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List of Apple printers

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Apple has produced several lines of printers in its history, but no longer produces or supports these devices today. Though some early products use thermal technology, Apple's products can be broadly divided into three lines: ImageWriter (dot matrix), LaserWriter (PostScript laser), and StyleWriter (thermal inkjet).

Early products

Apple's first printer was the Apple Silentype, released in June 1979, shortly after the Apple II Plus. The Silentype was a thermal printer, which used a special paper and provided 80 column output. Also compatible with the Apple III, the Silentype was a rebranded Trendcom 200.

The Apple Dot Matrix Printer (often shortened to Apple DMP) is a printer manufactured by C. Itoh and sold under Apple label in 1982 for the Apple II series, Lisa, and the Apple III. Apple followed this release with a Qume daisy wheel engine, the Apple Letter Quality Printer (also known as the Apple Daisy Wheel Printer), in January 1983. This printer could print at forty characters per second. Also in 1983, Apple released its only plotter, the Apple Color Plotter. This printer moved and rotated four color pens along the horizontal axis, the device moving the paper into order to allow its pens to render along the vertical axis. The Apple Scribe Printer was a thermal transfer printer, first introduced in 1984 alongside the Apple IIc for a relatively low retail price, and compatible with the Apple IIe computer.

ImageNameTypeInterfaceDPIIntroducedDiscontinuedNotes
[[File:Apple SilenType.jpg125pxSilentype]]SilentypeThermalserialN/AUses nonstandard DE-9 pinout
[[File:AppleDotMatrixPrinter.jpg125pxDMP]]Dot Matrix PrinterDot MatrixparallelN/Aurl=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1983-05/1983_05_BYTE_08-05_The_Electronic_Office#page/n1/mode/2uptitle=Gutenberg would be proud.date=May 1983journal=Inside Applepublisher=BYTE Magazinevolume=8number=5access-date=August 20, 2015}}
Daisy Wheel PrinterDaisy WheelserialN/Aurl=http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-ii-documents/apple-daisy-wheel-printer/title=Apple Daisy Wheel Printerdate=2014website=Apple II Scansarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814062715/http://www.apple2scans.net/apple-ii-documents/apple-daisy-wheel-printer/archive-date=14 August 2014url-status=deadaccess-date=20 August 2015}}
[[File:Apple Color Plotter crop (7154380074).jpg125pxColor Plotter]]Color PlotterPlotterserialN/A
[[File:Apple scribe.jpg125pxScribe]]ScribeThermalserial144Reviewed

Dot-matrix series

Main article: ImageWriter

ImageNameTypeInterfaceDPIIntroducedDiscontinuedNotes
[[File:Apple ImageWriter.jpg125pxImageWriter]]ImageWriterDot matrixserial1449-pin
[[File:Imagewriter ii.jpg125pxImageWriter II]]ImageWriter IIDot matrixserial160x1449-pin
[[File:Apple ImageWriter LQ.jpg125pxImageWriter II]]ImageWriter LQDot matrixserial320x21627-pin, Letter Quality

Laser printer series

Main article: LaserWriter

The LaserWriter was a laser printer with built-in PostScript interpreter introduced by Apple in 1985. It was one of the first laser printers available to the mass market. In combination with WYSIWYG publishing software like PageMaker, that operated on top of the graphical user interface of Macintosh computers, the LaserWriter was a key component at the beginning of the desktop publishing revolution.

ImageNameTypeInterfaceEnginePPMDPIIntroducedDiscontinuedWeightNotes
[[File:Laserwriter.jpg125pxApple Laserwriter]]LaserWriterPostScript
laserserial
LocalTalkCanon
LBP-CX830077 lbs.
[[File:Laserwriter.jpg125pxApple Laserwriter]]LaserWriter PlusPostScript
laserserial
LocalTalkCanon
LBP-CX830077 lbs.
[[File:Apple Laserwriter II.jpg125pxLaserWriter II]]LaserWriter II SCQuickDraw
laserSCSICanon
LBP-SX830045 lbs.
[[File:Apple Laserwriter II.jpg125pxLaserWriter II]]LaserWriter II NTPostScript
laserserial
LocalTalkCanon
LBP-SX830045 lbs.
[[File:Apple Laserwriter II.jpg125pxLaserWriter II]]LaserWriter II NTXPostScript
laserserial
LocalTalkCanon
LBP-SX830045 lbs.
[[File:Apple Laserwriter II.jpg125pxLaserWriter II]]LaserWriter II fPostScript
laserserial
LocalTalkCanon
LBP-SX830045 lbs.
[[File:Apple Laserwriter II.jpg125pxLaserWriter II]]LaserWriter II gPostScript
laserserial
LocalTalk
AAUICanon
LBP-SX830045 lbs.
[[File:Apple Personal LaserWriter LS.jpg125pxPersonal LaserWriter SC]]Personal LaserWriter SCQuickDraw
laserSCSICanon
LBP-LX430032 lbs.
[[File:Apple Personal LaserWriter LS.jpg125pxPersonal LaserWriter NT]]Personal LaserWriter NTPostScript
laserserial
LocalTalkCanon
LBP-LX430032 lbs.
[[File:Apple Personal LaserWriter LS.jpg125pxPersonal LaserWriter LS]]Personal LaserWriter LSQuickDraw
laserserialCanon
LBP-LX430031 lbs.
[[File:Personal LaserWriter NTR.png125pxPersonal LaserWriter NTR]]Personal LaserWriter NTRPostScript
laserserial
LocalTalk
parallelCanon
LBP-LX430029.5 lbs.
[[File:Apple Personal LaserWriter 300.jpg125pxPersonal LaserWriter 300]]Personal LaserWriter 300QuickDraw
laserserialCanon
LBP-PX430015.4 lbs.
[[File:Apple Personal LaserWriter 320.jpg125pxPersonal LaserWriter 320]]Personal LaserWriter 320PostScript
laserLocalTalkCanon
LBP-PX430015.4 lbs.
[[File:Apple LaserWriter Pro 630.jpg125pxLaserWriter Pro 600]]LaserWriter Pro 600PostScript
laserserial
LocalTalk
parallelCanon
LBP-EX860039 lbs.
[[File:Apple LaserWriter Pro 630.jpg125pxLaserWriter Pro 630]]LaserWriter Pro 630PostScript
laserserial
LocalTalk
parallel
AAUICanon
LBP-EX860039 lbs.
[[File:Laserwriter810 large.jpg125pxLaserWriter Pro 810]]LaserWriter Pro 810PostScript
laserserial
LocalTalk
AAUIFuji/Xerox
XP 202080081 lbs.two built-in paper trays
[[File:Apple Laserwriter Select 310.jpg125pxLaserWriter Select 300]]LaserWriter Select 300QuickDraw
laserserialFuji/Xerox
XP 5 (P1)530026 lbs.
[[File:Apple Laserwriter Select 310.jpg125pxLaserWriter Select 310]]LaserWriter Select 310PostScript
laserserial
parallelFuji/Xerox
XP 5 (P1)530026 lbs.
[[File:Apple LaserWriter Select 360.jpg125pxLaserWriter Select 360]]LaserWriter Select 360PostScript
laserserial
LocalTalk
parallelFuji/Xerox
XP 10 (P1)1060029 lbs.
[[File:Apple Laserwriter 16-600 PS.jpg125pxLaserWriter 16/600]]LaserWriter 16/600 PSPostScript
laserLocalTalk
parallel
AAUICanon
LBP-EX1760040 lbs.
[[File:Apple LaserWriter 4-600 PS.jpg125pxLaserWriter 4/600]]LaserWriter 4/600PostScript
laserLocalTalkCanon
LBP-PX4600unknown15.4 lbs.
[[File:LaserWriter-12 640.jpg125pxLaserWriter 12/640]]LaserWriter 12/640 PSPostScript
laserAAUI
LocalTalk
parallelFuji/Xerox
P89312600199726.5 lbs.8 ppm duplex
LaserWriter 8500PostScript
laserEthernet
LocalTalk
parallelFuji/Xerox
P88020600January 199970.4 lbs.11x17 paper tray
[[File:Apple Color LaserWriter 12-600 PS.jpg125pxColor LaserWriter 12/600]]Color LaserWriter 12/600PostScript
laserEthernet
LocalTalk
parallelCanon
LBP-HX12600110 lbs.3 ppm in color
[[File:Apple Color LaserWriter 12-600 PS.jpg125pxColor LaserWriter 12/600]]Color LaserWriter 12/660PostScript
laserEthernet
LocalTalk
parallelCanon
LBP-HX126001997110 lbs.3 ppm in color

Inkjet series

Main article: StyleWriter

The StyleWriter was the first of Apple's line of inkjet serial printers, targeted mainly towards consumers. They produced print quality that was better than the dot matrix ImageWriters, and were cheaper than the LaserWriters. All but a few models contained Canon print engines, a few were rebadged Canon printers, while the last few were rebadged HP DeskJet printers.

The Apple Color Printer was the first color inkjet printer sold by Apple. Introduced in 1993 alongside the StyleWriter II, it was a rebadged Canon BJC-820 printer. Its maximum resolution was 360 DPI and connected to the computer via SCSI. Unlike many inkjet printers of the time, the Apple Color Printer did not suffer from print slowdowns caused by slow communication from the computer performing rasterization, since the SCSI bus is relatively fast. The model was discontinued in 1994 when Apple introduced the Color StyleWriter series of printers.

ImageNameTypeInterfaceEnginePPMDPIIntroducedDiscontinuedWeightNotes
[[File:Apple StyleWriter.jpg125pxStyleWriter]]StyleWritermonochrome
thermal
inkjetserialCanon0.53607.5 lbs.
[[File:Apple StyleWriter II.jpg125pxStyleWriter II]]StyleWriter IImonochrome
thermal
inkjetserialCanon13606.6 lbs.
[[File:Portable-stylewriter-01.jpg125pxPortable StyleWriter]]Portable StyleWritermonochrome
thermal
inkjetparallelCanon0.53604.5 lbs.Cable adapter allowed connection to serial
Color StyleWriter Procolor
thermal
inkjetserialCanon2/0.536011 lbs.
[[File:Apple StyleWriter 1200.jpg125pxStyleWriter 1200]]StyleWriter 1200monochrome
thermal
inkjetserialCanon1360unknown6.6 lbs.
[[File:Apple Color StyleWriter 2400 (5771820891).jpg125pxColor StyleWriter 2400]]Color StyleWriter 2400color
thermal
inkjetserialCanon3360unknown7.9 lbs.LocalTalk option
[[File:Color StyleWriter 2200 perspective.jpg125pxColor StyleWriter 2200]]Color StyleWriter 2200color
thermal
inkjetserialCanon3720x360unknown3.1 lbs.portable
Color StyleWriter 1500color
thermal
inkjetserialCanon3720x360unknown5.5 lbs.LocalTalk option, EtherTalk option
[[File:Apple color StyleWriter 2500.jpg125pxColor StyleWriter 2500]]Color StyleWriter 2500color
thermal
inkjetserialCanon3720x360unknown6.9 lbs.LocalTalk option, EtherTalk option
Color StyleWriter 4100color
thermal
inkjetserial
LocalTalkHP5600unknown11.7 lbs.
[[File:Apple stylewriter 4500.jpg125pxColor StyleWriter 4500]]Color StyleWriter 4500color
thermal
inkjetserial
LocalTalkHP5600unknown11.7 lbs.
Color StyleWriter 6500color
thermal
inkjetserial
LocalTalk
parallelHP8/4600unknown14.3 lbs.EtherTalk option

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