Distiller or PDFwriter?

Which Acrobat printer driver should you use for what purpose? Here are a few guidelines:

1. PDFwriter is faster and simpler to use.
   Its job options are available directly within the print dialogue.
2. PDFwriter is generally fine for on-screen display.
3. PDFwriter can not properly handle EPS files. It embeds their bitmap preview instead of the vector graphic. These are by default downsampled, producing fuzziness.
4. Distiller options have to be set when running the application stand-alone. The settings last chosen are used when printing via Distiller Assistant.
5. Distiller offers a wider range of options. It can even generate thumbnails automatically.
6. Distiller should be used where higher quality output matters.
7. When you already have a PostScript file, just distill it. You can even specify security settings.
8. When using PDFmaker with MS Word 97, only Distiller can preserve document info, hyperlinks, bookmarks, footnotes etc.