[lug] Scanners

[Hugh Brown]

I have a umax astra that has a scsi and usb interface. It was about $250
a year ago.  Works like a charm with xsane and gimp.

Hugh

On Fri, 2001-11-23 at 13:23, rjudd at mlug.missouri.edu wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to get a scanner for my Linux box, but I know nothing about
> them.  Does anyone have any recommendations?
> 
> I "thought" that I wanted one with a SCSI interface, but they don't seem
> to exist any more, at least not in my price range.  What is the speed of
> USB vs SCSI scanners?  How well supported are USB scanners?
> 
> Finally, I would like a "decent" scanner, but don't know how to compare
> the numbers that come with them.
> 
> Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
> Cheers, Rob
> 
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