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From: herbie@sol0.cs.monash.edu.au (Andrew Herbert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Ink jets - HP DeskJet 500 vs Canon BJ 300
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Date: 17 Jun 91 03:12:28 GMT
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I am currently trying to decide between these two printers, and would
welcome any comments people may have on them (or indeed, on any other ink
jet printer).

As I see it, the DJ has the advantage of cute cut-sheet paper handling, and
appears to be cheaper in the ink department - HP say 500 LQ pages per
cartridge, compared with Canon's 1 million LQ characters (which I guess is
about 350 pages).

The BJ is slightly faster for text, but may be slower than the DJ for graphics
(since the DJ supports graphics compression).  Paper feed is faster, and
the 360 dpi resolution results in slightly better print.

Thanks,
Andrew Herbert