>1) >There are 2 models of the 1300, one with ethernet >built in, which is $200 more expensive than the other. >There are external "print server" boxes which sell for >$50 and feed the parallel signal to the printer while >offering an ethernet socket to the network. Do you >think the "overhead" of the "server box" would be >noticable to a typical "moderate" user like myself? (I >have so many places I could put the $150 difference in >cost, assuming that I could live with the results.) >
For the setup you have the external box will have enough overhead. But when you upgrade to another printer with no built-in Ethernet (or if the 1300 breaksdown and you need not be disabled by using spare with no networking) you can just transfer the box. >2) >The model states it uses the HP language to "emulate" >Postscript 2. I only have experience with the >Laserwriter II, which to my understanding uses the >original Postscript. Will the emulater truely be >faithful to a "licensed Postscrip chip" results and >will the overhead questions of emulation noticably bog >down the process? > Generally they work quite well. Spooling pages is what slows down the printing so faster Macs easiliy overcome overhead issues. Charlie -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
