laser vs ink-jet questions

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1 total messages Started by Al Fencl Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:54

Author: Al Fencl
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:54

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Hi,

	Note and Excuse: I am posting this to multiple news groups
since I have some questions that may or may not be specific to
different groups.  Please excuse the cross-posting.  Also, please
respond to me via email since I don't regularly read all the groups.

	
	I am considering purchasing a new printer for my DOS system.
I currently am using a dot-matrix printer and definitely want
something better.  My question is basically which is "better": a laser
printer (i.e., laser-jet) or Ink-jet printer.  When I say "better", I
am looking for information on:

      * Quality of output -- I know laser printers are GREAT, but
	how does the quality of a good Ink-jet printer compare.
	Would I regret it if I went with an ink-jet?

      * Cost (both initial and maintenance) -- From what I have seen,
	ink-jet printers are SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper than laser
	printers.  I also understand that the toner cartridges for
	laser printers are fairly expensive.  Is this true?  How
	often do the toner cartridges need to be replaced?  How
	often do ink-jet printers need ink?  How expensive is that?
	
      * Compatibility -- Most of the software I have seen lately
	supports several types of laser printers (specifically, the
	HP laser-jet series and postscript).  How common is support
	for ink-jet printers?
	
      * Compatibility revisited -- I do alot of work in LaTeX and
	would need to find a dvi2?? program to print my dvi files on
	the ink-jet printer.  Does anybody have any experience with
	such a program?  A possibly related question might be
	whether any ink-jet printers support postscript (with some
	sort of upgrade possibly).

Those are pretty much the questions I have right now.  If anybody has
any suggestions or preferences, I would love to hear them.  Please
respond via email since I don't subscribe to all the newsgroups I am
posting this to.

Thanks in advance.

Al
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