I've still not purchased a fast ADF scanner for home-office use. I was hoping someone might have tried a recent model of a certain class that was working well for them under sane.
interface: USB-2.0 ADF: 50 sheet or larger, config: upright, flatbed not desired speed: >= 15 ppm @ 300 dpi 1-bit, 10 ppm @ 300 dpi 256-grayscale, 25+ ppm @ 150 dpi 1-bit intangibles: sane support, good reliability reputation (esp ADF) price range: USD $500 to $1,100 The best option to date clearly seems to be the Fujitsu fi-4020C2 (fujitsu backend), and thanks to m. allan noah for his work on the backend for this, and support information on this list. Since I've been considering that particular fujitsu for more than a year, and the fi-4020C2 retail price hasn't come down at all, I think I'm on the downslope of the unit's relative value curve. It sounds like a solid unit, but I was hoping the price would ease a bit over time. Fujitsu must have replacement models just around the corner. Whether or not they'll be readily supported under sane is another question... Any tips on newer models to look at, or ones that are due out in the next few months would be greatly appreciated. Any HP or Epson units that have impressed lately? If there's any recent developments on the fujitsu backend as pertains to the fi-4020C2, especially the scan modes I mentioned, I'd certainly like to hear about them, too. Thanks.