I was doing some more checking and from what I can see, the Epson Perfection 1240U is probably the best for the price. 4 to 5 seconds to scan a 4x5 photo at 600dpi. http://www.epinions.com has a couple of reviews on it, and one even mentions that it works with Linux. http://www.pricescan.com has a listing for $163 too. Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Zbikowski [mailto:andyzb at ltiflex.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 2:12 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] usb scanners > > > Looks like Cannon scanners aren't supported (at lease by SANE). > See http://www.mostang.com/sane/sane-backends.html for the > list of supported > scanners. If you don't allready have SCSI or firewire, USB is > the way to go, > but looks like you should pass over Cannon's scanners unless > you want to run > windows. I can safely say that I have yet to be impressed by > a USB scanner, > but I've only played with two. > > See /usr/src/linux/Documentation > CONFIG_USB_SCANNER: > > Say Y here if you want to connect a USB scanner to your computer's > USB port. Please read Documentation/usb/scanner.txt and > Documentation/usb/scanner-hp-sane.txt for more information. > This code is also available as a module ( = code which can be > inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). > The module will be called scanner.o. If you want to compile it as > a module, say M here and read Documentation/modules.txt. > > -- > Andy Zbikowski, Sys Admin | (WEB) http://www.ltiflex.com > LTI Flexible Products, Inc. | (PH) 763-428-9119 (EX) 132 > 21801 Industrial Blvd | (FX) 763-428-9126 > Rogers, MN 55374 | (PCS) 612-306-6055 >