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From: joel@arizona.edu (Joel Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Laser printer summary- some corrections.
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Date: 17 Nov 88 08:02:38 GMT
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Reply-To: jms@mis.arizona.edu (Joel Snyder)
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Alexis Rosen writes about write-white vs. write-black engines.
Although I don't have enough direct experience with the Ricoh to
really judge whether he's write or not, (whoops...RIGHT or not)
I can say that either of the Apple LaserWriters produce better
output than the Toshiba 26 ppm write-white engine, when it comes
to big black areas.  The LaserWriters tend to be much darker,
but spotty.  The spottiness goes away when you shake the toner
cartridge (at least at our site it does).  The Toshiba is not nearly
as dark, but is always even all the way through, barring scratches
or other miscellaneous debris on the drum.  So, my point is
that it is NOT true that write-white engines are better or worse
than write-black engines, but it IS true that some engines are
better than other engines, particularly in printing large black
areas. 

jms