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From: mhg@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Mark H. Granoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.periphs
Subject: Summary of Printer Recommendations
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Date: 5 Feb 88 19:58:18 GMT
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Reply-To: mhg@mitre-bedford.ARPA (Granoff)
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, Mass.
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Keywords: dot-matrix, NEC, Epson, 24-Pin

Hello again, news-groupies!  I would like to thank all the people who
responded to my request for printer recommendations.  In a word, Epson
was recommended hands down as always dependable.  Unfortunately, they
don't make too many 24-pin models (2 I think) that were reasonably
priced.  The NEC P6 got high marks too.  I happen to have had the
opportunity to have used one and I spoke to people who have P6's and
P7's.  They all concur that it's a very good printer.  If I were asked
the question I posted, I would have to recommend Epson or NEC - Epson
has the reputation, defacto-standard, and model choices, while NEC has
24 pin models, Epson LQ emulation and a similar price (as the Epsons).

Which one did I buy?  I hunted for the best price and ordered the NEC
P6 from Warehouse Data Products in Arizona (800-421-3135).  I also
ordered the bi-directional tractor feed.  Their prices were:

	NEC P6 Parallel Printer		$419.00
	Bi-directional Tractor Feed	 105.00

The next best price on the printer I found was $425 from Telemart and
Silicon Specialities.  (Interestingly, their price for the tractor
feed was $99; I couldn't make any deals with Warehouse Data Products
to save 6 bucks. :-).

Thanks again for the recommendations.

Regards-

-Mark H. Granoff