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Multifunction Laser Printer and Linux
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A standalone scanner only really makes sense if you scan a lot of documents. Otherwise an all in one will so just fine.
If you don't scan a lot of documents you can also take pics with your phone and run them through a cleanup & straighten app (aka "scanner" apps).
On most phones the end result will look fairly poor AND it will be a pain in the ass.
On most phones the result will be excellent. It's up to the app you use to clean the image but there are excellent ones out there. And the phone cameras have very good resolutions.
The flow is what you make of it. I'm pretty sure you can find a solution to upload, print, email or whatever the images if you want.
My wife uses an app called Adobe Scan and it seems to work well enough. We scan receipts, warranty documents, paperwork, etc. with it.
You need to do something like this (and add LED strip).
Or, and hear me out, you could buy a Brother printer/scanner combo for not much more than just a printer, and not have to fuck around with building a scanner jig for your phone
True, but that's only really an option for really small volumes. For most people the scanner in an all in one will do just fine.