LaserWriter Select 300

The LaserWriter Select 300 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 was available immediately.

Description
Though it retains similar exterior dimensions as early models of the Personal LaserWriter series, the Select 300 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.

Like the Personal LaserWriter LS before it, costs were reduced by eliminating LocalTalk networking and PostScript support from the Select 300. The printer 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 Mac 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 transmitted through the serial port at 57.6 kbps (slower than LocalTalk's maximum of 230.4 kbps). Users who wanted PostScript support could opt for the LaserWriter Select 310.

Discontinuation
The Select 300 was discontinued in March 1995 and was superseded by the significantly faster LaserWriter Select 360. A more compact alternative was the Personal LaserWriter 300.