OT: Looking fo a scanner

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sun, Mar 25, 2007 at 06:25:51PM -0400, Andrew Malcolmson wrote:
> Instead of getting a stand-aline scanner, why not get an All-in-One
> printer (i.e. print, scan, copy, & sometimes fax) with a top document
> feeder?  While you're at it, get one with built-in networking.
> 
> The HP C6180 is a reliable unit with a very efficient ink system (660
> pages / black cartridge), built-in ethernet & wireless, and the document
> feeder gives you your form feed requirement.  I know these are reliable
> because I support them for a living.
> 
> The drivers for all HP All-in-Ones is provided by the hplip package on
> Debian & Ubuntu
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HpAllInOne

Well I believe that a device that does more than one thing usually does
all of them less wel than a device that does one thing.  It has worked
for the unix tools for many years.  Besides you might want a new pritner
sooner than a new scanner, and then yu end up with an oversized
monstrosity of a scanner with a useless print engine in it.

To get a good scanner with transparency support, document feeder, etc,
you generally have to get a purpose built scanner, not a design
afterthought on an all in one printer.

As for efficient, that HP better have real cheap ink cartridges if it
only gets 660 pages per black cartridge.  (A quick google search seems
to indicate about $20 or so for a black cartridge, which is not too bad
for an inkjet then.  I still haven't seen an HP inkjet that got anywhere
near the Epsons in print quality though, so I am still not a fan).

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Len Sorensen
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