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From: wg@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (Bill Gieske)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Opinion sought on HP Deskjet Plus
Summary: clammy fingers
Message-ID: <9127@cbnewsm.ATT.COM>
Date: 8 Feb 90 15:27:17 GMT
References: <1990Feb5.225207.6913@wam.umd.edu> <4912.25ce0679@uwovax.uwo.ca>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <4912.25ce0679@uwovax.uwo.ca>, baer@uwovax.uwo.ca writes:
> In article <1990Feb5.225207.6913@wam.umd.edu>, producer@wam.umd.edu (Winthrop D Chan) writes:
> > 1.	I understand that the ink on the Deskjet "smudges" when it is touched
> > 	or when wet.  Has it ever happen to you, if so, is it a major problem?
>  Yup. It smudges when you drop water on the paper.  I don't consider this 
> a major problem.  If you have access to a photocopier, you can always photocopy
> documents and then throw out the original and keep the copy (which won't
> smudge).  It depends on how frequently you expect to spill coffee over 
> documents (I'm usually in a position where I can simply run off another) or
> how frequently you expect to be working with documents out in the rain, I
> suppose. 

It also smudges if your hands tend to be mildly damp or clammy.  Not much,
mind you, but enough to mar the crisp neat appearance rivaled only by a
laser printer.  In the summer, this is a real problem for me.  And with the
hummidity added in, this can be annoying.  If I could see my way clear to
upgrade to a personal laser printer, I'd go for it.  Thus, if I had to choose
between the DeskJet and IIP, I'd go for the latter.  I bought my DeskJet
thinking it, like my trusty C. Itoh 8510, would be around for years and years.
Given its ink smear problem, our relationship is not without missgivings.