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From: billlund@hpindwa.HP.COM (Bill Lund)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Which is better:  HP DeskWriter, HP DeskJet or the GCC PLP IIS?
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Date: 6 Sep 90 18:40:28 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Cupertino CA
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I'm obviously biased, but I've found the DeskWriter to be an excellent machine
for home use.  Perhaps a better question to ask would be what will you be
doing with the printer?  For home use, where 300dpi is useful and nice, but
not critical, the DeskWriter has met all of my needs.  Regarding the ink
smearing, that is a problem which will be fixed when new ink is available
later this year.  (It has already been announced, but I'm not sure what the
actual date is.)

The DeskWriter and DeskJet are the same printing mechanism, the major difference
being the that the DeskWriter is specifically designed to run with the Macintosh
and the DeskJet is a general purpose (eg IBM-PC) printer.

I agree that I can see the difference between 300dpi on the DeskWriter and
on a LaserJet II, but the cost difference is significant too.  Based on
what you want to use the printer for, the DeskWriter may be the right solution.
			      

Bill Lund
HP Cupertino, Calif