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Personal word processors weigh less than the screen-based systems and are priced between 200 pounds sterling and around 500 pounds sterling. A best buy at the low end of the market is the Sharp Fontwriter FW-550, priced at 250 pounds sterling. The machine uses thermal transfer printing and has a small, high quality LCD of five lines. Running costs are reasonable and the machine is fairly quiet. Features include a 80,000 word dictionary and 30K of RAM. Other personal word processors are evaluated.

Brother International LW-100 Word processor (Word processor), Smith Corona PWP9000LT Word processor (Word processor), Brother International LW-200 Word processor (Word processor), Sharp Fontwriter FW-550 Word processor (Word processor), TA Gabriele Inkwriter II Word processor (Word processor), Brother International LW-700i Word processor (Word processor), Brother International LW-350 Word processor (Word processor), Olivetti Jetwriter 900 Word processor (Word processor), Canon Starwriter 400 Word processor (Word processor), Canon Starwriter 500 Word processor (Word processor), Sharp FW-610 (Word processor), Sharp FW-710 (Word processor), Canon Starwriter 25 Word processor (Word processor)

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Screen-based systems

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Most screen-based word processors launched since February 1994 have integral printers, with some having disk drives. Prices range from 300 pounds sterling to 1,400 pounds sterling. A best buy at the low end of the market is the Smith Corona PWP5000 Plus, priced at 300 pounds sterling. Features include daisy-wheel printing, 128K memory and a 90,000 word dictionary. Its main drawback is the printout speed. Other screen-based word processors are evaluated.

Smith Corona PWP 5000 Plus Word processor (Word processor), TA Gabriele Inkwriter III Word processor (Word processor), Brother International LW-730i Word processor (Word processor), Olivetti Jetwriter 910 Word processor (Word processor), Canon Starwriter Pro5000 Word processor (Word processor), Canon Starwriter Pro7000 Word processor (Word processor), TA BSS300-3 Word processor (Word processor)

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Recommendations shortlist

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Amstrad PLC's PcW16 word processor is priced at just 130 pounds sterling and is an extremely competitive product. The screen-based system does not have an integral printer, but still represents good value. The Triumph-Adler Gabrielle TopType is a well-styled product and is reasonably priced at 98 pounds sterling, The machine is quiet and easy to use. Other typewriters and word processors are evaluated.

Office machines, not elsewhere classified, Electric Typewriters, Typewriters, Triumph-Adler Gabrielle TopType DS (Electronic office machine), Amstrad PcW16 (Electronic office machine)

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