[plug] Recommendations for a Scanner

[Kim Covil]

> Anyone have any recommendations or watchouts for scanners?  I need to be
> able to scan color photos but nothing too extreme 600dpi I think should do
> the trick.  I am not sure if I should go SCSI, USB or other.
> 
> I am running a dualboot RedHat 7.1/Windows 2000 Dell system
> 	- Pentium III 667
> 	- 256Mb
> 	- I have a SCSI controller for my DAT
> 	- I have USB (Not configured for Linux that I know of but I do not
> have any devices to check with).

The most important thing to do is check whatever scanner you are going
to buy is supported by SANE... http://www.mostang.com/sane/

I have an old HP 4C SCSI scanner that works well... if slow...

Cheers

Kim

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