[sane-devel] Need recomendation linux/sane compat scanner w/ fast 2bit/greys

2004-04-05 Thread m. allan noah
have never used one, but is very similar in design to the 4120 from the hardware side. the software is a different issue. i have a contact at fujitsu that might lend me one to write a driver... maybe time i asked. just wish i had more time... allan On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Jeff Kowalczyk wrote: >

[sane-devel] Need recomendation linux/sane compat scanner w/ fast 2bit/greys

2004-04-05 Thread m. allan noah
On Mon, 5 Apr 2004, Jeff Kowalczyk wrote: > "m. allan noah" wrote: > > the 4120/4220 on the other hand, are absolutely wonderful, heavy, small, > > welbuilt machines, with excellent paper feeds, even for heavy stock. we > > now have quite a few of them in the field, each scanning a few hundred

[sane-devel] Need recomendation linux/sane compat scanner w/ fast 2bit/greys

2004-04-05 Thread m. allan noah
i must concur with garrick, fujitsu makes wonderfully beefy gear, except for the 4010/4110/scansnap! models, their bottom end 'toy' scanners. these seem flimsy and slow, and on the whole, cheap. the 4120/4220 on the other hand, are absolutely wonderful, heavy, small, welbuilt machines, with exc

[sane-devel] Need recomendation linux/sane compat scanner w/ fast 2bit/greys

2004-04-05 Thread Jeff Kowalczyk
Has your organization had any experience with the 4530C? This small monster has great specs (35-47ppm, 100-sheet large-format ADF, USB 2.0), although its sure to cost well over two kilobucks even if you found a discount reseller. If the quality is an extrapolation of what you've found in the 4120C,

[sane-devel] Need recomendation linux/sane compat scanner w/ fast 2bit/greys

2004-04-05 Thread Jeff Kowalczyk
"m. allan noah" wrote: > the 4120/4220 on the other hand, are absolutely wonderful, heavy, small, > welbuilt machines, with excellent paper feeds, even for heavy stock. we > now have quite a few of them in the field, each scanning a few hundred > sheets per day, and are quite happy with the perf

[sane-devel] Need recomendation linux/sane compat scanner w/ fast 2bit/greys

2004-03-28 Thread Garrick Sitongia
My vote goes to the Fujitsu 620C I just bought. Although I read that the newer 4120 is even better, if you don't need the flatbed part. The main thing I've been reading in the reviews is that the "home" models with the ADF feature don't seem have a ADF that is as robust and trouble free as the