On Tue, 16 Jul 2019 23:30:42 +1000 Doug Laidlaw wrote:

> On 16/7/19 5:30 am, Markus Robert Kessler wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> for printing, making copies and sending / receiving faxes from time to
>> time, I am using an
>>
>> "All-in-one" Fax / Scanner / Laserprinter, HP MFPM 127 fn.
>>
>> After installing HPLIP it worked fine under Ubuntu, Mageia and even on
>> a Raspberry with Raspbian Stretch.
>>
>> But, high-resolution fax never worked (standalone), scanning and hence
>> copying is slow, and the nechanical part gets worse every day.
>>
>> So, I am looking for a replacement, but don't know, what to choose.
>>
>> HP seems good, but I hope that the newer models no longer have the
>> mentione flaws. With Epson or Samsung I have less experience.
>>
>> I also have a Brother Laser printer, which is really good, but I am not
>> sure if this is valid for their fax machines, also.
>>
>> Can someone give a recommendation?
>>
>> I don't need Mac OS support, or fancy Windows drivers.
>> But it should work reliably under the mentioned Linux distros, without
>> annying me.
>>
>> Thanks for any hint!
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Markus
>>
> I am using a Brother bubblejet MFC.  I don't semd faxes, but sometimes,
> I want to print scans.  Speed is not a problem, but for better quality,
> I find that the driver for scanning under Windows 10 gives a far
> superior result.  Maybe it is Linux, not the MFC, that is the limiting
> factor?

Maybe the windows drivers are more sophisticated and can get more out of
your scanner. Yes. Such things may happen.

Have you been looking for an update to Sane / Sane-Gimp?

And, first I was searching for a solution to use SANE over network. But
today's all-in-one models from Brother provide fax-to-email. This seems
to me more practical, since otherwise one would have to jump between PC
and fax. So, you just say what and how to scan and walk to your PC.
Let's see how this works.

Best regards,

Markus

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