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From: david@ukma.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.periphs,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Dot Matrix Printers - request for info
Message-ID: <7602@g.ms.uky.edu>
Date: Sat, 31-Oct-87 11:07:15 EST
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Posted: Sat Oct 31 11:07:15 1987
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References: <208@tsc.dec.com> <1342@rtech.UUCP> <1943@homxc.UUCP>
Reply-To: david@ms.uky.edu (David Herron -- Resident E-mail Hack)
Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences
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In article <1943@homxc.UUCP> rps@homxc.UUCP (R.SHARPLES) writes:
>In article <1342@rtech.UUCP>, brent@rtech.UUCP (Brent Williams) writes:
>> From article <208@tsc.dec.com>, by pete@tsc.dec.com (Pete Schmitt):
>> > I am in the market for a dot matrix printer for my 6300+, but
>> > would like to get some recommendations on them. Particularly
>> > the 24 pin models because I need high resolution graphics,
>> > but I can't afford the laser or ink jet technology.  I don't
>> > want to spend more then $500.  Any help out there?
>PC Magazine reviewed the Toshiba 351, NEC P6 and Epson LQ800.  They 
>liked the LQ800 NLQ text appearance best but the P6 won overall.
>We have P6s and LQ800s around here.  The P6 is quieter and easier to
>control.

Well, I've been doing a similar search and have pretty much settled
on the P6 (tho', the Toshiba 351 looks good too)

Note that the PC Magazine reviewed the P9, not the P6.

Why didn't the PC Magazine review list the Most Important Spec ??
(resolution in dots-per-inch).  I only know the resolutions for 
the printers in the Elek-Tek catalog.  Of those, the NEC P6 is
the best coming in at 360x360 dpi!

Toshiba's are a measly 180x180 or 180x360 ...

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