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From: daveo@Apple.COM (David M. O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Windows/Mac flame war fuel
Message-ID: <43060@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 17 Jul 90 02:26:07 GMT
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strobl@gmdzi.UUCP (Wolfgang Strobl) writes:
>I would like to know how fast the DeskWriter is compared to the
>DeskJet. 

  I believe it is faster if your force the DeskJet to do all graphics like
the Mac dump's to the DeskWriter.  On the DeskWriter all the imaging is done
on the Macintosh and dumped to deskwriter over a 19200 bps comm link.  In
addition I believe the driver does data compression on the Mac and the
deskwriter un does it when it recieve's it.

  From my experience with my roommate's and the documentation provided by HP
you are limited by how fast the deskwriter spray's ink on >= 68020 mac, and
you're limited by the Macintosh if it's a 68000 based Macintosh.

  From the spec's I've read on the deskjet vs. deskwriter, I believe when
both are connected to a >= 68020 I think you'll find the DeskWriter faster
simply due to it's data compression and faster data link, but your speed 
may vary.

  But I'd be interested in seeing "real" benchmarks comparing these printers.
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daveo@apple.com                                               David M. O'Rourke
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