doug@swing.chorus.fr (Doug Orr) (03/19/91)
I'm interested in buying a printer for a laptop. Can someone give me some information about the canon bubble-jet printer? What are the software packages with which it works? Do you need/can you take advantage of ATM? How does this compare with the HP Deskjet? -Doug (doug@chorus.fr) P.S. Sorry if these questions are a bit fundamental.
bdf45445@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Brian) (03/20/91)
I have the Cannon BJ-10e which I use with my Toshiba T1000SE laptop, and I love it. So far, I have not been able to find any software which directly supports the bj10e, but it emulates the ibm proprinter xl24e or something. I haven't found any software yet that I can't use with my printer, but it would be nice to find a program that can take advantage of the print quality. The printer is great if you don t have a lot of room to keep a printer and if you want a quiet printer. I prints with really good quality, and depending what software you use with it I think it is near the output of the HP deskjet. If you want more details, call 1 800 848 4123 and Cannon will send you a nifty little pamphlet about it. Hope this helps.
jonathan@cs.pitt.edu (Jonathan Eunice) (03/27/91)
bdf45445@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Brian) writes:
I have the Cannon BJ-10e which I use with my Toshiba T1000SE laptop, and I
love it. So far, I have not been able to find any software which directly
supports the bj10e, but it emulates the ibm proprinter xl24e or something.
There is a Microsoft Windows 3.0 driver for the BJ-10e, which works great
with both Word for Windows and Ami Pro. Also, Adobe Type Manager works
great -- PostScript fonts, on the road.
The bad news is that I wouldn't recommend Windows for anyone with less
than a 16 MHz 386, 3 MB of memory, and 40 MB of disk. You can run it
in less, but be happy in less -- I don't know.mark@hpcpbla.HP.COM (Mark Simms) (03/27/91)
The main feature of the Canon printer is that it was originally intended as a portable printer. This makes its design slightly strange as a desk top printer. The paper tray is small and feeding new paper can be slightly awkward. I believe that it requires less desk space than a DeskJet and you can always fold it up again when you are finished. I would be slightly worried about the ruggedness of construction when compared with the DeskJet. The quality of the Canon is excellent, although I have only seen shop demos. It probably has similar (but subtly different) sensitivity to paper type as the DeskJet. The paper feed may be more susceptible to paper type on the Canon as well. If I were buying a desk top printer, I would go for the DeskJet. I trust the mechanical reliability of the HP printer far more than the Canon. Also, there is probably more software support for the DeskJet. Mark Simms ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note that I have no connection with Hewlett-Packard's printer business, other than as a user of their products ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Opinions expressed are my own and are not intended to be an official statement by Hewlett-Packard Company ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Mark Simms Profession: Software Engineer Occupation: Research and Development Organization: Hewlett-Packard Computer Peripherals Division Unix-mail: mark%hpcpbla@hplb.hpl.hp.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------