es1o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Eric Mitchell Snider) (03/14/91)
I just saw the new price list from the computer store at CMU and saw the StyleWriter. Anyway, does anyone have some info on it? How fast is it? How much are ink cartridges? Is there a better printer for a similar price? Eric Snider es1o@andrew.cmu.edu
TAS120@psuvm.psu.edu (Todd Safra) (03/14/91)
Well I just got a chance to test out the new Style Writer ink-jet and I'd have to say that the print quality was excellent. Unfortunately the speed of the printing is certainly lacking. The printer prints 1/2 page per minute at best quality and about a page per minute a faster quality. The printer was able to print very high quality using the true type fonts and should also have good quality printing using ATM for older fonts. The first thing that struck me about this machine was how small it was. This unit can easily fit in your briefcase. I'm not sure of the exact dimensions but from eying it I'd say that it is about Width= 2in, Height= 3 1/2 inches and about a foot in length. I read that not only is the ink cartridge replaced but also the print head everytime that you chance it (retailing about 22.00 a cartridge) which keeps the print quality very high. I'm looking to buy either this machine or the new Personal Laser Writer LS (which prints 4 pages a minute). Before all of the educational discount questions start, I heard a price quote of $368 at my, not including the sheet feeder. The sheet feeder may be included (not sure). Either way, the sheet feeder is really a must for printing using the Style Writer if you want to print more than one page (otherwise you'll be hand load- ing each and everyone.) This sheet feeder increases the size of course, but you'll still find that it takes up much less space than the Imagewritter II printer. Todd Safra The Pennsylvania State University - Geez, anyone wanna offer me a job out there ???
long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) (03/16/91)
Is either the Stylewriter or the new Personal Laserwriter able to use
AppleTalk?
Richard C. Long * long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com
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* long%mcntsh.dec@decwrl.enet.dec.com jwagner@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (Joseph Wagner) (03/16/91)
In article <4144@ryn.mro4.dec.com> long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long) writes: > > Is either the Stylewriter or the new Personal Laserwriter able to use > AppleTalk? > > Richard C. Long * long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com > * ...!decwrl!mcntsh.enet.dec.com!long > * long%mcntsh.dec@decwrl.enet.dec.com NOPE! -- ___________________________________________________________________________ | Joseph Wagner | Life is divided into the horrible | | jwagner@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu | and the miserable - Woody Allen | ___________________________________________________________________________
TAS120@psuvm.psu.edu (Todd Safra) (03/19/91)
The new Style Writer is only able to use the serial port. Oh well :-)
Todd