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The other side of the problem, that people may find interesting, is finding linux compatible scanners. For this, the sane project has a list of compatible scann
by iib 6y ago
The other side of the problem, that people may find interesting, is finding linux compatible scanners. For this, the sane project has a list of compatible scanners [1].
I was trying to buy a portable printer, because the one I had could not be used by linux, and the only portable (A4) device they list as supported is the Q-Scan USB001 (A4 portable scanner) made by Portable Peripheral, but I could not find it anywhere in online stores.
I think the act of scanning -- receipts, taxes, contracts, IDs or general reference documents -- will fade away later than the act of printing.
[1] http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html http://www.sane-project.org/sane-supported-devices.html
- Joeri 6y agoI usually “scan” with my phone using office lens, even though I have an actual scanner. I think as phones improve the added value of a flatbed scanner becomes smaller and smaller.
- iib 6y agoMaybe it is my preconception, but I always saw these apps as a hack, and thought the scanner produces more high-resolution documents. Scanning receipts and other "volume" documents may mean I have to scale them down to save space in the future, though.
- formerly_proven 6y agoSmall flatbed (flatbad?) scanners like Canon's Lide series are very cheap and light. Not quite as small as a pull-through scanner...
- black_knight 6y agoI have a ScanSnap S1300i which I use with Linux. It is portable and eats A4 pages, receipts or whatever very easily. Here is the guide i followed when installing: https://www.josharcher.uk/code/install-scansnap-s1300-drivers-linux/ https://www.josharcher.uk/code/install-scansnap-s1300-driver...
- stevesimmons 6y agoSame. It's a brilliant little scanner.
- iib 6y agoIt seems portable enough, I will try to find one. Thanks!