From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sat Oct 22 20:48:04 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3090FC1D81A for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:48:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E98FF822 for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:48:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from r56.edvax.de (port-92-195-117-205.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.117.205]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 11C62276CF for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2016 22:47:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r56.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r56.edvax.de (8.14.5/8.14.5) with SMTP id u9MKlsAd002497 for ; Sat, 22 Oct 2016 22:47:54 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 22:47:54 +0200 From: Polytropon To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Is it time to retire the scanner ? Message-Id: <20161022224754.162d0870.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: References: Reply-To: Polytropon Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 3.1.1 (GTK+ 2.24.5; i386-portbld-freebsd8.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:48:04 -0000 On Sat, 22 Oct 2016 20:13:33 +0000, Gerard Seibert wrote: > On Sat, 22 Oct 2016 10:09:01 -0700, Mehmet Erol Sanliturk stated: > > > For that try to buy single purpose devices : printer , scanner , > > etc. , not in combination . > > Logistically, that can become a nightmare. If you are employing cables, > then that doubles, or triples or more the number of cables you need. > Also, you need to increase the space needed to accommodate these > multiple devices. Devices supporting network connections make things much easier, be it Ethernet or WLAN. As soon as you don't have to rely on USB, that's one big "black box" less. Of course the "all in one" mentality fails as soon as you want to upgrade a "component" which typically ends in buying a whole new device, discarding all "components" and increasing your "garbage footprint". > I have a printer/scanner/FAX/copier all in one and love the fact that I > don't have devices all over my office. It's useful as soon as _one_ part breaks. Out of ink? You now cannot scan anymore. Paper jam? No sending a fax. New "Windows" version? Sorry, no driver for you. Go away and buy something new. ;-) > The problem here is that you are being forced to "dumb down" your > system to accommodate FreeBSD's inability to support multi-function > devices. That is like enabling a drunk. I refuse to follow that path. Depends. If you are lucky to buy the "right" hardware, you get excellent results. For example, the Deskjet F380 works flawlessly on FreeBSD (both printer and scanner), and it's super easy to setup via CUPS. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...