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Rates 50- and 66-Mhz 486DX and 486DX2 systems using DOS, Windows and Unix operating systems. Trends in design; Features, functions and accessories; Model; Ease of use; Price; Winners and runners-up; Advice and recommendations; Manufacturer; Contact information. INSETS: Unsafe at any speed?;How to use this guide.;Made to order.;Disk caches: Where to put your memory.

Offers suggestions for computer users who need a computer printer for presentations output. Print quality most important issue; Speed also an important consideration; Black-and-white high-quality output with laser printers; Prices; Types of printers to consider for color output; QMS 860 offers top speed and quality; Low-cost Epson Stylus 800; Canon BJC-800 the best color printer; More. INSETS: Trust your eye.;The problem of color..

Presents a chart of the features of 126 printers tested by the `Byte' Lab. Manufacturer and printer model; Speed; Quality rating; Price; How to get more information; Byte Best winners include Mannesmann Tally Corp.'s MT 360, Epson America Inc.'s ActionLaser 1000, Hewlett-Packard Co.'s LaserJet 4M and others.

Discusses the issues a computer user should consider when buying a printer for graphic arts jobs. Types of graphics output printers are used for; Color needs; Guidelines for balancing resolution, color capability and cost; LaserMaster Unity 1200XL the best overall printer; Epson Stylus 800 the lowest-price printer; Dataproducts Jolt PS the best color printer; More. INSETS: New from XLI: High res, low price.;Does your printer need a hard disk?.

Discusses the issues to be considered when choosing a printer for word processing jobs. What printers for word processing should be capable of; Trends in word processing printers; Comparing speed and print quality; Confusing nature of the two types of resolution available; Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4M best overall for speed and quality; Low-cost Epson Stylus 800; QMS 860 offers highest print quality; More. INSET: Are built-in fonts better?.

Reviews the computer software The Cartoon History of the Universe. Price; Vendor contact point.

Evaluates IBM's ThinkPad 701C subnotebook. Split keyboard offered; Use of Intel 486DX2/50 processor; Closest competitor; Advantages offered by the split keyboard feature; Screen features; Audio and telephony features.

Features `Byte' magazine's criteria in testing printers in its May 1994 issue. Performance; Print quality; Features; Test configuration; Contributors.

Evaluates the TravelMate portable computer from Texas Instruments. Description; Features; Price.

Discusses issues computer owners should consider when purchasing a printer for CAD applications. Wide-range of output devices required; Individual requirements for each CAD application; Importance of paper size; Color printers; QMS 860 the best overall CAD printer; Epson Stylus 800 the lowest-priced computer; Okidata ML 590 the best color printer; Details.

Discusses the issues a computer owner should consider when buying a portable printer. For use with a notebook computer; Size and speed considerations; Printing methods; Lexmark IBM 4070 IJ the best overall portable printer; Eastman Kodak Diconix 701 P the lowest-priced printer; More.

Discusses issues a computer user should consider when buying a printer for workgroups. Laser printers; Ease with which the printer can switch emulations; Emulation-sensing technology; Identifying print jobs; High price of network printers; HP LaserJet 4Si MX the best overall network printer; Dataproducts LZR 1560 the lowest-priced printer; More. INSET: How to connect your network printer..

Discusses the issues computer users should consider when buying a printer for spreadsheet output. Ability to handle oversize paper; Flattering hard copy; Benefits of laser printers; Epson ActionLaser 1000 the best overall printer; Canon BJ-200 lowest priced; More.

Discusses the issues a computer user should consider before buying a printer for desktop publishing programs' output. Print quality the most important consideration; Speed; Why only PostScript printers should be considered; QMS 860 offers best overall print quality and speed; Low-cost Epson Stylus 800; Typeset-quality output from the LaserMaster Unity 1200XL.

Discusses the type of printer needed to produce multipart inventory reports, invoices or shipping labels. Dot-matrix printer required; Speed and efficient paperfeed mechanism necessary; Other requirements; Prices; Mannesmann Tally MT 360 printer offers highest speed; Okidata ML 590 the lowest-priced printer for multipart forms; More.