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From: roh@gmdzi.gmd.de (Peter Rohleder )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: ImageWriter or Seikosha or Epson with Interface ?
Keywords: Epson Seikosha Grappler ImageWriter Printer cheap
Message-ID: <3521@gmdzi.gmd.de>
Date: 30 Oct 90 14:24:50 GMT
Organization: GMD, Sankt Augustin, F. R. Germany
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A friend of mine is going to buy a mac and he also needs a cheap
printer with good printing quality.

There seem to be different solutions for this problem:

1. Buying an ImageWriter

2. Buying this ImageWriter compatible Seikosha 1000 Printer

3. Buying an Epson compatible(9 of 24 pin) printer with this
Grappler-Interface

4. Buying an Epson printer(9 or 24 pin) with this Epson software
which enables the Mac to print documents on Epson compatible printers.


If solution 1 (ImageWriter) should appear to be the best, I can easily
buy the ImageWriter in Germany

To realize solution 2 I need a shop either in Europe or in the States
which is reachable via telephone line(no 800...-number) or better
e-mail(uucp, CompuServe), accepts MasterCard and can ship this printer
with 220 V power supply(or is it self configurable ?).

For solution 3 and 4 I also need such kind of shop but the printer
itsself is better to buy here in Germany since there will be no
shipping costs. They only need to ship me either the Grappler or the
Epson Software.

What kind of solution would you recommend and what are
the advantages or disadvantages of the different solutions ?

Maybe you know a better solution not listed above(Laser printers
would be too expensive!).

Thanks in advance

Peter Rohleder


  Peter Rohleder, roh@gmdzi.UUCP, (+49 2241) 14-2208
  German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD)
  Schloss Birlinghoven, P.O.Box 1240, D-5205 St. Augustin 1, FRGermany