Re: Which printer?

[nina jones <ddi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Our tech guru is "no longer with the company" so I'm stuck trying to
> figure out a printer replacement.
>
> What type of printer would you use to replace a 5225.  The most
> important consideration is that the speed has to be at least as fast as
> the 5225.  I've looked at various printers but most give performance
> data as CPS and I don't know how to convert this for comparison.
>
> Also, do you have a good vendor or do you just deal directly w/IBM.

if i recall, there were 4 models of the 5225. what was the lpm you wanted to
match?  also, did you print in condensed print much?  doesn't that slow down the
5225 considerably?

for the conversion, you take the cps, multiply that by 60 for cpm, then divide 
it
by the # of characters per line you'd average.  so if the printer is say, 400
cps, and you average 100 characters per line, it would be 240 lpm.  (400*60/100)

did you want to stay with matrix, did you want to switch to a laser, or a
combination of both?  i'd consider getting a laser, and a less heavy duty matrix
printer to replace it.

nj
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