adamchevy Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I'm thinking about getting an Atari 820 printer. Has anyone had any experience with Atari printers? Is that a good model to get? Is having an old printer more of a pain than actually fun and useful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 These are extremely rare. The good news is that Best Electronics still has parts for them. I haven't used mine yet, but it looks really cool sitting on top of my 810 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 These are extremely rare. The good news is that Best Electronics still has parts for them. I haven't used mine yet, but it looks really cool sitting on top of my 810 How much is an Atari 820 worth? I dont want to overpay. I havent found one yet, if the price isn't to ridiculous I'll post an ad in the wanted section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Not sure there is *standard* price since they are so rare. It all depends on how bad you want it and the condition of the item I suppose. Mine was in *unused* condition and I believe I paid around $170 for it. I don't regret it at all, even though it's more or less a display item 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Best Electronics still sells "new old stock" 825 printers if you are so inclined. They are not too cheap though. http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/laser_printers.htm I wanted to mention that if you use APE from atarimax and an SIO2PC cable, you can print directly to your Windows printer via your Atari 8-bit: "Transparent access to your PC printer from any atari 8 bit application, without the use of any special atari software. APE can redirect the P: printer output of all Atari applications and send it directly to your PC Printer, or even to a file on your PC!" http://www.atarimax.com/ape/ape.htm#What_Is_Ape 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I use the 820 printer all the time. It's a workhorse. As for Best selling the 825s, I believe he is sold out. Check the Addendum listing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I believe you can still get the newer XMM 801s and 804s from B&C Computervisions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 For Letter Quality, the XDM121 is great. It uses standard, and available ribbons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I checked the myatari.com (B&C) site and I don't see the XE style printers (XDM etc) listed any longer. Not sure if he's sold out of them or not. I know the page I linked for Best says he's sold out, but he found another stash and last I checked (last year) he still had the 825 in stock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share Posted March 3, 2015 I checked the myatari.com (B&C) site and I don't see the XE style printers (XDM etc) listed any longer. Not sure if he's sold out of them or not. I know the page I linked for Best says he's sold out, but he found another stash and last I checked (last year) he still had the 825 in stock. I think I'm going to look for an 820. I really like the way they look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I think I'm going to look for an 820. I really like the way they look. They're interesting to listen to as well. They sound like they're doing a lot more than printing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sm3 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I think I'm going to look for an 820. I really like the way they look. Cool, I hope you find one, they are neat little printers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanmercer Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hmmm, I have a piper printer for making offline cold storage wallets, it's just an rPi and a thermal printer... looking at the 820... I bet someone could easily make an 820 style printer from an rPi and a thermal printer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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