Re: Deskjet vs. StyleWriter, need help!

["Seth D. Kadesh" <thes+@CMU.EDU>]

grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas) writes:
> In article <1993Apr27.190031.42843@urz.unibas.ch> hochstrasse@urz.unibas.ch wr\
> ites:
> >
> >   DESKJET 500 C: Offers color printing (up to now only from a PC, drivers
> >            included; Vitesse color driver for GS has been announced...)
> >            Drawback: You have to change ink cartridges in order to
> >            print true black and color in one document...
> >   DESKJET 550 C: Newest and hottest in the PC world (and most expensive...)
> >            No need of cartridge change to print true black and color
> >            in same doc.
> 
> I have a couple questions about the color DeskJets:
>    How good is the color printing ? 
>    Is the 550c *that* much better to spend the extra $200?
>    How good will the color printing be with the "Harmonie" driver?

I don't know about the driver, but the big difference between the 500c
and the 550c is that the 500c has a black ink cartridge -or- a color
cartridge.  So if you want to print back and color together, you have
to use the color cartridge to simulate black - red, green, and blue
(or whatever the three colors are) dumped on top of each other.  The
result is not a true black, but something more like a dark gray (I
haven't seen the output, so my description may be off a little bit.)

> 
> Also, I see that Apple has a new inkjet, the ColorWriter ($2000).
> It's supposed to render 'true' colors, but what does it work with?
> (i.e. is it Mac only?)

It's Mac only at the moment.  It only has a SCSI interface port, and I
think that all of the image proceesing is done by the computer (ala
the Stylewriter).

I saw some output, and wasn't too impressed.  The colors seemed faded.

I was looking to buy a 550c, but I like the crispness of laser
printers better, so I'm going to buy one of those color laser
printers.  (Yeah, right.  :-)
 
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