recommended scanners?

[jacobheringman]

Greetings to all,

I was wondering whether anyone can recommend a relatively low-cost scanner that will work easily on Mageia. I have an old Benq5000 scanner, and have so far not managed to find a way to make it work. But I'm not an advanced user, so am thinking of getting a new scanner that will work without too much hassle.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

[isadora]

No recommendation, but more or less an advise.
At least you want to have your scanner Linux-compatible.
http://www.linux-drivers.org/printer_scanner.html

[jacobheringman]

I suppose it's worth adding another question: is it better to go for a scanner that connects to the router (i.e., a network scanner) or one that connects direct to the machine on which I'm running Mandriva?

[jacobheringman]

isadora, thank you for that! I'll check this out

[madeye]

Or go for a scanner that has drivers for Linux.
(I'm happy with my Brother all-in-one printer [DCP925DW])