3040_3744@uwovax.uwo.ca (11/23/90)
I am advising a friend on printers for a word processing system. I have seen the HP Deskjet 500 and think it would fit the bill. However, I have only seen it in stores and have no idea about its long-term behavior. Does the print quality degrade at all over time? Also since my friend will be doing technical word processing (Word 5.0 or WordPerfect 5.1) how well does the printer support greek characters, how much will it cost to support greek, and how well do these word processors support the printer? Thanks in advance Neil
3040_3744@uwovax.uwo.ca (11/23/90)
Whoops! Sorry about the wrong version numbers on the software. It was a cross-post from comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. No hard feelings? Thanx again Neil
RFM@psuvm.psu.edu (11/23/90)
I'm thinking about buying a HP DeskJet 500 myself. I've talked to the WordPerfect folks, and they have a printer driver for it (is there any printer out there they don't support????). What I don't understand is the font arrangement for it. Courier 10cpi comes built in, and it comes with a CG Times 12-pt, but I think this is a proportional font. If it works like CG Times on a HP LJ II, qou can only line up columns of numbers by tabbing them -- a bummer for me, sometimes. Anyway, the DJ500 received an "Editor's Choice" in the PC Mag annual printer review edition (Nov 13 issue). It comes with a 3-year warranty. If I buy, I'll probably get a Prestige Elite font cartridge to go along.
zhou@brazil.psych.purdue.edu (Albert Zhou) (11/23/90)
How much is it? If under $1000 it's worth considering.
wwtaroli@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Bill Taroli) (11/23/90)
In article <7844.274bd854@uwovax.uwo.ca> 3040_3744@uwovax.uwo.ca writes: >Does the print quality degrade at all over time? Well, only when you run out of ink. You see, each time you replace the ink cartridge you're also replacing the print head. Kinda wierd, but that's the way it works. I've been using my DeskWriter for 4 months now (only had to change the ink once with moderate level of printing) and have experienced absoluttely no problems. -- ******************************************************************************* * Bill Taroli (WWTAROLI@RODAN.acs.syr.edu) | "You can and must understand * * Syracuse University, Syracuse NY | computers NOW!" -- Ted Nelson * *******************************************************************************