Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hpda!hpcuhb!raphael From: raphael@hpcuhb.HP.COM (Bert Raphael) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: HP Deskjet (was Re: HP Thinkjet portable printer) Message-ID: <9440005@hpcuhb.HP.COM> Date: 28 Apr 89 23:41:17 GMT References: Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino Lines: 15 For $100 more than the Thinkjet, I would go with the Quietjet. It's a bit larger than the Thinkjet, but you get faster draft printing, a near-letter-quality font, better paper handling including adjustable tractor and edge-to-edge printing, a bigger choice of pitches, and both IBM and Epson emulation modes. The print mechanism and cartridge is the same as the Thinkjet's. Outstanding reliability. For either, the so-called plain paper ink is still far inferior to the regular ink with the special paper. Of course, for $200 more than the Quietjet you can now get a Deskjet, with *wonderful* print quality -- but it doesn't have a tractor feed, so might not be practical if you print listings. (Disclaimer-- I'm not in the printer part of HP, but I use lots of HP printers!)