04, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
supports? The SANE website has a list of supported scanners but no prices (of course), which makes it hard to find the cheaper ones.
Paul,
Go to www.hamrick.com and download Vuescan. Doesn't use sane. You can go for a trial and then pay a small fee for the program. Cheaper than buying another scanner.
Unless I missed something, the price for the regular version is $59.95. Canon Lide 30 is only 49.95, and it works fine with sane. Mike -- Powered by SuSE 9.1 Kernel 2.6.4 KDE 3.2.1 Kmail 1.6.2 For SuSE Mondo/Mindi backup support go to http://www.mikenjane.net/~mike 8:56am up 15:18, 3 users, load average: 1.11, 1.18, 1.26
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