[H-GEN] Postscript Printers

[Jason Henry Parker]

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On Tue, May 29, 2001 at 05:34:33PM +1000, Frank Brand wrote:

> printer. JHP noted that Plugged In bought an HP laser printer for around
> $700...that would be an 1100 or its successor the 1200 but I suspect that
> that printer was not a PS printer.

Frank, the HP1200 (the 1100 isn't available new any longer) *is* a
PostScript printer:  the page for it on HP's website[2] says it does
PostScript at level 2, and that is what I'mm sending it.  (For reference,
it also talks PCL6 and PCL5e.)

> is the 6P with a PS chip. That is why I suggested that those on limited
> budgets seeking the genuine article could do worse than look at a second
> hand Brother 10h (HPLJ 4,PostScript clone) obtainable for less than $100 or
> a second hand LJ 4M.

That's great, but I think you'll find the reason they cost so
much less is (a) they're new, and (b) the 10h prints at 600dpi (see
http://www.brother.com/pub/printers/advanced_doc/control.pdf, revision C,
section 2.2 [1]) whereas the 1200 prints at, well, 1200dpi.  (And does
a wonderful job, too, might I add---the print quality is amazing.)

> I recently saw an LJ 4M (the M indicates Mac suitable

Oh, and look, the LJ 4M also prints at 600dpi:

http://www.acn.purdue.edu/NewsLetter/98/February/HPLJ4000.html

You get what you pay for.

jason

[1] : Specifically:

 `2.2 resolution

    The resolution of the HL-10h printer is 600 dots per inch. When a line
    spacing or graphic cannot be implemented exactly at 600 dots per inch
    the printer prints the closest possible approximation to the specified
    image using 600 dots per inch.'

[2] : http://www.pandi.hp.com/pandi-db/prodinfo.product_specs?product=laserjet1200&Region=non_us
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