Two new printers from Epson will be in the shops by March. The LQ1500 dot matrix printer will be about £1,000, while the DX100 daisywheel is £540.

The LQ1500 prints at 200cps and has a multifont option from a matrix of 17 x 24.

The DX100 runs at 13cps. Using interchangeable daisywheels you have a choice of more than 180 typefaces, and by changing ribbon cassettes you can print in two colours.

The DX100 also has a useful 5K buffer.