Good printer/scanner for paperless ngx, small apartment
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HeIsChill · 2023-10-24 04:18

Hey there,

Looking for a great scanner printer combo that will allow me to scan
documents fast and push them to my homeserver minipc via FTP.
Since i need to print something every now and then, id prefer a combo
over a dedicated scanner. My apartment is rather small, so i dont want
to go for a full "office style" printer either. Do any of you have
good reccomendations? :)

Thanks!!

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ElevenNotes · 2023-10-24 05:02

You can scan documents with the camera of your phone, no scanner
needed. It’s the smallest option there is. Other than that, the
printing part should matter more to you than the scanning part.
Depending on what you want to print and how often and in what quality.
I had my fair share of printer for home use but I would never go back
to anything but a HP LasetJet MFP (printer, scanner), for a few simple
reasons: Airprint, you can print from any device. It’s a laster
printer, so very good colour quality. The cartridges last for years
before they run out of toner. It can scan and print double sided.
Costs less than 400$, but for your case it is probably too big.

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buneech · 2023-10-24 06:15

The smallest one would be an HP Deskjet 3700, but you won't be able to
scan directly to ftp. You can use something like scanservjs and scan
through that and then move it to ftp.

Also, they are pushing hard for HP smart. It worked great before sign
up was mandatory.

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Electronic_Title_370 · 2023-10-24 06:59

I've got a Brother MB5150 for this purpose. It has a duplex ADF and
can send over email

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