LaserWriter 4/600 PS

The LaserWriter 4/600 PS was a compact monochrome laser printer from the LaserWriter series that was released by Apple Computer for the home office market on June 19, 1995.Apple LaserWriter 4/600 PS, Apple Computer. Archived 1998-12-03.Apple Releases Bevy of New Printers by Geoff Duncan, TidBITS. 1995-06-19.
==Description==
The 4/600 PS could print at a resolution of 600-dpi from a Canon LBP-PX print engine that could output 4 pages-per-minute with a rated life of 100,000 pages.LaserWriter 4/600 PS, Low End Mac. 1995-06-01. It is compatible with HP LaserJet 4ML toner cartridges. It utilized FinePrint and PhotoGrade to adjust individual dot sizes to simulate smoother edges and grays produced by higher resolution printers. Memory compression technology allows it to use less RAM while printing complex documents.Reviews: Personal Laser Printers by Margie Wylie, Macworld p.56-57. 1994-05.Apple brings color to LaserWriter by Nicola Miner, InfoWorld p.42. 1994-06-19.
The 16 MHz AMD processor could rasterize images from PostScript Level 2 printer data. It only supported LocalTalk networking over its serial port. Despite the change in branding, the enclosure is the same as that used by latter Personal LaserWriter models.
==Discontinuation==
The 4/600 PS was the last compact laser printer from Apple, with the final model being the LaserWriter 8500 workgroup printer.LaserWriter 8500, Low End Mac. 1993-10-01. A higher-output alternative was the LaserWriter Select 360.LaserWriter Select 360, Low End Mac. 1993-10-01.
==References==
==External links==
*LaserWriter 4/600 PS at Apple (archived 1997-12-10)
**LaserWriter 4/600 PS:Technical Specifications at Apple Support
**Personal LaserWriter 300, 320, 4/600 PS (PDF) by Apple Service Source (mirrored)
**Developer Note: LaserWriter 4/600 PS Printer (PDF) by Steve Schwander (mirrored)
*LaserWriter 4/600 PS at Apple Matters
*LaserWriter 4/600 PS at madeApple
*LaserWriter 4/600 PS at the North East Florida Educational Consortium
*Apple LaserWriter 4/600 at Open Printing
Category:1995 introductions