fax modem vs modem
Rick Stevens
rstevens at vitalstream.com
Fri Jan 27 22:44:33 UTC 2006
On Fri, 2006-01-27 at 23:45 +0200, Kostas Sfakiotakis wrote:
> Greetings Rick,
> Rick Stevens wrote:
>
> < snip >
>
>
> > I prefer using the separate boxes for several reasons:
> >
> > 1. I already had them (and I'm cheap!)
> >
> > 2. Often the "all-in-one" scanners aren't as good (lower
> > resolution) as a real scanner.
>
> Well from my own experience ( my Lexmark X1155 ) i would say
> that if you don't want to scan something with pretty tiny details
> then the "all in one" thing will do a terriffic job . All it comes down
> to what you want to scan .
For the most part, I have to agree. On occasion, however, I want to
scan a photo or something and as I said, I'm cheap! I already have a
fine-detail scanner, a printer and a modem.
Oh, and my printer is a high-speed color laser. When I'm printing out
source code, I don't want to wait around for an ink jet. So, for me,
a separate printer, modem, and scanner is perfect.
> > 2. The "all-in-one" boxes often require special drivers that
> > the makers simply won't provide to us open-source guys, so you
> > have to roll your own or wait for linux-printing.org to come up
> > with one.
>
> I second that . Meanwhille i always enjoy dual booting if neccessary .
Ah, now that's a terrible thing to have to do! :-)
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