[X4U] Simple, quick and efficient scanner

[Michael Elliott]

Stan,

I've been very pleased with my Brother MFC-3220c multifunction  
scanner.  I don't know if Brother still makes the model (I bought it  
at a steep discount last year), but probably anything with a similar  
form factor would work as well.

It is one of the few cheap SHEETFED multi-function scanners out there  
that I could find.  I have used it to completedly empty two large  
filing cabinets of files which are now digitally archived as .pdf  
image files.  I use GraphicConverter as the TWAIN interface.  The  
setup is fairly straightforward.  There is a scan utility included  
with the Brother machine, but I only used it the first day or two. I  
think it didn't do multi-page files that well/quickly.  With black  
and white scans at 200 dpi, it takes about 2 seconds per page.   
Naturally, grayscale or color scans take much longer, but again are  
done sheetfed, so you can leave it for hours if you have to.   
Unfortunately, the color scanning quality is poor by my judgement (I  
tried to have it scan a stack of photos.  It scanned, but the quality  
is poor).

Full disclosure: I have never even loaded the ink into the printer  
because I already have a cheap Brother laser printer (bought on  
advice from this group!) and I never have the need for color  
printing, so I can't attest to the printing quality/function.

Michael

On Jun 4, 2005, at 9:04 AM, Stan Gould wrote:

> Greetings. Does anyone have a recommendation for a simple, yet  
> efficient and quick scanner/multifunction?