LaserWriter Plus

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On Apr 8, 2005 1:00 AM, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > The 4L and 4ML are stripped-down single-user-oriented printers, not
> > big modular monsters like the IIISi, 4MX, etc.  The internal boards
> > for the 4L and 4ML are entirely different (but the engine is the
> > same).  There is no PostScript SIMM in a 4ML; everything is soldered
> > to the board, plus the 4L has parallel only, and the 4ML has  parallel
> > plus an 8-pin-DIN AppleTalk/LocalTalk connector.
> Which sub-model of 4 DOES take the Postscript SIMM?

The 4-with-nothing-appended, 4+, 4M and 4M+ do. I have one of the latter.

They're physically the same, the Ms just have a network card installed.

To anyone considering buying one of this range: you may wish to avoid
the original non-Plus Laserjet 4 if you pay for your own electricity,
as (TTOBMK) it lacks powersave mode, so will be using full idle power
(~80W) whenever it's on. The Plus models go into powersave mode (11W)
once they've been idle for a short while (display shows 00 POWERSAVE).

Ed.