slightly OT: 600 vs. 1200 dpi

My HP4100 printer (which I use with WinXP computers) claims to print at 1200
dpi. I've been looking at a new all-in-one of another brand that mentions
1200 x 600 dpi. Is it likely that the old printer is printing at 1200 x 1200
dpi? (Is that what the single 1200 means?)

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My HP4100 printer (which I use with WinXP computers) claims to print at
> 1200 dpi. I've been looking at a new all-in-one of another brand that
> mentions 1200 x 600 dpi. Is it likely that the old printer is printing at
> 1200 x 1200 dpi? (Is that what the single 1200 means?)
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jo-Anne
>

Read here about a third of the way down:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...ypeId=18972#A3

Resolution HP FastRes 1200 ** (1200 dpi quality) at engine speed

HP ProRes 1200 (1200 x 1200 dpi) at 25 ppm

Economode for improved print quality over regular dpi selections

600 x 600 dpi at engine speed

** Default setting



Don't know how well the paste will come out, but yes, 1200 dpi means
(1200x1200 dpi) for the 4100.

Unless you are doing studio-quality photos or require extremely sharp
graphics or large print, the (usually) default 600 x 600 is just fine for
normal, everyday office or home printing. For plain text documents, even
less than that is fine and saves ink/toner.
--
SC Tom
-There's no such thing as TMI when asking for tech support.

"SC Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ibao7j$vk0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> My HP4100 printer (which I use with WinXP computers) claims to print at
>> 1200 dpi. I've been looking at a new all-in-one of another brand that
>> mentions 1200 x 600 dpi. Is it likely that the old printer is printing at
>> 1200 x 1200 dpi? (Is that what the single 1200 means?)
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Jo-Anne
>>
>
> Read here about a third of the way down:
>
> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...ypeId=18972#A3
>
> Resolution HP FastRes 1200 ** (1200 dpi quality) at engine speed
>
> HP ProRes 1200 (1200 x 1200 dpi) at 25 ppm
>
> Economode for improved print quality over regular dpi selections
>
> 600 x 600 dpi at engine speed
>
> ** Default setting
>
>
>
> Don't know how well the paste will come out, but yes, 1200 dpi means
> (1200x1200 dpi) for the 4100.
>
> Unless you are doing studio-quality photos or require extremely sharp
> graphics or large print, the (usually) default 600 x 600 is just fine for
> normal, everyday office or home printing. For plain text documents, even
> less than that is fine and saves ink/toner.
> --
> SC Tom
> -There's no such thing as TMI when asking for tech support.
>
>
Thank you, Tom! I'll have see which I'm using on my HP4100. I was curious
about dpi when I noticed that a new, expensive machine would have lower
resolution.

Jo-Anne