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From: ye@henri.ucsb.edu (Hong Ye)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Information on Okidata 400?
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Date: 29 Jan 91 00:35:59 GMT
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In article <16830005@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com> sgothard@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Steve Gothard) writes:
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>  The Okidata is not a laser printer but rather uses an array of LED's to expose the 
>  photoconducting drum.  You get what you pay for.
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>  Steve Gothard
>  Hewlett Packard

From what I read in Byte magzine, the LED printers actually have some
advantages, e.g. better black. I am not quite sure what you mean by
"You get what you pay for". Does that mean everybody should pay more
just to have "HP" written on their printers?

David