adjones@mcnc.org (Amy D. Jones) (03/07/89)
Hi all,
I would like to know if anyone on the net here has any input concerning the
ALPS Allegro 24 (a new 24-pin printer). There's a review of it in the current
Computer Shopper which sounded interesting, so I looked it up at The Printer
Showcase when I was in Atlanta the other day. The sample graphics output they
showed me was great--360x360 & no streakiness at all in the output--NONE! The
sample text, however, wasn't quite as nice as that from the NEC 5200 (which
I'm also looking at). I only saw one font from the Allegro (I now know that
it has 3 standard + optional font cards), so I'm wondering if (hoping that)
the other fonts look better than the one I saw.
Has anyone out there looked at this printer? I'm torn between these two
printers: the NEC 5200--which has great looking text & really good graphics
& costs >$500--and the ALPS Allegro 24--which has GREAT looking graphics
& not-so-great text (for a 24-pin printer) & costs ~$200 less.
Well...so what, you say. Do any of you have your own personal opinions about
the quality of the text or graphics output of either of these printers? I'm
very impressionable, so perhaps you can help me make up my mind.
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