[Linux-aus] printer advice

[Steven Ellis]

We've got a Brother MFP (MFC 9140CDN) and Linux support has generally been
excellent. We picked up this model as we wanted A3 printing support, and I
can scan remotely over wifi via xsane or simple-scan.

If we were replacing it I'd tend towards a refillable unit, but a the time
there were limited A3 models so their prices were rather high.

Steven

On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 1:13 PM Kim Holburn via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> I have an old Brother DCP-6690CW MFP which I keep because it's a great A3
> scanner.  If I plug a USB memory stick into it it will
> scan to the stick.  Much simpler than messing with network scanning.
>
> On 2023/05/31 8:06 am, Russell Stuart via linux-aus wrote:
> > The scanners on the MFP's are a different story.  Mine scans (it's a
> > ET-5170).  But getting scanners to work has always been a struggle for
> > me.  The ET-5170 does scan from my laptop (and phone) using the Epson
> > supplied close source binary.  It's GUI looked very pretty on start up
> > but isn't particularly ergonomic, and it segfaults on occasion. In my
> > experience that's par for the course for vendor supplied software.  If
> > you can find a scanner supported by SANE you can use open source
> > software, which will be more reliable.  I couldn't.
>
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