Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ukma!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!spool.mu.edu!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!cad4.lbl.gov!rob From: rob@cad4.lbl.gov (Barracuda) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Ink jets - HP DeskJet 500 vs Canon BJ 300 Message-ID: <14362@dog.ee.lbl.gov> Date: 17 Jun 91 19:59:04 GMT References: Reply-To: rob@cad4 (Barracuda) Distribution: comp Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Lines: 36 X-Local-Date: Mon, 17 Jun 91 12:59:04 PDT In article herbie@sol0.cs.monash.edu.au (Andrew Herbert) writes: >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. I've been looking at the same two printers, and I think I've pretty much decided to go with the HP. Better print you say? Have you SEEN the Cannons print? When I saw the print from one, I wasn't really impressed -- it looked no better than an ordinary 24-pin dot matrix printer, with barely visible white lines between each row -- yech! The print from the DeskJet 500, on the other hand, looked pretty good. I still havn't seen graphics from the Bubblejet, so I can't say how that looks. Another appeal to anyone else who's compared these two printers -- what are your observations about these two? > >Thanks, >Andrew Herbert Yeah, thanks. -- +-----------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------+ | Rob McNamara | This space intentionally | Lankhmar BBS | | rob@cad4.lbl.gov | left blank | (415) 930-9319 | | Lawrence Berkeley Lab | | 1200/2400/9600 HST |