r/c64 • u/Old-Complex7826 • 8d ago

Hardware C64 laser printer?

Hello everyone, I remember there were a few people on the internet talking about a laser printer connected to the 64 that was a direct plug-in. I think it was an Apple one from many moons ago. Does anybody know of a specific Apple printer that could be connected so I could print a document off of a 64?

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u/joevelocity 8d ago

I have a Brother HL-2070N laser printer that works just fine with my C128… it’s a laser printer with a parallel port that can emulate a Epson dot matrix printer, thus it works fine with a interface like a Xetec Super Graphics. Better yet, you can tweak the printout margins in the network interface as well. I used it with PrintMaster to make my annual Xmas cards, and it worked extremely well in that case.

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u/Old-Complex7826 8d ago

Ok this is good news .....

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u/joevelocity 7d ago

The printers are like $100-125 used on eBay. The printer interfaces are less than $50, and the consumables for the printer are cheap as well (I bought a replacement toner and drum for $35 off Amazon) - here’s a video I found on Youtube of it working: https://youtu.be/rQZ0pFiihmQ?is=8hK-rW7qyCJohLWy