From: jmunkki@vipunen.hut.fi (Juri Munkki)
Subject: Re: Stylewriter vs. HP Deskwriter, which one should I buy 
Reply-To: jmunkki@vipunen.hut.fi (Juri Munkki)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1992 19:15:56 GMT

In article <1992Jun22.144933.7183@uni-paderborn.de> mac@dwaihir.cadlab.de (Martin Cordsmeier) writes:
>I would like purchase a new printer for my Mac LC II. Which one should I buy?
>The Apple Stylewriter or the HP Deskwriter? I need the printer only for 
>printing text documents, not for images. What are the advantages and
>disadvantages of the printers?

Here are the advantages and disadvantages as I see them:
(SW = StyleWriter, DW = DeskWriter)

	- The SW has slightly higher resolution.
	- The SW has a straight paper path, so you can use thick paper
	  and thick envelopes.
	- The SW has a small footprint.
	- The SW ink is water soluble.

	- The DW is probably more robust.
	- The DW is a network printer.
	- The DW can use non-soluble ink.
	- You can get a color version of the DW.

I currently don't have a printer. I used to have a StyleWriter at work
and I really liked it.

At the moment, if I had to choose a printer, I would probably go for
the DeskWriter C. The interesting thing is that there's a color version
of the StyleWriter mechanism, but so far Apple hasn't released a color
version of the StyleWriter. I've been waiting for this to happen and
I plan to wait a while longer, since I do not acutely need a printer.

I really want the color output capability and the straight paper path.
A higher resolution, small footprint and networkability would be
additional bonuses.

So, I would really like a StyleWriter with coor and localtalk or a
DeskWriter C that can print on cardboard.

-- 
  Juri Munkki					       Windsurf: fast sailing
 jmunkki@hut.fi					      Macintosh: fast software


Date: Tue, 23 Jun 92 19:10:37 CDT
From: Michael Sorokowski <umsoroko@ccu.UManitoba.CA>
To: mac@dwaihir
Subject: Re: Stylewriter vs. HP Deskwriter, which one should I buy 

In comp.sys.mac.hardware you write:

>I would like purchase a new printer for my Mac LC II. Which one should I buy?
>The Apple Stylewriter or the HP Deskwriter? I need the printer only for 
>printing text documents, not for images. What are the advantages and
>disadvantages of the printers?

>What kind of fonts do I need to work with this printers (true type, bitmap)?
>Do I get problems if I want to redirect a document to a postscript file 
>for printing on a laser writer. (We have Apple laser writers hooked up on 
>Sun Workstation in the office.

>Thank you in advance

A StyleWriter is great for the price.  It produces excellent quality and
is extremely portable because of its size.

The HP DeskWriter, however, prints a little faster.  It also has an Appletalk
connection (which the StyleWrite does not have), which allows printer sharing
(with System 7.x).

You decide.  The HP is only about $100 more than the StyleWriter.  Is the
extra speed and the AppleTalk connection worth $100 to you?!

Oh yeah, the quality on the HP is also better.



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