[clug] Scanner/printer recommendations

Robert Edwards bob at cs.anu.edu.au
Wed Jun 10 01:12:02 GMT 2009


Robert Edwards wrote:
> My trusty Canon Canoscan LiDE 60 USB scanner has recently stopped
> working (as in, doesn't appear in dmesg or lsusb when plugged in...)
> 
> Can anyone recommend a locally-available USB scanner or "all-in-one"
> (multifunction device) with good (out-of-the-box) support in, say,
> Ubuntu Jaunty? Or that requires minimal configuration?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bob Edwards.

Thanks to all who replied.

I ended up getting a $47 HP DeskJet F2280 from JB Hi-Fi on Friday.
Plugged it into a Jaunty system, fired up xsane and it "Just Worked"
as a scanner.

Haven't bothered trying out the printing/copying part of it yet...

Cheers,

Bob Edwards.


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