[TriLUG] Linux Scanner Recommendations

[Joel Ebel]

slight correction... The HP Scanjet 8250 shows up as "untested" in the 
latest cvs version of sane.  That's two big questions marks to be 
willing to drop $900 on that scanner though.

Joel

Joel Ebel wrote:
> SANE is the backend for most scanning software you would use in Linux, 
> so check out it's list of supported devices here:
> http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html
> So find a scanner you like and see if it is on the list.  A quick 
> cross-reference between the B&H Catalog and the supported devices list 
> doesn't show any document fed scanners, so you might be better off 
> finding an older used model.  ebay perhaps.
> 
> There's also a list of frontends listed on the sane page if you're 
> looking for how to use it.
> http://www.sane-project.org/sane-frontends.html
> 
> Good luck,
> Joel
> 
> Ron Joffe wrote:
> 
>> Anyone have a recommendation on a scanner/software combination to be 
>> used w/linux ?
>> My only requirement is a multi page feeder. Color would be nice, but 
>> not a requirement.
>>
>> Ideally I would be able to somewhat automate the process of scanning 
>> in documents such that a minimal effort is required up front, and then 
>> I will manually sort/classify the scanned documents.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ron
>>