LaserWriter Select 310

The LaserWriter Select 310 was an entry-level monochrome laser printer from the LaserWriter series that was released by Apple Computer for the small office market. It was announced at Macworld Expo Tokyo on February 9, 1993 and began shipping in March.

Description
Though it retains similar exterior dimensions as early models of the Personal LaserWriter series, the Select 310 featured increased speed and reduced weight by switching from a Canon LBP-LX to a P series print engine. It could print at a resolution of 300-dpi at 5 pages-per-minute with a rated life of 150,000 pages.

The 7.25 MHz AMD processor could rasterize images from PostScript Level 1 printer data. The data could be transmitted through its serial port at 57.6 kbps (slower than LocalTalk's maximum of 230.4 kbps), or a direct serial PC connection to its. Costs were reduced by eliminating LocalTalk networking support.

Included fonts
13 PostScript Type 1 fonts from the original LaserWriter are included in ROM.

Discontinuation
The Select 310 was discontinued in January 1994 and was superseded by the significantly faster and networkable LaserWriter Select 360. A more compact alternative was the Personal LaserWriter 320, though it lacked PC connectivity.