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From: Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo)
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Subject: StyleWriter/DeskWriter - Which to buy?
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Date: 22 May 91 22:29:52 GMT
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raymond@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz (R P Wilson ) writes:

RP> Does 360 dpi look much different from 300?

    It looks better, but not dramatically better.  The choice of paper has a
larger affect on appearance than 300 vs. 360 dpi.

RP> Just how much faster is the Deskwriter?

    Much.  My DW does a page in 30-40 secs (normal text, running off a IIci);
a SW would take 90-120 seconds to do the same thing.

RP> How do their useful lifetimes compare?

    My DW is still going strong after eighteen months.  The SW is a little new to
measure its lifetime.
 
RP> With the paper tray etc on the StyleWriter how much smaller is it than the
RP> DeskWriter (which has these things 'built in')?

    It's still smaller even with the tray folded out.  And you can fold the tray
up when you're not using it, making it *much* smaller.


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