[kwlug disc.] entry-level, linux-friendly scanner available locally?

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Don't have Linux specifics, but other places you can check, if only on 
the web for price sanity checks:

- http://www.canadacomputers.com/

- at least you can dig re: Linux beforehand.
- if you find one you like, check the stock level on the details pane 
of the item you're looking at. If only 1 or 2, you might want to call 
beforehand and have them set it aside for you. You're not guaranteeing 
to buy it, merely that it will be there when you get there yourself.
- they are pretty Linux aware, so at least one of the guys will 
probably be able to tell you if they know it to be Linux compatible. 
Or that it's not, or that they don't know.
- IMHO, Canada Computers provides a much better shopping experience.

- http://www.costco.ca/Home.aspx

Frequently both are cheaper than Future Shop / Best Buy. Help at 
Canada Computer will exceed (but not by much) anything you can get at 
the others.

You only buy commodity / disposable items from Costco, not (physical) 
quality. Scanners at the price range you're talking about should be 
considered disposable.

Robert P. J. Day wrote, On 04/23/2008 11:18 AM:
>   i just want to pop out and get a cheap colour USB scanner and slap
> it on my fedora 8 system, but the offerings at future shop and best
> buy are not looking promising.
> 
>   future shop has the canon canoscan lide 90, which the SANE site
> lists as "unsupported."  the same situation over at best buy.
> 
>   anyone have a pointer to a local shop where i can walk in, plop down
> not much more than $100, and walk out with a linux-happy scanner?
> 
> rday
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