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- From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
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- Subject: Summary: HP Deskjet 500C vs. 550C
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:08:54 GMT
- Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
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- I received a number of replies on the HP 500C vs. 550C question
- I posted a couple of days ago. Thanks to all who replied.
-
- The major difference between the two is that, while both come
- with two cartridges (color and black), the 550C has both
- installed at once, and can thus use both in the same printout.
- The 500C only holds one cartridge at a time; you have to change
- them. (A simple procedure, that takes less than 10 seconds.) Thus,
- you can only use one cartridge for any particular print job.
- For color print jobs that need some black, the black is a combination
- of the colors (and isn't quite black, but a very dark green).
-
- The 550C can apparently also print slightly farther into the
- margins, and has a bigger buffer.
-
- One other note on the 500C: when the black cartridge is installed,
- it is essentially a 500 (the HP black only inkjet),
- and prints as well as a 500.
-
- Approximate prices (at CompUSA):
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- 500 $380
- 500C $495
- 550C $695
-
- Based on all this, I bought a 500C. This is for home use, and
- I couldn't justify $200 given that the color, for me, was a toy
- (it was only a bit more than the black printer, so it would
- be fun to have and use every now and then). If I were
- producing lots of color graphics for presentations, I'd
- probably have gone with the 550C. But, since I don't use
- color very often, and the cartridges really are easy to
- change, I'm quite happy with the 500C.
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- Jim Mann
- Stratus Computer jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
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