Personal LaserWriter LS

The Personal LaserWriter LS was an entry-level monochrome laser printer from the LaserWriter series that was released by Apple Computer for the home office market in March 1991.

Description
The LS could print at a resolution of 300-dpi from a Canon LBP-LX print engine that could output 4 pages-per-minute with a rated life of 150,000 pages. It is compatible with HP LaserJet IIP toner cartridges.

Like the Personal LaserWriter SC before it, costs were reduced by eliminating LocalTalk networking and PostScript support. The LS can still be networked through GrayShare software, which requires a host Macintosh computer to do so. It did not contain a processor to rasterize images and relied on a Macintosh computer to do such with QuickDraw. Adobe Type Manager or System 7's TrueType support was necessary for reproduction of scalable outline fonts. The data would then be compressed and transmitted through the serial port at 57.6 kbps (slower than LocalTalk's maximum of 230.4 kbps).

Discontinuation
The LS was discontinued in May 1993 and was superseded by the more compact Personal LaserWriter 300. A higher-output alternative was the LaserWriter Select 300.