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From: Classic_-_Concepts@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: LaserWriter NT printer driver
Message-ID: <26510@cup.portal.com>
Date: 2 Feb 90 03:32:22 GMT
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> Incidentally, why did you buy an Apple Postscript printer?  They are the
> bottom of the heap ....
 
Lots of reasons:
  
    1.  I got an excellent price on a brand new one.
    2.  There is a very good local dealer which answers all my questions,
        treats me courteously, gives me package deals on accessories like
        toner, cables (cheaper than I can make them myself), etc.  I
        purchased from him.
    3.  I have used a LOT of different laser printers in doing consulting
        jobs.  I have found the LaserWriters to be reliable and well-
        constructed in hundreds of hours of using them.
    4.  I am very fussy about output.  Most of the printers I would prefer
        to have are in the $15,000 range, but I don't exactly have that
        much to throw around.  I was NOT satisfied with the printouts from
        other laser printers in the same price range that I paid for this
        one.  The fonts on many of them are poor clones.  I notice the
        difference right away.  I had a lot of friends show me printouts
        from non-Postscript printers as well.  To them there was no differ-
        ence.  To me, there was a HUGE drop in quality.
    5.  I like the design of the NT.  It is more compact than many of the
        competitors (and smaller than the older LaserWriters).  I can even
        lift the beast myself, without hiring an army  (hmm, although hiring
        an army might be kind of fun).
                                        JP (LadyHawke@cup.portal.com)