This article contains the technical specifications for the Apple Color StyleWriter 4100 printer.

Print method

• Thermal ink jet

• Up to 600- by 600-dpi (dots per inch) using the black ink cartridge on plain paper
• Up to 600- by 300-dpi using the color ink cartridge on glossy paper and transparencies
• Up to 300- by 300-dpi using the color ink cartridge on plain paper

• Up to 4 pages per minute for black and white
• Up to 1.5 pages per minute for color
• Actual speed depends on the documents printed and the computer used

• High-speed serial (RS-422) port supports serial connection or LocalTalk

• Up to 64 TrueType fonts
• Adobe PostScript font support when used with Adobe Type Manager software (sold separately)

• Color Ink Cartridge (Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow)
• Black Ink Cartridge

• Color Ink Cartridge: 350 pages (at 15% coverage)
• Black Ink Cartridge: 650 pages (at 5% coverage)

• Color: HP 51649A
• Black: HP 51629A

• Multipurpose tray that can accommodate up to 100 sheets, 50 transparencies, 20 envelopes, or 30 cards

• 16- to 36-lb. (60 to 136 g/m 2 ) bond or copier paper
• Paper: U.S. letter, U.S. legal, executive, A4
• Envelopes: #10, C6, DL, A2
• Other sizes: A5, B5-JS, 4- by 6-inch or 5- by 8-inch cards, A6 card, Hagaki card

• Height: 7.8 in. (19.9 cm)
• Width: 17.2 in. (43.6 cm)
• Depth: 15.9 in. (40.5 cm)
• Weight: 11.7 lb. (5.3 kg)

• 120 (+ or - 10%) volts AC; 60 Hz (+ or - 3Hz)
• 220, 230, or 240 (+ or - 10%) volts AC; 50 Hz (+ or - 3Hz)

• Operating mode: 12 W (maximum)

• Temperature: 59 to 95 degrees F (15 to 35 degrees C)
• Humidity: 10% to 80% noncondensing

• An Apple Macintosh or other Mac OS-based personal computer with a PowerPC processor and at least 8MB of RAM, or a 68030 or later processor and at least 4MB of RAM
• System software version 7.1 or later
• A CD-ROM drive for installing the complete printer software