Scanner recommendations

[John Van Ostrand]

Neil Watson wrote:
> I'm in need of a scanner.  This is mostly for scanning signed documents
> but I imagine I'll use it for scanning photos also.  My brief research
> turned up the SANE project.  It is still the preferred method of using
> scanners on Linux?  Can anyone recommend a good make and model of
> scanner that they use?
>
I use my HP 3030 all-in-one laser printer/scanner/fax quite well with 
sane. I've got it connected to the network through USB via a little 
mini-ITX system so that the entire office can use it for scanning (we 
all use Linux on the desktop). It has a document feeder that only 
occasionally pulls more than one page through. It wouldn't appeal to a 
graphic artist, but for business document use it's great. The colour can 
be off (white sometimes comes out with a tinge of blue), it scans a 
little skewed when using the paper feeder and it can be little difficult 
positioning a document to avoid shadows when using the flatbed part of 
it. Again none of these are really issues when using it for non-graphics 
purposes.

Like others have said, make sure Sane supports it. Don't make any 
assumptions, there are some scanners out there that absolutely will not 
work.
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