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From: amyr@encore.com (A. Roberts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: cheap printers
Message-ID: <130851@csftl1.encore.com>
Date: 7 Mar 91 20:03:13 GMT
References: <1991Feb19.171130.20357@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: Encore Computer Corp, Fort Lauderdale, FL
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From article <1991Feb19.171130.20357@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, by walk@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Todd Walk):
> This is a question that a lot of new Mac users (like myself) would be 
> interrested in.  What printer/cabling/driver combinations fill these
> requirements:
> 
> 1)  The absolute cheapest output from the Mac, both graphics and text (prob.
>     a Grappler 9-pin w/ cheap 9 pin Centronics).
> 
> 2)  The cheapest near-LASER quality (very good inkjet) for TEXT (graphics
>     nice but not necessary).
> 

I got the following information from my dealer at the local ComputerLand 
store.  Apple is releasing a new inkjet printer called the Style Writer.  
It is serial interface, 360 dpi, QuickDraw, and has 13 True Type fonts.  
It will handle plain paper and envelopes.  It is very slow, prints about
half a page a minute.  Apple will be releasing this in the next few weeks. 
It is to list for around $699, but my dealer quoted me a price of $500.

In contract, the HP Desk Writer (also a laser jet) uses LocalTalk, 300 dpi, 
has 13 3rd-party fonts, and prints at a faster 1 page per minute final 
draft.  The street price on this printer is about $695, somewhat cheaper 
through some of the mail order companies.

Hope this answers some of your questions.