From: Gregory W. Blank (gblank@bellatlantic.net)
Date: 03/06/02-10:31:22 PM Z
USB card and older Mac Performa + Epson 1280 don't work been there done
that. Purchased a G4 powerbook three weeks ago instant success. I also have
the 2450 scanner which interestingly enough works with the Performa....
but with the firewire it is soooo much faster. The processor on the Performa
200mhz was just to slow. Amazing what 500mb of ram and and 550 mhz processor
can do. I thiink in general the differance between 288o dpi and 1440dpi is
very small to the eye.
Hope this helps
on 3/6/02 12:47 PM, Katharine Thayer at kthayer@pacifier.com wrote:
> Apologies, Larry and guys, for piggybacking on this thread but I can't
> find the older one that's more pertinent.
>
> After swearing that I would not replace my Epson Photo EX with a printer
> that would print better on Pictorico OHP, I changed my mind and spent
> today researching and deciding on a replacement printer. But when I went
> to order it, I found out that a person with a non-USB Mac is severely
> restricted as to printer choices. The only Epsons that are compatible
> with the Mac serial printer port are the 3000 and its nephew the 1520,
> either of which would be a step down rather than a step up from the EX,
> in my opinion (supported by careful consideration of the spec sheets
> from the three printers).
>
> My purpose here isn't to seek advice; I think I've pretty well covered
> and exhausted the possible options, (one is to install a USB card but I
> understand that can introduce other problems. One is NOT to buy a USB
> Mac, partly because I don't believe in taking drugs simply to cure the
> side effects of other drugs, but mostly because I have six SCSI
> peripherals and so I'm wedded to SCSI for the duration) but to warn
> others with "older" Macs (mine is a G3, which I don't consider ancient
> by any means) what the situation is with regard to printers.
> Katharine Thayer
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