Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ssbell!mcmi!amperif!unocss!ho@fergvax.unl.edu From: ho@fergvax.unl.edu (Tiny Bubbles...) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: HP Deskjets VS. Deskjet Plus Message-ID: <1078@unocss.UUCP> Date: 14 Jul 89 14:37:46 GMT References: <1765@netcom.UUCP> Sender: news@unocss.UUCP Reply-To: ho@fergvax.unl.edu Distribution: usa Lines: 32 OK, here goes nothing. I'm in the market for a printer. Unfortunately, I too have been spoiled by a Mac/LaserWriter combo at work, so I would really like letter-quality output. This restricts me to: a laser printer (hmm.. perhaps in a few years after that lottery ticket comes in); a 24-pin printer (loud, with an awful draft mode); or a DeskJet (don't take your reports into the rain). First off: I've heard rumors about the DeskJet being fairly incompatible, and needing special drivers. Not having a printer now, I own no word processing software. Do major WP packages (read "WordPerfect 5") have DeskJet drivers, or does HP supply some? What is landscape? This keeps getting thrown around, and I am totally lost. How expensive are font cartridges for the DJ? Do some programs (read "WP5") let you download fonts to it, or do you have to buy yet more programs to do this? How many fonts does it come with standard? How hard is it to get downloadable fonts for it? What cartridges are available? I was considering an Epson LQ-510. Does anyone have any background info on this printer? It costs about $320 to mail-order the sucker; is it worth it to save up for a) the DJ? b) the DJ+? (DJ+ is a lot more expensive, no?) Since the printer issue has been beaten to death by more knowledgeable folks already, please send responses via e-mail. And remember, you're dealing with someone who understands the difference between 8 and 24-pin dot matrix, and the DJ, but not much more (i.e., please explain terminology if you use it). Thanks in advance. --- ... Michael Ho, University of Nebraska