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- From: lilley@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Shannon Lilley)
- Subject: Re: Summary: HP Deskjet 500C vs. 550C
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.191120.3005@spdc.ti.com>
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- References: <1jmormINNm7r@transfer.stratus.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:11:20 GMT
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- In article <1jmormINNm7r@transfer.stratus.com> jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com writes:
- >
- >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):
- >
- >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.
- >
- >---
- >Jim Mann
- >Stratus Computer jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
- >
- I above reason is exactly why I bought my 500C. I'm very pleased with it but I
- also recommend buying the Epson FX-80 emulation cartridge so that you have all
- the bases covered.
-
- Shannon Lilley
- lilley@spdc.ti.com
-
-