[sane-devel] "Multi-function" printers and scanners

[David Paschal]

Theodore Kilgore wrote:
> Can anyone make recommendations about combination printer-scanner-copier
> machines? There are a lot of cheap ones out there. For esample, our local
> WalMart sells a Lexmark for about $170. I understand from checking out
> www.linuxprinting.org that these cheap Lexmark printers can print now in
> Linux, but they say on that website that they do not know anything about
> the scanner support. These are USB scanners, so they might use one of the
> new scanner-on-a-chip such as for example the LM983x series, which people
> have been pretty successful about supporting at this point.
> 
> So, does anyone know anything about these Lexmark combination machines, or
> some similar devices?

Hi, Theodore.  Almost all HP multi-function peripherals (OfficeJet,
Printer/Scanner/Copier, LaserJet, and PhotoSmart printer products) have
Linux support for printing, scanning, and photo-card access.  See
http://hpoj.sourceforge.net for more information.

I hope this helps.

David