gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Ralph Seguin) (10/03/90)
Hi. My brother is about to get a HP Deskjet printer. I was wondering if anybody had any recommendations? Where can I obtain a good printer driver (1.3, 2.0)? Where can I get good ink cartridges cheap? Good paper cheap? Is this a good printer? Thanks, Ralph gilgalad@dip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@zip.eecs.umich.edu gilgalad@caen.engin.umich.edu Ralph_Seguin@ub.cc.umich.edu gilgalad@sparky.eecs.umich.edu USER6TUN@UMICHUB.BITNET Ralph Seguin | "You mean THE Zaphod Beeblebrox?" 536 South Forest | Apartment 915 | "No. Haven't you heard, I come in six packs!" Ann Arbor, MI 48104 | (313) 662-4805
paulz@hpspdra.HP.COM (Paul Zander) (10/10/90)
re: HP PaintJet I have borrowed one on several occasions, and am planning to buy my own soon. The driver is standard in 1.3 (and I expect also in 2.0). At 180 dots per inch in X and Y, it makes a good match for the Amiga resolution. Sorry, I can't help with suggestions of where to buy the ink an paper. The guys at HPLabs did a lot of research into inks which give good color and don't jam up the heads. Try experimenting with different kinds of paper. The official PaintJet paper is coated so that the ink dots will not bleed and give the sharpest image. Other papers will cause the ink to spread out. Somethimes this is really a "nicer" effect.
jea@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Joanne Albano) (10/10/90)
Can someone tell me the difference between the HP Paintjet at $1000 and the HP Paintjet XL at about $1900? Thanks, jea@cvs.rochester.edu
rusty@steelmill.cs.umd.edu (Rusty Haddock) (10/10/90)
In some article jea@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Joanne Albano) writes: >Can someone tell me the difference between the HP Paintjet >at $1000 and the HP Paintjet XL at about $1900? Other than the XL having a wide carriage (17-inches?), I really don't know of any differences. -Rusty- -- Rusty Haddock DOMAIN: rusty@mimsy.cs.umd.edu Computer Science Department PATH: {uunet,rutgers}!mimsy!rusty University of Maryland "IBM sucks silicon!" College Park, Maryland 20742 -- PC Banana Jr,"Bloom County"
mshaver@pyrthoth.pyramid.com (Matthew Shaver) (10/12/90)
In article <26922@mimsy.umd.edu> rusty@steelmill.cs.umd.edu (Rusty Haddock) writes: >In some article jea@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Joanne Albano) writes: > >Can someone tell me the difference between the HP Paintjet > >at $1000 and the HP Paintjet XL at about $1900? > >Other than the XL having a wide carriage (17-inches?), >I really don't know of any differences. The XL also has separate ink cartriges for cyan, magenta and yellow which is very nice since I always seem to run out of yellow first with my (non-XL) paintjet. I think the XL also can take plug in cartriges for fonts and to support HP GL/2 plotter language. Matt. (mshaver@pyramid.com)
rrd@hpfcso.HP.COM (Ray Depew) (10/13/90)
> Hi. My brother is about to get a HP Deskjet printer. I was > wondering if anybody had any recommendations? Buy it. > Where can I > obtain a good printer driver (1.3, 2.0)? Most Amiga SW & upgrades in the last 3 years should already have a DJ driver. Also works for the DJ Plus and DJ 500. > Where can I get > good ink cartridges cheap? Try HP. :-) Some people refill their old cartridges with Schaeffer ink and a syringe. I wouldn't recommend it. (We used to do that to the prototypes at InkJet Components Operation, but it mucks up the printhead very quickly.) > Good paper cheap? Use good copier paper from any office supply store. Notice how the copier paper has a "front" side and "back" side? Put it in the DJ "front" side up, so it prints on the "back" side. For classy reports, use good bond paper, either side. > Is this a good printer? Of course it is. Several hundred thousand users can't be wrong. (But read my .sig and see who I work for) Seriously, it's a very good printer, priced lower than most 24-pin dot matrix, but with print quality on a par with LaserJet. True 300 dpi. Actually, the dots are even sharper than the LaserJet dots, since laser toner tends to "fuzz out" on the edges. On some papers, this will give you 300 dpi "jaggies" on your capital A's and other things. With the new water-resistant ink, you don't have to worry anymore about spilling coffee on your printout and rendering it illegible. All in all, I think you & your brother will really enjoy the printer. > Thanks, Ralph You're welcome. Enjoy. Regards Ray Depew HP Colorado IC Division rrd@hpfitst1.hp.com Disclaimer: HP doesn't know I'm telling you this. They think I'm working!
daves@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Dave Scroggins) (10/19/90)
> >Can someone tell me the difference between the HP Paintjet > >at $1000 and the HP Paintjet XL at about $1900? >Other than the XL having a wide carriage (17-inches?), >I really don't know of any differences. Well this isn't exactly true --- The PaintJet uses fanfold paper with manual single sheet/transparenecy mode available. (A/A4 size Z fold) The Paintjet XL, on the other hand, uses cut sheet print media, with automatic loading. It can auotmatically feed transparency film. ( tray holds up to 200 sheets A/A4 or B/A3 sheets of paper or up to 70 sheets of A/A4 transparency film.) -- The XL also has a "presentation mode" for "brighter, more dense colors". (presentation mode is for use with paper only) The XL can accept font cartridges also, including an HP-GL/2 language interpreter cartridge. -- The PaintJet users two ink cartridges, a black and multicolor. The XL users four, black, cyan, yellow, and magenta. -- The PaintJet is powered by an external power module (like the DeskJet). The XL uses your basic power cord. -- The XL takes up about twice the desk space as a regular PaintJet. -- The XL costs ALMOST twice what a regular PaintJet will cost. (based on list price) -- Information obtained from the PaintJet XL User's Guide and HP Test & Measurement Catalog 1990. I normally use a regular PaintJet at work, I can send things over the LAN to a PaintJet XL, although I don't too often, and use a DeskJet at home. (Sometimes I take the regular PaintJet home to use with my Amiga.) DISCLAIMER: I do not work for the part of HP that makes printers. HP does not give me anything if anyone buys a printer. I jsut like the printers. ----- An aside: The HP Test & Measurement Catalog 1990 actually mentions hooking the printers to an AMIGA. The PaintJet XL User's Guide specifies which RS232 cables to use with "Commmodor Amiga 500/1000", and which Centronics cable to use with a "Commodore Amiga 500/2000". I don't know why they were listed like that, rather all three computers for both cables. (The A3000 wasn't out when the book was printed.) But that is the FIRST time I had seen the Amiga mentioned in an official HP document. Dave S.
fhwri%CONNCOLL.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (10/20/90)
It's nice to see that HP acknowledges that Amigas exist; I was talking with
HP Customer Service and the woman was surprised when I informed her that
a company sells a custom driver for my Deskjet+ (Creative Focus' DJHelper,
which is worth EVERY PENNY of its $50 cost--it's FAR more than just a
driver--it's a completely configurable driver, font loader, and much more--
free plug from a satisfied user). There are a LOT of Amiga users who have
Deskjets, and the recent $$$ reductions will only increase that number.
--Rick Wrigley
fhwri@conncoll.bitnet