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Re: Laser vs. impact (was Re: tex v. WP5.1 )

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From: Paul Colley
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 03:52
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In article <1992Aug22.161004.1@linus.claremont.edu>
dhosek@linus.claremont.edu writes:

>                     [...] impacts and inkjets have their speed
>measured in minutes per page rather than pages per minute. Not to
>mention the fact that a laser printer won't keep the neighbors up
>if you're printing late at night.

My HP DeskJet 500 prints my thesis at an average of 35 seconds per
page, which ranks right up with supposed 4ppm cheap laser printers
(which I find typically can't print anything but blank pages in 15
seconds).

And the DeskJet is certainly no noisier than a laser printer!

Plus, no obnoxious fumes.

And print quality really is 300 dpi on the DeskJet.

To be fair, there is one downside:  You have to try different brands
of paper to find one that gives the best quality.  Laser printers
are much less fussy about the type of paper they are fed.


I have no connection to HP, I'm just a happy user.

- Paul Colley
University:  colley@qucis.queensu.ca
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From: pacolley@ember.UUCP (Paul Colley)
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Subject: Re: Laser vs. impact (was Re: tex v. WP5.1 )
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Date: 23 Aug 92 03:52:17 GMT
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