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From: laird@think.com (Laird Popkin)
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Subject: Re: Laser printer recommendation sought
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.220914.19658@Think.COM>
Date: 27 Mar 91 22:09:14 GMT
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In article <1991Mar20.164937.20433@intelhf.hf.intel.com> ajw@watson.hf.intel.com writes:
>This is a repost, as our news servers are up the creek AGAIN.
>
>I'm looking to buy a laser printer, and would like to be able
>to hook it not only to my 1040ST but also to an AT-class machine.
>
>I need a postscript capability.
>
>My budget starts getting a bit tight around the $3000 mark.
>
>Does anybody have any strong recommendations and/or avoidables
>they'd like to share?  Email preferred - I'll summarize.

I can recommend GCC Technologies' BLP II and BLP IIS.  For $1999 list
the BLP II is a 4 ppm printer, with 2 Mb RAM expandable to 4 Mb by plugging
in off-the-shelf SIMMs.  It also has a SCSI port for attaching a hard drive
for font downloading and precomputing.  The BLP IIS, for $2899, is an 8 ppm
printer with the same features.  Both printers are based on an LED engine,
so instead of a laser beam with lenses and a rotating mirror they've got a
row of LED's drawing staight onto the drum.  Very nice, clean design, and
the output quality is excellent.

The only drawback is that the printers come standard with only a LocalTalk
interface, so you would either need to add LocalTalk to your PC and ST
(PromiseLAN, anyone?) or add the serial and parallel interface option to the
printer ($100 or so).  You can contact GCC Technologies at 800/422-7777.

>
>-- Alan Waldock, from but not on behalf of Intel Corporation
>   ajw@watson.hf.intel.com       ...uunet!intelhf!watson!ajw