CompuServe Messages

The L-200 is fundamentally different from the L-300 in "basic equipment and hardware," since it uses an infrared-light laser diode instead of a red-light gas laser. Because of the longer wavelength of infrared, and poorer imaging quality of infrared-sensitive photo materials, the new generation of diode laser machines produces a fuzzier image (a blurrier spot) than the gas laser machines. The inherent sharpness limitations of the L-200 make it a poorer choice than the L-300 for producing halftones and screens. An L-300 with the latest RIP is much "more" machine than an L-200.