Linux friendly scanner

[Etzion Bar-Noy]

HP products don't behave like this.

Ez

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 12:45 AM, Steve G. <wordz2u at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not true at all.
>
> I have a brother scanner-printer-fax, and when the ink runs out, you can
> not send faxes. They manufacturers sell the printer for next to nothing,
> then get you by forcing you to change the ink every 3 months at ridiculous
> prices. Every color that dries up bricks the machine FOR EVERY FUNCTION.
> Instead of starting, it gives an error message and quits.
>
> Z.
>
> 2010/11/26 Etzion Bar-Noy <ezaton at tournament.org.il>
>
> No relationship between the scanner module and the printer module in the
>> device. They both work indifferently.
>>
>> Ez
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Shlomo Solomon <shlomo.solomon at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, November 25, 2010, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
>>> > All HP (and most others) scanners are working fine with Linux and
>>> > sane-backend.
>>>
>>> Thank you and 4 others who suggested specific models. As I wrote, I
>>> didn't
>>> look at multifunction printers because I don't print much and the ink
>>> dries
>>> out. But, since three of the replies did refer to multifuntion devices, I
>>> have
>>> another question. What happens when the ink dries or clogs? Can I still
>>> use
>>> these devices to scan? The reason I ask is that after looking at prices,
>>> I
>>> realize that a multi-function is CHEAPER than a stand alone scanner. But,
>>> it
>>> would be useless to me if I have to keep feeding it expensive ink just to
>>> be
>>> able to scan.
>>>
>>> --
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