> On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 15:40:03 -0300 > > Rogério Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear people, > > > > I have some photos that I would like to preserve in a digital form > > and I thought of using a scanner for this. > > > > Unfortunately, I my knowlegdge about scanners is zero and I have > > already visited the sane project page, but could not decide what > > would be a good purchase.
If you're after a cheaper scanner, I use an Artec e+ 48u USB scanner (bought it from a supermarket! - after first checking the Sane pages for compatibility) and it's working fine with Sane under Debian Sarge. I suspect some of the buttons on the front of the scanner might not work with Linux - never tried them - but Sane gives all that functionality under software control. Certainly enough for scanning photos. It plugs into the USB port (doesn't need separate power supply) and is lightweight enough to sit out of the way on top of a bookshelf when not in use. cr
