button@eecs.nwu.edu (Patrick Button) (04/07/89)
I'm currently looking in the market for a low-end 24-pin printer.
I'm not looking for anything particularly fancy - just good letter
quality print, a couple of convenience features, not too noisy and an
average print speed. I figure I can spend around $300. My current
considerations are:
1. ALPS Allegro 24
2. Epson LQ-500
3. Panasonic KX-P1124
4. Star Micronics NX-2400
I'm currently leaning towards the Panasonic because of its paper
handling features and its relatively good print and speed. I would
appreciate it if anyone could give me advice on this (especially owners
of those printers) or any other models I should consider or avoid.
Thanks in advance,
Patrick Button
button@gamma.eecs.nwu.eduthomas-m@hockey.cis.ohio-state.edu (Malcolm Thomas) (04/11/89)
In article <3580011@eecs.nwu.edu> button@eecs.nwu.edu (Patrick Button) writes: > > I'm currently looking in the market for a low-end 24-pin printer. >... >average print speed. I figure I can spend around $300. My current >considerations are: > > 1. ALPS Allegro 24 > 2. Epson LQ-500 > 3. Panasonic KX-P1124 > 4. Star Micronics NX-2400 > > I'm currently leaning towards the Panasonic because of its paper >handling features and its relatively good print and speed. I would If you lean towards the Panasonic for its speed, You'll gravitate and get sucked in by the Okidata for its comparable "warp-speed" mode. NOTE: I have recently bought a Panasonic 1180 (over the comparable but faster Okidata). More features you know. And the fonts are excellent even when not considering that it's a 9-pin. -------------------------------------------------------------------- thomas-m@cis.ohio-state.edu | "Start of witty saying... Dept of Cptr/Inf Sci, CAE 239 | ...witty saying... Ohio-State-U, Columbus, OH 43210| ...end of witty saying."