Linux friendly scanner

[Hetz Ben Hamo]

Actually it does. I had a problem with my color cartridge, and it showed me
a message to replace the cartridge, which I couldn't do at the time, and the
message wouldn't go away and wouldn't let me send faxes or do anything.

Hetz


2010/11/27 Etzion Bar-Noy <ezaton at tournament.org.il>

> 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.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Shlomo Solomon
>>>> http://the-solomons.net
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