Personal LaserWriter 300

The Personal LaserWriter 300 was a compact monochrome laser printer from the LaserWriter series that was released by Apple Computer for the home office market in June 1993.
==Description==
The 300 could print at a resolution of 300-dpi from a Canon LBP-PX print engine that could output 4 pages-per-minute with a rated life of 100,000 pages.Personal LaserWriter 300, Low End Mac. 1993-06-01. It is compatible with HP LaserJet 4ML toner cartridges.Reviews: Personal Laser Printers by Margie Wylie, Macworld p.56-57. 1994-05.
Like the Personal LaserWriter LS before it, costs were reduced by eliminating LocalTalk networking and PostScript support. The printer can still be networked through GrayShare software, which requires a host Macintosh computer to do so. It did not contain a processor to rasterize images and also relied on a Mac to do such with QuickDraw. Adobe Type Manager or System 7's TrueType support was necessary for reproduction of scalable outline fonts. The data would then be compressed and transmitted through the serial port at 57.6 kbps (slower than LocalTalk's maximum of 230.4 kbps). The smaller enclosure weighed about half as much as early Personal LaserWriter models with lower power consumption and cost in exchange for a shorter life expectancy.New Products, Computerworld p.48. 1993-08-09.
==Discontinuation==
The 300 was discontinued in September 1994 and was superseded by the 600-dpi LaserWriter 4/600 PS.LaserWriter 4/600 PS, Low End Mac. 1995-06-01. A higher-output alternative was the LaserWriter Select 360.LaserWriter Select 360, Low End Mac. 1993-10-01.
==References==
==External links==
*Personal LaserWriter 300 at Apple (archived 1998-01-10)
**Personal LaserWriter 300:Technical Specifications at Apple Support
**Personal LaserWriter 300, 320, 4/600 PS (PDF) by Apple Service Source (mirrored)
*Personal LaserWriter 300 specs at CNET
*Personal LaserWriter 300 at madeApple
*Personal LaserWriter 300 at the North East Florida Educational Consortium
Category:1993 introductions