Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!bellcore!rutgers!usc!cs.utexas.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!bionet!apple!apple.com!parent From: parent@apple.com (Sean Parent) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: DeskJet, PaintJet and DeskWriter Message-ID: <3581@internal.Apple.COM> Date: 15 Aug 89 17:40:09 GMT Sender: usenet@Apple.COM Organization: Apple Computer, Inc. Lines: 28 References:<9291@pwcs.UUCP> <780033@hpvcfs1.HP.COM> In article <780033@hpvcfs1.HP.COM> rickk@hpvcfs1.HP.COM (Rick Klaus) writes: > >We went the "real cheap" route and bought a lowly DeskJet. They can now > >be had for $500 or even less. With the MacPrint driver they offer > >everything we'd use in the MUCH more expensive DeskWriter except for > >speed. Our printing demands are simply not high enough to justify the > >much greater expense. Since MacPrint supports both the built-in and > >cartridge fonts of the DeskJet (neither of which are available on the > >DeskWriter), we can actually get the same speed out of our DeskJet as > >a DeskWriter by using them. > > The DeskJet is cheaper, but the speed is SO much slower that it is almost > unbearable. As for cartridge fonts speeding things up, you are throwing > WYSIWYG out the window when you try to mix Mac fonts and graphics with > printer fonts. Orange Micro just anounced the Grappler LX. This is basicaly a Grappler LQ but the serial to parallel converter operates at 57.6K baud. This will replace the Grappler LQ. It was built mostly for the DeskJet+ that can print quickly from parallel but the serial port cannot go above 19.2K baud. There is suppose to be very little speed improvement from a Mac+ or SE but the speed is very good from a MacII or SE/30. About 1 page every 1 to 2 minutes I believe. I gotten my hands on one to try it out yet but it might be worth looking at. Sean Parent Disclaimer: I used to work at Orange Micro so ...