Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!hockey.cis.ohio-state.edu!thomas-m From: thomas-m@hockey.cis.ohio-state.edu (Malcolm Thomas) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Recommendations on 24-pin printers Message-ID: <42831@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Date: 11 Apr 89 16:16:22 GMT References: <3580011@eecs.nwu.edu> Sender: news@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Reply-To: Malcolm Thomas Organization: Ohio State University Computer and Information Science Lines: 27 In article <3580011@eecs.nwu.edu> button@eecs.nwu.edu (Patrick Button) writes: > > I'm currently looking in the market for a low-end 24-pin printer. >... >average print speed. I figure I can spend around $300. My current >considerations are: > > 1. ALPS Allegro 24 > 2. Epson LQ-500 > 3. Panasonic KX-P1124 > 4. Star Micronics NX-2400 > > I'm currently leaning towards the Panasonic because of its paper >handling features and its relatively good print and speed. I would If you lean towards the Panasonic for its speed, You'll gravitate and get sucked in by the Okidata for its comparable "warp-speed" mode. NOTE: I have recently bought a Panasonic 1180 (over the comparable but faster Okidata). More features you know. And the fonts are excellent even when not considering that it's a 9-pin. -------------------------------------------------------------------- thomas-m@cis.ohio-state.edu | "Start of witty saying... Dept of Cptr/Inf Sci, CAE 239 | ...witty saying... Ohio-State-U, Columbus, OH 43210| ...end of witty saying."