Greg.Smith@p11.f477.n104.z1.METRONET.ORG (Greg Smith) (01/12/91)
In a message to All <11 Jan 91 22:10> "michael Graff" wrote:
"G> The HP Deskjet 500 is now selling for under $500, list price is $729.
"G> HP is now selling its water-resistant ink cartidges, too.
"G> I'm in exactly the same situation, trying to decide between a $500
"G> Deskjet and a $600-700 Okidata 400 "laser" (LED actually) printer.
"G> Like all other cheap lasers, the Oki has only 512K, requiring a
"G> memory upgrade to do full page 300 dpi graphics. A 1M upgrade
"G> for the Oki is another $200 or so. The Deskjet will do full-page
"G> graphics with no memory upgrade.
I would recommend the DeskJet. I have an original deskjet here, and am not disappointed with it. It is a great buy. Supposedly with the Plus and 500 they are even faster, and can have more memory. BTW, do you know if the water resistand cartridges will work in a non 500 series dj?
Greg
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