I will ask seller to make some transparency-test on tracing-paper with Lexmark and will see... (Btw. we call tracing-paper here "paus-paper" - it is "milky" transparent paper used in architecture or engineering). I can't ask for the same for LJ1320, because the toner is exhausted (I would have to buy a new cartridge!).
My main concern about Lexmark printers is that I found alot of BAD reviews, about print quality and so on. Contrary, for HP LJ 1320 (it looks much like 4100, but it is manufactured 2005) I found all the best. I like old HP's (even with LPT only), but, although cheaper, those are more prone to malfunctions (due to long-term wear over many years), so...
And, yes, both printers (Lexmark and HP1320) are "chipped" (making refilling hard)
... Toner cartridges for Lexmark is costlier than the same capacity toner for LJ1320.
I tried trick with dry-marker, with my current Samsung ML-1640 - no improvements at all! It is common here to make transparencies darker by exposing them to lacquer-thinner (called here "nitro-thinner") - a mixture of carbohydrates, or even acetone vapour (in metal box)! Most of people are very happy with this method! Does not work with my Samsung
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Afaik, Brother printers manufactured after 2000 have different toner formulation (resin based, not polystyrene as usual), fusing temp. is much higher, and can not be used in toner-transfer method.
OK, I added LJ 1022 to list!
tunedwolf said:
I bet half the Pen Plotter installations around the globe were used to draw Snoopy just for the visual geekiness
(I like Snoopy! And Smurfs!)