[PW] Typewriter ratings?

[Andrew Derby]

Our library recently bought a brand new Brother SX-4000. We couldn't
find any authoritative reviews but there were many online reviews from
places like Pricegrabber.com . Most of the brands out there are from
companies that have been around awhile like Brother, Smith-Corona,
Nokia, etc. Our only concern was daisy-wheel or ball. Considering that
we were purchasing it for patrons who needed a typewriter to fill out an
occasional form, we went with the economical daisy-wheel.  Personally, I
hope your manager lightens up and just let you buy the type you need.
It's only office supplies!

Andrew Derby / Librarian
Bothell Regional Library (KCLS)
18215 98th Ave. NE
Bothell, WA 98011
425-486-7811



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Ah, the Vermont Country Store, that emporium of products we think we'll
never see again - shoulda thought of that. As a matter of fact I was
there just a few weeks ago, taking a break between snowshoeing at
Stratton, but after walking around absorbing multiple hits of nostalgia,
I bought apple butter and sock liners, which - neither alone nor in
combination - can handle an NCR form quite as efficiently as a
typewriter can, alas.

Actually, I agree;  IBM Selectrics are (were?) great machines, but I can
only find refurbished - and my Branch Manager did specify "new". And she
would like to see some sort of evaluation or review, and that's where
I'm hitting a wall.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Sites other than epinions, magazines
other than Consumers, maybe a typewriter-users' listserv? or your own
personal experiences buying a new typewriter?

Thanks!

Barb


--- Carolyn <dcma at vermontel.net> wrote:

> 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
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