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Don typed:
> Oh. I assumed that the "CPU speed" referred to the CPU in the
> printer. If it referred to the CPU/memory requirements for the
> computer to which it's connected, then you're right. But a fair
> amount of memory in the printer will still speed up the operation,
> particularly when accessing the printer over the network. BTW, not
> all new laser printers are GDI, not even most of them. Only the
> low-cost lines are, I believe. I don't know of any high-end or
> network printers that are GDI.
>
> Don
>
I think you're right about that. Only low-cost ones are (of course) stupid
ones...
>
> "SleeperMan" <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote in message
> news:uprsc.3605$37.445858@news.siol.net...
>> Don typed:
>>
>>> Your english is very good! Much better than my Italian
)
>>>
>>> The cpu speed isn't very important. The printer manufacturers
>>> usually provide enough cpu speed to keep up with the speed of the
>>> print engine.
>>>
>>> The memory size can be important. The memory is used to store font
>>> data and to store the pages to be printed. A page of graphics can
>>> be several megabytes, so 4MB of memory is very small. 64 MB should
>>> be sufficient for most anything, although large, complex graphics
>>> jobs might print a little faster with more memory. A text printing
>>> job with many different fonts might also benifit from more memory.
>>>
>>> Don
>>>
>>>
>>> "Giuseppe" <jos3ph81@virgilio.it> wrote in message
>>> news:uTfsc.234052$hc5.10025815@news3.tin.it...
>>>> I noticed that when you look at the datasheet of a laser printer,
>>>> you can always see that is specified a processor and ram.
>>>> For example, the printer that I want to buy, has a 66mhz cpu and
>>>> 4mb of ram (4mb is the max ammount of ram for this printer), what
>>>> does it mean?
>>>> I see that there're some laser printer with 64mb ram, what can i do
>>>> whit these 64mb printer that i can't do whit a 4mb printer?
>>>>
>>>> thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ps: excuse my english but I'm italian and I don't speak english
>>>> very well...
>>
>> Not necesarilly. If printer is GDI type(as most newer models are),
>> then it means that it uses CPU from PC and as such it needs fast CPU
>> in order to print large prints, like graphics. Old lasers were
>> constructed so that they loaded entire page into internal memory
>> before actual print (and as such they needed BIG memory, like 32 or
>> 64 M to do that!!!). Newer models uses PC memory and CPU to do that.
>> As a result , they don't need do big internal memory. In short, GDI
>> printers ar stupid ones, as they doesn't contain any decent process
>> unit, but they entirely rely on your PC. So, if you have too slow
>> PC, your print may not be printed succesfully. IN these printers
>> internal memory is used just like buffer, similar as in CDRW drives.
>> They doesn't actually load entire image into it. Note that data
>> transfer is far too slow to transfer image as fast as laser printer
>> can print one page.
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