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The '''NeXT Laser Printer''' [NeXT PN N2000] was a 400 [[Dots per inch|DPI]] [[PostScript]] [[laser printer]], sold by [[NeXT]] from late {{Start date|1988}} to {{End date|1993}} for the [[NeXTstation]] and [[NeXTcube]] [[workstation]]s and manufactured by [[Canon Inc.]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=_zkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22NeXT+Laser+Printer%22&pg=PT4 News: Software Makers Pledge Support for Next Machine], By Rachel Parker and Martin Marshall, InfoWorld, 3 Apr 1989, Page 5, ''...The 400-dpi Next laser printer will sell for $3,495....''</ref> It included an adjustable paper tray, which enabled it to print on several paper sizes including [[A4 paper|A4]], [[Letter (paper size)|letter-size]], and those of legal and envelope varieties. It was very similar to other printers based on the Canon SX engine, such as the [[Apple LaserWriter]] II series and HP LaserJet II/III, although those other printers only printed at 300x300 dpi.  Some parts (such as the toner cartridge and input paper tray) are interchangeable with the [[HP LaserJet|LaserJet II/III]].

The printer used a proprietary high-speed serial interface, and was in essence a predecessor of the software-rendering approach, as it used the [[Display PostScript|DisplayPostscript]] renderer in NeXTStep rather than a hardware PostScript renderer.  Regardless of the lack of dedicated rendering hardware, it usually achieved close to its rated speed of 8 ppm, as the NeXTStation had a much faster CPU (25 or 33MHz 68040) and greater memory capacity (up to 128 MB in Turbo models) than the rendering engines of contemporary printers.  Because NeXTStep used DisplayPostscript extensively in its windowing system, the PostScript rendering path was optimized;{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} thus, printed documents had a true output [[WYSIWYG]] corresponding to the screen.

NeXT also produced a color inkjet printer, the [[SCSI|SCSI-I]]-connected, [[Tabloid (paper size)|Tabloid]]-capable, 360 DPI Color [[Bubblejet]] model [NeXT PN N2004 (US) N2005 (UK)], based on the technology of the Canon BubbleJet.

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==External links==
* {{URL|http://www.nextcomputers.org}}

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