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From: ward@chinet.chi.il.us (Ward Christensen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: HP DeskJet printer
Message-ID: <7256@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 23 Dec 88 05:14:54 GMT
References: <29843@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: ward@chinet.chi.il.us (Ward Christensen)
Organization: Chinet - Public Access Unix
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LJ vs DJ: 
 - quality: quite similar.  DJ is more sensitive to the paper quality,
because bad paper will cause the ink to "wick" down the fibers, making it
look a bit like it "splashed".
 - quality: the DJ ink is water soluble.  Smudges if you turn a page with a
licked finger; an envelope in the rain is very bad.  But how often does
your paper get wet?
 - memory: the DJ has 16K standard.  Does all graphics just fine with that.
unlike lasers which have to keep the paper moving once it has started, the
DJ can just print in "bands" and wait for more processing before
continuing.
 - memory: there are font cartridges or memory cartridges FOR SOFT FONTS
(not for graphics or print buffer - 16K is IT!).  I bought soft fonts, but
with my Pagemaker application, I need windows fonts also, so none of the
"add-on" products I've seen so far for soft fonts help - thought the HP
ones work "fine".  BUT, the time to load the fonts, the cost of the soft
fonts plus 2 x 128K RAM cartridges, and the fact I get only 13 of 16 fonts
possible, make me sorry I didn't get the TmsRom & Helv (both "ASCII")
cartridges.  (ASCII means "128 char sets", vs non-ASCII which are 256 char
sets, but don't have as many sizes per cartridge.)
 - speed: no contest.  In draft mode, the DJ is not even 2 pages/min
"quite" - but at 200 CPS draft (100 CPS LQ) it is faster than many matrix
printers.  Depends upon your needs.