> Now just in the past few weeks I have seen a slew of cheap old Mac printers > in thrift shops & pawn shops... Can someone take a few moments to expound on the > relative merits of such printers as Personal LaserWriters (could have had > one for $5 yesterday)
At the risk of jinxing one of my greatest dumpter dives, I pulled a Personal Laser Writer 300 from a pallet bound for the trash heap, and was simply thrilled when it even worked -- and that was a couple of years ago. I have printed reams of text documents on it without a hitch. I searched and searched for a command or start-up switch to let me know how many pages had already been printed, but never could find any info, so I just decided I'd use it 'til it quit. Faster, quieter than old inkjets, good text and no smudges or sloppy lines. Low memory, so some page layouts can be troublesome. Power-save shuts it down when not in use -- I imagine mine has been plugged in and power-on for most of these 2 years. I wonder if it's possessed, or if I made a deal with the devil that I don't recall. (Oh yeah, I refused to make a deal with the devil -- that's why I have to dive for Apple stuff.) jkj -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
