[PW] Typewriter ratings?

[Carolyn]

At 08:52 PM 1/24/2008, you wrote:

>Does anyone know where I can find ratings of
>typewriters?
>My branch manager just asked me to find a new
>(not refurbished) electric typwriter for the
>office, soemthing in the $250-$400 range; and it
>must be reliable. Well, Consumer Reports hasn't
>rated typewriters since the Year of the Flood,
>epinions only has reviews of the less expensive
>personal models -- any other ideas where else I
>can look?

The IBM Selectrics were tanks, and are still in demand. I started 
typing in the Year of the Flood, and if I were to purchase a 
typewriter today, that's what I'd get.

Conversely, The Vermont Country Store sells a Smith-Corona electric 
for less than $250, so that might be your quickest and simplest solution.

Carolyn Haley
DocuMania