[TriLUG] Scanner recommendations

[Jason Tower]

hard to beat this for cheap...
http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=1200LS-WB


On Tuesday 26 November 2002 20:20, Ed Hill wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 18:38, Mike Mueller wrote:
> > On Tuesday 26 November 2002 12:32, Michael Thompson wrote:
> > > What brand/model scanner would be my best bet for Linux compatibility?
> > > I have checked the sane web site and have selected a few models from
> > > their list but was wondering if anyone on the list has any comments or
> > > suggestions?  I don't do very much scanning, so I hope to find
> > > something cheap.
> >
> > Read this:
> >
> > http://www.mostang.com/sane/index.html
> >
> > I am shopping for a scanner and a dig cam.  The USB links push Epson. 
> > THey are expensive and kind of lagging in density compared with other
> > brands.
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I recently picked up the following:
>
>   1) Adaptec 1460D PCMCIA SCSI card ($40 w/shipping from eBay)
>
>   2) Mustek 600-II-CD SCSI scanner ($30 from a friend locally)
>
> and the combo is quite nice.  You can see some results on my two most
> recent photo albums which are linked from:
>
>   http://www.eh3.com/
>
> I'm only mentioning this to say that there are used SCSI scanners out
> there that are quite cheap, will work nicely with SANE on Linux, and
> produce good image quality on a range of media (prints and negatives).
> While the Mustek unit isn't perfect (need to adjust gamma values for my
> negatives), I'm very pleased with the results of this $70 spending
> spree.
>
> Good luck in your search for a suitable scanner!
>
> Ed