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tlm@iastate.edu (Dr. T.L. Marchioro II) writes:

> In <BuJqE6.EHJ@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) write
> 
> >gsteen@student.business.uwo.ca (Garnet Steen) writes:
> 
> >>     I have a NeXT station and need to buy a laser printer for it.  I 
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> >>Suggestions?
> 
> >Unless you go with one of the 'mini' laser printers (HP IIIP, etc.),
> >you are going to have to look hard to find a cheaper laser printer
> >than the NeXT Laser Printer.  
> >If you have a IIIP with PostScript card, it shouldn't be too hard to
> >make it work- but you will have so much less troubles if you get the
> >NeXT Laser Printer, and it will be a lot faster than most any other
> >solution. (esp. for that price)
> 
> I'd have to second that.  Not only is the price very good for the NeXT LW
> but at 400 dpi and pretty good speed it's also superior in quality to 
> virtually anything else you'd look at.  Maybe high DPI is not important to
> you now, but what about down the line?  Is it worth it to save a few $ now
> when maybe in a couple of years you own something which is inadequate for
> your needs?  
> 
> the one disadvantage to the NeXT printer, obviously, is that it's a "dumb"
> printer which has to be used off a NeXT,  but since you already have the 
> NeXT. . . . . 
> 
> tom
> 
> 


      Well, everyone who has responded (including the private e-mail I 
received) had come down pretty solidly on the side of the NeXT printer.  
I hadn't looked around too much but was thinking about third party, what 
with the prices NeXT charges for memory and hard drives.  I wondered if 
maybe their laser was overpriced too.  But, I think you are all correct - 
the quality and seemless integration are probably worth it.  Now, a 
fax/modem...

gsteen@student.business.uwo.ca (Garnet Steen)
Western Business School  --  London, Ontario