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From: mcain@cherokee.uswest.com (Michael Cain)
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Subject: Re: What printer should I get?
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Date: 14 May 91 19:38:54 GMT
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In article <8400010@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> rrd@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Ray Depew) writes:
>> Hey there, people..  I have a question that maybe someone could give me
>> some advice on.  I need a dot matrix printer with letter quality, does
>> graphics, and is relatively quiet and fast.  I have about $600 (give or
>> take $100) to blow on this thing.  What should I look at?
>>  
>> Thanks for any help,
>>  
>> Brian Samson  (Aka. Pianoman)
>
>Brian,
>
>What you want is an older-model DeskJet.  Your cost constraints kind of
>eliminate the latest version, the DJ500, but it retails for only about $1K.
>I don't know the street price of a DeskJet or DeskJet Plus, but I'd be really
>surprised if they were going for much more than $500.

At least here in the Denver area, the local CompuAdd store
regularly advertises the DJ500 for $499.