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From: jpexg@mit-hermes.AI.MIT.EDU (John Purbrick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: printers
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Date: Wed, 14-Jan-87 23:51:38 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 14 23:51:38 1987
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Summary: Focus Electronics


 > I'm still searching for the right printer for my ST.
> In the January BYTE, page 402, there's an ad from FOCUS Computers where
> it says they'll sell you a Toshiba P321 printer for... $348.50!
> Is that a typo?  That printer costs a LOT more elsewhere: it's a 24-pin
> device..... Has anybody had any dealings with Focus? 

I can't comment on the printer, but I just bought a printer from Focus. It came
in less than a week and is just as advertised. Mine's a Panasonic KXP1080i, it
cost $190 and is adequate for my purposes. Note that 24-pin printers tend not
to include a tractor feed! I thought of a 24-pin model too, but couldn't 
justify the cost to myself. If you deal with the New York outfits,
expect a hard sell on their part for additional stuff (power line monitor, dust
cover, extra paper and ribbon, etc), but I've always won buying the printer
and photo equipment. No problems with extended delivery or ripoffs.

Regarding the price, beware. A glossy magazine's prices will be weeks out of
date, and the vendor won't stand by the advertised price (unless it's higher!).
The dollar just doesn't buy the yen it used to. Get the Sunday New York Times
and look in the second half of the second section--all the dealers advertise
there and the prices are usually good till the following Tuesday.

						--John Purbrick
						jpexg@hermes.ai.mit.edu

ps The Panasonic KXP1080i has a graphics resolution of 72 dots per inch (at
least, that's the highest resolution with equal X and Y resolution).