[PLUG] Inexpensive Letter-size Scanner For Linux

[Jason R. Martin]

On 5/10/06, John Jason Jordan <johnxj at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 10 May 2006 18:23:52 -0700 (PDT)
> Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> dijo:
>
> >    I have perhaps a dozen letters that I would like to have scanned as .pdf
> > files. Kinko's wants too much, IMO, for the service. I know of no one with a
> > scanner, and I don't have sufficient need to spend a lot of money on one.
> >
> >    Any recommendations on an inexpensive scanner that produces readable text
> > (as in a scanned letter) and is known to work with xsane?
>
> I can't remember thde website, but if you google for it there is a website devoted exclusively to scanners that work with Linux. I do have an old scanner (ancient, actually) connected to my Windows 2000 desktop, but I wanted a new one and one that was 1) portable and 2) completely compatible with Linux. I ended up getting a Canon LiDE 30 and it works perfectly with Xsane and the other Linux scanning utilities. I couldn't be happier.

I'll second the vote for a Canon LiDE 30.  Not professional grade, but
perfectly fine for scanning letters, and even photos.  It also runs
fully off the USB power, so one less poorly-designed transformer to
find room for on the power strip.

Jason