The more I'm looking in to this, the more I'm thinking the scanner
might not be a problem. I'm looking to purchase a scanner with
automatic document feeder duplex. Some of these machines will accept a
USB and output to PDF and can even send it to an email address (which
I will hookup with my evernote account).
However, the printer remains the real issue with the rest of the
family and myself.
Thanks
Adam
On 27 July 2011 09:38, Peter Andrijeczko <peter.andrijeczko@???> wrote:
> Adam
>
> I can probably answer the second part regarding wireless but would be
> interested in reading responses to the first part from others because I too
> have to go down a similar path shortly - we have a Samsung ML-2010 Laser
> Printer on my wife's Windows 7 PC that works fine (providing her PC is on)
> as a network printer in CUPS on all my (Gentoo) Linux machines but I also
> have a Canon USB scanner that does not seem work at all in Linux - Canon are
> renowned for being exceptionally closed source when it comes to drivers for
> their hardware.
>
> For the wireless side of things, I would have thought that would be
> irrelevant to the Linux machines since the printer will make its own
> connection to your wireless router and from a Linux perspective just appear
> as another network printer that's the same as a wired Ethernet one would be.
>
> So I think the only thing you need to check on, from a printing perspective,
> is that CUPS supports that particular printer.
>
> Not sure I can help much with the scanner side of things but, again, I
> assume part of it is ensuring that SANE supports it first.
>
> But like I said, I will be watching replies here intently as I need to get a
> new printer and scanner setup soon also!
>
> Regards
>
> Peter
>
> On 26 July 2011 18:38, AdamC <kabads@???> wrote:
>>
>> I'm looking at purchasing a scanner and thought I may as well go up to
>> date and get a built in printer too (my ageing HP Desktop is
>> struggling with the heavier use that wife and kids are giving it).
>>
>> My main reason for purchasing the scanner functionality is to become
>> more paper free and store documents digitally, so ideally, I'd like a
>> quick scanner which is easy to set up and can get through documents
>> quickly.
>>
>> I've been looking on Amazon and have just realised that most printers
>> are now wireless. We have Linux machines and windows machine in the
>> house, so I'd like it to talk to all machines over the network but am
>> not sure how I'd go about configuring the machine on Linux through
>> wifi.
>>
>> I've looked at this one: Brother DCP-J315W [0] which is well within my
>> budget and seems to have good reviews. Does anyone have any experience
>> of setting up Brother wireless printers with ubuntu? Is it easy? Are
>> there any pitfalls I should be prepared for? Does anyone know if this
>> scanner/printer works through a wireless connection?
>>
>> I've checked the SANE website but didn't find this particular
>> printer/scanner. [1]
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience of any printer/scanner that they could
>> recommend for a multi OS environment? I'm also interested in the cost
>> of the ink, so wouldn't want to get an expensive to run printer.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>> [0]
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brother-DCP-J315W-Wireless-Multifunction-Printer/dp/B0041X9NQ4/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1311698761&sr=1-6
>> [1] http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-BROTHER
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