On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 2:33 AM, norman <nor...@littletank.org> wrote: > < snip > > >> I've got a Canon Lide 50 and I'm using it with Ubuntu 8.10 and GIMP without >> any problems. I works like a charm! >> > Thank you for that and thank you to all those who have given their help. > The problem is that very often, when I have drawn up a short list of > scanners to buy, they are not mentioned on the list of tested scanners. > That is why I asked this question on this list. Not because I am too > lazy or incompetent or don't know my way around, it is because the > answer to my question is not there. > > Norman >
I guess it all depends on which way you approach it? I first went to the retail store and made a list of all the flatbed scanners that were in my price range. Then I checked that list against the Sane list of scanners that work with Linux. None of the flatbed scanners in the retail store were on the Sane list. Then I checked for used scanners. I lucked-out and found one on the Sane list, right off the bat. The CanoScan LiDE 30-40-50 brands all work with Sane, and are on the Sane list. My CanoScan 35 works like a charm. I prefer to do a little bit of workaround so I don't have to depend on the convicted Monopolist's proprietary (+expensive/buggy/virus-prone) operating system. In the end, it seems to work out cheaper+better. My CanoScan LiDE 35 cost USD$15.00. The CanoScan LiDE flatbed scanners in the retail store were all USD$100.00+ and only worked with the convicted Monopolist's OS. So maybe the best approach would be to print-out the Sane list and take it with you when you go shopping for a used-flatbed scanner at your local thrift-shops, and used-computer shops? Also, check E-Bay, etc. I recently read about a fellow who found a flatbed scanner in the trash-bin. He pulled it out, took it home, dusted it off, and fired it up on Linux, and it worked just fine. YMMV. 8^D -- b h a a l u u at g m a i l dot c o m Kid on Bus: What are you gonna do today, Napoleon? Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh! _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
