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From: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen)
Subject: Re: DeskJet or Laser Printer
Message-ID: <1991May22.151523.20858@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
References: <1991May14.215216.18867@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <5870043@pollux.svale.hp.com>
Date: Wed, 22 May 91 15:15:23 GMT

In article <5870043@pollux.svale.hp.com> dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low)
>>What is a good, cheap laser printer, anyway, which I should be able to get
>>drivers for for some time?
>> * * * * * * *  ======================= Meir Green                 

>Having used both laser printers and ink jets, I can say that a GOOD
>ink jet (e.g. HP Deskjet 500) will give you quality as good as
>any laser printer for half the price.

>The best cheap laser printer is the HP IIP. HP laser printers are the
>standard that all other laser printers compete against. Everyone

   You must either be blind or in HP sales (or both ?).  The Deskjet 500 is
a very good ink jet, but it is a ink jet.  Anyone that can't identify/tell
Deskjet 500 (or any other inkjet available today) from a good, cheap laser
printer (like the IIp) is either blind or doesn't care.  There is a difference,
you can tell on ANY paper, the difference is fairly small, BOTH look very
good.  I love everybody going out of their way to recommend no name and clone
laser printers for cheap lasers.  The IIp is as good as ANY, in some cases,
somewhat slower, but the support is great and parts/repair availability is
second to none.  Who the hell is going to be able to get parts, schematics,
or do service on 'china-freds' laser printer in 5 years when it breaks.  I
can't even get most of the parts from apple to fix my apple laserwriter when
it breaks.  My service contract company must be losing their shirts, at $14
per month they have given me 2 new printers this year to replace broken ones
they can't get a stupid latch of something for.  I wouldn't consider anything
other than a name brand like HP, and both the Deskjet 500 & IIP are good,
and the IIp is better.
al
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