Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!agate!garnet.berkeley.edu!bmug From: bmug@garnet.berkeley.edu (BMUG) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: New HP Inkjet Mac Color Printer? Message-ID: <1990Apr9.155553.20402@agate.berkeley.edu> Date: 9 Apr 90 15:55:53 GMT References: <1990Apr6.201131.11256@agate.berkeley.edu> <1990Apr7.004408.24924@agate.berkeley.edu> <8122@sdcsvax.UCSD.Edu> Sender: usenet@agate.berkeley.edu (USENET Administrator;;;;ZU44) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 28 In article bh11+@andrew.cmu.edu (Braddock John Hathaway) writes: > >What is the resolution in DPI? How fast is it? How much do ink >cartridges cost? > I don't recall *precisely* the DPI, but it seemed to be around 200-250. It printed reasonably quickly (they ran a 32-bit Pixel Paint-type illustration through, and it took about a minute and a half). Ink cartridges list for about $30 each (the printer uses four: CYMK). >Why so expensive? How does the darned thing work ... with gold-flecked >paint? > Actually, $3000 list is not bad for an AppleTalk-compatible color printer (this is near the low end, unless you count an ImageWriter II with color ribbon -- yecch!). What makes it expensive is using HP's special paper (although you'll also get results -- admittedly with less quality -- with plain paper) and replacing the cartridges every 500-1000 prints. The quality of the output is good, and for people who need to do color proofing or small scale jobs where magazine-quality output is not an issue, it seems like a good value. In my opinion, the next step up is a QMS ColorScript printer, which will set you back over $10,000. John Heckendorn /\ BMUG ARPA: bmug@garnet.berkeley.EDU A__A 1442A Walnut St., #62 BITNET: bmug@ucbgarne |()| Berkeley, CA 94709 Phone: (415) 549-2684 | |