On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Johannes Groedem <johs at netfonds.no> wrote: > * "m. allan noah" <kitno455 at gmail.com>: >> I am very, very happy with the Fujitsu fi-6130. Fast, quiet, small, >> reversed roller system prevents jams, very well supported in SANE CVS >> version. Not cheap, but less than your HP :) If your needs are a >> little less, you might be able to find the previous model (fi-5120C) >> around on clearance or refurbished. It's not as good as the 6130, but >> still a nice machine. Others like the Avision AV220 (which is also >> available under other brand names: Kodak, Visioneer, etc), but I've >> only used one of those briefly. You might try searching the mailing >> list... > > Thank you for your swift answer. I forgot to mention that I need a > combined document feeder/flatbed-scanner, though, so that particular > model won't work, regrettably. Can I ask how many seconds it takes, > approximately, to scan a color page? (Manufacturers have an annoying > tendency to only specify some kind of theoretical max PPM instead of > expected average PPM at some reasonable setting.)
So how about the fi-6230 :) http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/peripheral/scanners/product/fi6230/ It performs as advertised- 30ppm color at 300dpi. allan -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
