[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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