[sane-devel] Legal-size scanner recommendations?

[emre]

Thank you for the recommendation. I looked at the fi-6130 & it seems 
quite nice. 
I originally had in mind a flatbed scanner, but this looks like it will 
be more generally
useful & convenient... actually the more I think about, I think fi-6130 
will be a better
choice for my needs.  I looked at and subsequently rejected the 
fi-6230... I prefer
the smaller footprint of the fi-6130.

I have one more question, it has to do with resolution.  The fi-6130 
reports a 600 dpi
resolution (which seems to me to be more than sufficient).  I have seen 
some Epson
scanners that report 6400 dpi.  I am guessing that higher resolution 
might be good
for slides and photos, but wouldn't be of much use for scanning documents? 

Thanks again,
-Emre.


m. allan noah wrote:
> Current models, in order of my preference:
>
> Fujitsu fi-6130, fi-5110C, S1500
>
> with these coming in a distant second:
>
> Canon DR-2510C, DR-2010C
>
> I highly recommend the fi-6130. IMHO, its the best small document 
> scanner on the market today. However, the differences between other 
> fujitsu models are mostly small, so you can save some money. There are 
> also older models which can occasionally be found cheaply. I have an 
> old fi-4120C2 on my desk that works well.
>
> The differences between different 'series' of the Canon's is greater. 
> For instance, the DR-2050C has better resolution support, but 
> calibrates with an external sheet. So you can't assume that a new 
> model will work out of the box.
>
> In both cases, I wrote the sane backend, and the hardware support is 
> good. The Fujitsus have more hardware features, so the sane backend 
> exposes more options. The Canons are dumber, so require more driver 
> 'help'. Both drivers are stable in wide-spread production use, 
> businesses, Govt agencies, hospitals, etc.
>
> allan