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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] 600x600 printer resolution it's OK ?

From: "Stefan Trethan" <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2006-02-07

On Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:18:18 +0100, adicont2 <adicont2@...> wrote:

> I intend to buy a inkjet printer and I have 2 options: CanonIP1500 and
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> HP DJ3940.
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> Both printer have 4800x1200 color resolution but Canon have only
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> 600x600 black and white resolution (HP have 1200x1200 rendered B/W
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> resolution).I read some rewiews about those models and the "winner"
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> (in photo quality terms)is Canon.
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> So I'm confused...It's OK 600x600 or should I choose the HP?
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> Adrian


I found 600x600 to be sufficient, underetching is probably getting you
earlier here than resolution does.
However, if i could choose, i would take a 1200dpi printer. Mine was
advertised as 1200, but it is "fake" dpi.

ST