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From: paul@cgh.UUCP (Paul Homchick)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Re: PostScript & HP emulation
Summary: NEC LC-890 is a good deal
Keywords: NEC, Hewlett Packard, Laserjet, Postscript
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Date: 4 Jul 88 21:35:55 GMT
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>In article <8805311552.AA12506@brillig.umd.edu>
>       wieland@pur-ee.UUCP (Jeffrey J Wieland) writes:
>
>We are looking for a laser printer that does both PostScript and LaserJet Plus
>emulation.  We have been looking at the NEC Silentwriter LC890.  Does anyone
>have experience with this printer?  Any suggestions for other laser printers?
>

I've had a LC-890 since late February, and I am very happy with it.  It
is well-built, and should last longer than printers based on the Cannon
engine, as NEC claims a life of 600,000 pages.  (The 890 uses a NEC
LCD-array engine).  The postscript works fine with Microsoft Word, Final
Word II and Ventura Publisher, and the HP Laserjet + emulation works
well too.  As a test, I printed one of the Ventura demo documents with
the software configured for a laserjet printer.  The document came out
without a hitch on the NEC in HP emulation mode.

The service is good, too.  The warranty includes 90-days of on-site
repair.  Unfortunately, I needed same, as the main logic board went
south and it wouldn't print at all.  Fortunately, the service fellow
was out the next day to fix it.

Suppiles seem slightly cheaper than the Cannon-types, with a $24 toner
cartridge lasting 3,000 pages, and a $100 drum needing replacement at
7,000 pages.  My one complaint is that large black areas aren't very
black compared to my HP Laserjet Series II.  But if someone tried to
take take this printer away from me, he'd have to fight!
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Paul Homchick                     {allegra | rutgers | uunet} !cbmvax!cgh!paul
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