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From: jtgorman@cs.arizona.edu (Quaestor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Not another NeXT defector???!!!
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Date: 7 Nov 90 08:09:27 GMT
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In article <1990Nov6.232454.18981@agate.berkeley.edu> knrgroup@garnet.berkeley.edu (Raymond group) writes:
>>Also, the new Personal LaserWriter NT is not that more expensive than a that
>>price for the NeXT printer.
>
>However, it ain't a PostScript printer and you can't do with it what you could
>do with a NeXT/NeXT laser printer combo.  

  I quote from product specifications of the Personal LaserWriter NT:
"Printing Protocols
 >PostScript, HP LaserJet Plus, and a subset of the Diablo 630 command set."

  On the subject of price, with my university discount, I can acquire the
above mentioned PLW NT for $2111.  I would say that compares favorable.