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Re: LaserWriter 4/600 PS: good?

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From: Paul McGrane
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 00:00
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In article <1d6lr46.jwpq2slo2jocN@p13.nas2.is3.u-net.net>,
matti@grnfield.u-net.com (Matthew Greenfield) wrote:

> The LaserWriter 4/600 PS is about to become impossible to buy (in the
> UK, anyway). I've always fancied one because they look like a nice
> 'cheap' postscript printer.
> 
> Does anyone recommend them whole-heartedly or should I look at the
> Hewlett Packard models?
> 
> They thing that concerns me is the RAM. They come with 2mb and are
> difficult/expensive to upgrade. Is 2mb enough for medium range DTP work?
> 
> Many thanks,
> Matti.
> 

It's a nice printer, but with 2MB you may run up against out of memory
errors every so often depending on what you're doing. While even medium
complex pages may come out, you'll want more RAM in it just to be certain.


...Paul McGrane
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Subject: Re: LaserWriter 4/600 PS: good?
Date: 1998/03/28
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