Lexmark T420d Reviewer's Manual

Reviewer’s Guide

Lexmark T420d

Duplexing Monochrome Laser Printer

Reviewer’s Guide: Lexmark T420d

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Contact references

Refer your readers to:

1-800-LEXMARK

Press relations contacts:

Jeanne Talbot
Manager, Press and Analyst Relations
[phone]
[e-mail]

Emily Strickland
Press Relations Manager
[phone]
[e-mail]

Product support contact:

Jeff Roberts
Product Marketing Manager
[phone]
[e-mail]

Return your evaluation unit to:

Lexmark International
740 New Circle Road
Lexington, Ky. 40550
Bldg. 200
Attn: Roger Coots, 859-232-2066
Airborne Express: Account # 39719901

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A Note to Reviewers from Lexmark

This brief guide provides information to help you publish a review of
Lexmark’s T420d monochrome laser printer. We hope you’ll find it
useful. We’d like your feedback and look forward to your published
review.

For your convenience, this guide is divided into three parts:

• Part I: Information for your readers

• Part II: Testing the printer

• Part III: Additional resources

Photos: High-resolution product photographs are available at

http://www.lexmark.com/US/virtual_press_room/t420d_image_bank.html.

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Table of Contents

Part I: About the T420d.........................................................1

Key Editorial Statement.....................................................1

What’s the Big Deal about Duplex Printing?......................1

Who Is the T420d for?.......................................................1

Top Features: Bullet Point Chart .......................................2

Overview of the T420d and T420dn ..................................2

Beating the Competition: HP, Xerox Can’t Keep Up .........3

Positioning the Printers in Lexmark’s Product Line ...........4

Reader Info Box ................................................................5

The Bottom Line................................................................5

Part II: Conducting Your Review...........................................6

Setting-Up the Printer........................................................6

What Should You Test? .....................................................7

Printer Speed Tests.........................................................10

Documentation ................................................................11

Part III: Additional Resources .............................................12

Returning the Printer to Lexmark ....................................14

Product Specifications.....................................................15

Press Release.................................................................17

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Part I: About the T420d

This section contains materials that you may find of interest when researching
your review story.

Key Editorial Statement

Fast. Small. Versatile. Affordable. Breakthrough. These words describe the
Lexmark T420d laser printer. Rated at 22 pages per minute (ppm), the T420
models offer standard duplex printing, time to first page (TTFP) output in 10
seconds, and a 50,000 paper per month duty cycle in a small desktop package—
all for just $6491.

Lexmark T420d: A World’s First

The Lexmark T420d is the world’s first sub-$650 laser
printer that includes automatic both-sides-of-the-paper
duplex printing as a standard, no-extra-cost feature.

Source: Lexmark

What’s the Big Deal about Duplex Printing?

How about cutting your paper cost by half? That’s what printing on both sides
does. Duplex printing is a trees best friend, utilizing the front and back of each
page for printing output.

Most users don’t think much about duplex printing. That’s because this capability
has never been widely available—and certainly never available at such a low
price.

Who Is the T420d for?

The T420d printer is designed to meet the needs of departmental and small­business users who demand the crisp output that only a laser printer can provide,
but who want it in an easy-to-use, high-quality printer. In addition, with the ability
to print on both sides, the T420d is a great way to cut costs, a fact of life that
every company is facing, regardless of size.

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Estimated U.S. street price; actual prices may vary.

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Top Features: Bullet Point Chart

Many reviews include a chart identifying a product’s top features. Here are the
top cool things you may want to include about the Lexmark T420d and T420dn
printers.

Lexmark T420d, T420dn Features

• Automatic both-sides duplex printing at no extra cost

• Smaller, faster, and more feature rich than hp LaserJet 2200

• 22 ppm output; 10 seconds to first page

• Overlay support eliminates need for pre-printed forms

• USB and parallel ports; T420dn adds Ethernet connection

• Up to 50,000 page-per-month duty cycle

• Works with Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Unix

Source: Lexmark

Overview of the T420d and T420dn

As you’ve seen, the T420 is actually a family of two printers. The base T420d
model is complemented by its twin, the Ethernet-ready T420dn. Both models
offer duplex-printing capability. This chart differentiates the two models.

T420 Model Highlights

Model

T420d $649

T420dn $1,039

Source: Lexmark

Est. street
Price

Ports

USB,
parallel 16MB 272MB 200MHz

USB,
parallel,
Ethernet

Std.
RAM

32MB 288MB 200MHz

Max.
RAM

CPU

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Beating the Competition: HP, Xerox Can’t Keep Up

Lexmark’s T420d is faster, smaller and offers more standard features than
Hewlett-Packard Co.’s identically priced hp LaserJet 2200. The T420d also beats
Xerox, Kyocera, and Brother. Here are the facts to back up Lexmark’s position:

Lexmark vs. HP

T420d vs. LaserJet 2200

T420d LJ 2200
Price2 $649 $649

Duplex printing

Speed

Size (WxHxD) 16" x 10.2” x 16.7" 16” x 10” x 17.1”

Footprint

Cost per page

Duty cycle

Time to first page

Std. memory

Processor
Resolution

Source: Lexmark for T420d; hp Web site for LaserJet 22203.

Speed comparison. The network models of several comparably priced printers
were given the same files to print. When comparing the total print times of all files
used in the test, the results were as follows:

The Lexmark T420dn performed

• 232 percent faster than the Hp LaserJet 2200dn

• 145 percent faster than the Brother HL-1870N

• 118 percent faster than the Xerox Phaser 3400N

• 96 percent faster than the Kyocera Mita FS-1900N

Standard $100 Option

22 pgs. / min. 19 pgs. / min.

267 sq. in. 274 sq. in.

$0.0193 $0.0198

50,000 pgs. / mo. 40,000 pgs. / mo.

10 seconds <15 seconds

16 MB 8 MB

200MHz 133MHz
1200 quality 1200 x 1200

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U.S. street prices are estimates; actual prices may vary.

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Speed test comparisons were performed by QualityLogic Inc., an independent,
third-party testing firm retained by Lexmark to perform an industry-standard suite
of printer performance tests.

Positioning the Printers in Lexmark’s Product Line

The letter/legal-size T420 printers target small to medium businesses, especially those
users need of a small footprint. The T420d fits several vertical industries’ needs where
desk or store space is at a premium, such as retail, healthcare and financial services
companies.

monochrome laser product line as of February 2002 and let’s you see where the
T420d and T420dn fit.

• The affordable E320 targets home, home-office, and small-business users

• The look-alike T520, T522, T620, and T622 (the “T” series) are perfect

• The “W” series offers large-format printing and high monthly duty cycles

The following bullets and chart identifies Lexmark’s entire

with its USB and parallel connectivity while the E322 adds built-in Ethernet

departmental printers; the four models offer a range of output speed and
options such as stapling, bin sorting, and the ability to connect Lexmark’s
flatbed copier/scanner/fax multifunction unit

Lexmark Monochrome Laser Printers

Model

E320 $299 8.5” x 11” 16 600 x 600
E322 $419 8.5” x 11” 16 600 x 600
E322n $619 8.5” x 11” 16 600 x 600

T420d
T420dn

T520 $699 8.5” x 11” 20 1200 x 1200
T522 $899 8.5” x 11” 25 1200 x 1200
W812 $1,499 11” x 17” 26 600 x 600†
T620 $1,159 8.5” x 11” 30 1200 x 1200
T622 $1,489 8.5” x 11” 40 1200 x 1200
W820 $2,099 11” x 17” 45 1200 x 1200

Source: Lexmark *Street price

Web
Price

$649* 8.5” x 11” 22 600 x 600†
$1,099* 8.5” x 11” 22 600 x 600†

Max.
Media

Speed
(ppm)

Maximum
Resolution

†1200 IQ print quality

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Reader Info Box

The information in this table may be useful as you compile information for your
review’s reader information box.

Reader Info Box

Lexmark T420d, T420dn

In brief

Lexmark’s T420d is the world’s first
laser printer with duplex printing as a
standard feature for less than $650.
With its ultra-compact size, duty
cycle of 50,000 pages per month
and speed of 22 ppm, the T420d is
the only printer that many small
businesses or corporate
departments will ever need.

Price4 T420d, $649

T420dn (network-ready), $1,099

Weight
Dimensions
Speed

30.3 lbs.
16" x 16.7" x 10.2" (W x D x H)
Up to 22 ppm or up to 12 page sides
per minute when duplexing; TTFP in
less than 10 seconds

Warranty
Vendor

One year limited LexExpress
Lexmark International Inc.,
Lexington, Ky.

Web site

www.lexmark.com

The Bottom Line

If the question is “why pay more and get less?” then the answer is the Lexmark
T420d and T420dn duplexing monochrome laser printers. For an estimated
street price of $649, the T420d is smaller, faster, and has a five percent lower
cost per page than the identically priced Hp LaserJet 2200. However, the T420d
rates at 50,000 pages per month, fully 25 percent more than the 40,000 page
duty cycle of the hp LJ 2200. And, of course, the T420d offers both-sides
automatic duplex printing for the base $649 price. You would have to pay an
extra $100 to get duplexing in the hp LaserJet 2200.

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U.S. street prices are estimates; actual prices may vary.

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Part II: Conducting Your Review

Setting-Up the Printer

First, find a suitable spot for the printer. It’s important to make sure you have at
least three inches of clearances to the right of the printer to ensure adequate
ventilation.

Getting the T420d out of the box and ready to print couldn’t be simpler. The
printed Setup Guide includes many drawings that will guide your readers through
the process.

In addition to the printed Setup Guide, the driver CD-ROM contains two manuals,
Local Printer Install, and Network Printer Install, that provide detailed
configuration information. Both are presented in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Position the optional 250- or 500-sheet paper drawer first (if you have one)

• Lower the printer onto the desk or onto the guide pins from the optional

paper drawer

• Raise the paper rest into position

• Install the toner cartridge

• Load paper

• Connect the printer with a parallel, USB, or Ethernet (T420dn only) cable,

depending on your test environment

• Plug in the power cord

• Install the software

Retain all shipping materials. You’ll need these
when you ship your test unit back to Lexmark
following the completion of your product review.

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Network setup: If you plan to attach the T40dn to a TCP/IP network, you should
assign an IP address to the printer. If your network uses DHCP, an IP address
should be assigned automatically after you connect the network cable. If the
network does not use DHCP, you’ll need to assign an IP address manually. Refer
to page 25 of the Setup Guide for additional information.

Driver installation: Drivers are available for various versions of Windows,
Macintosh OS, Linux, and Unix. Refer to page 27 of the Setup Guide for details
on the operating environment you choose.

The installation

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utility features a
wide variety of
options, including
driver updates,
support for local
and network
printing, installation
from a script of
previously defined
parameters, and
uninstallation. Script
support is useful
when installing
several identical
printers.

Educating users: The included Publications CDs contain a great deal of
information, formatted and presented in a user-friendly way, which is helpful to
users. Information on the Publications CD includes tips for improving print quality,
explanation of the operator panel, tips for clearing paper jams, and much more.

The contents of the Publications CD are a series of PDF files that can be easily
shared to a shared directory or Intranet site.

Installation and configuration of the printer is now complete.

What Should You Test?

Duplex printing is what sets the T420d and T420dn apart from all other printers in
its price class, so you’ll almost certainly want to concentrate your testing efforts
on the printer’s duplexing capabilities. Be sure to look closely at the printer-driver
screens, as they will guide users through the not-so-familiar process of
submitting a print job for duplex printing. Finally, standard tests for print speed
and quality may constitute a portion of your testing.

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What matters most to someone who buys a personal laser printer? Only one
thing: how good the printed pages look. Speed, though important, is not
something that’s apparent when handing a report to the teacher or the boss.

Here are some suggestions for printing different kinds of output typical of home,
small business, or student users.

Ease of Use

Lexmark’s drivers are well illustrated and easy to follow. They contain the status
information that user’s need to know when working with the T420d printer. Since
the T420d and T420dn offer duplex printing as a standard feature, it is important
that users understand the process for creating duplex print jobs. To reach your
own independent conclusion about ease of use, you may want to have a non­expert user create a duplex print job.

The driver displays

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an accurate photo
of the T420d that
conforms to the list
of installed options.

Users can
immediately see
which options are
installed and how
the printer should
look.

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Here is the same

driver dialog as in

the previous

example, but with

the 500-sheet input

now installed. Note

that this optional

paper tray is shown

in the photo of the

printer.

Lexmark research

has shown that an

accurate image o

the printer and its

installed options is

crucial to

maximizing users’

comfort levels.

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Creating a duplex

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print job to print on
both sides of the
paper is a simple
matter of choosing
the correct duplex
option. The
illustration under
the word “duplex”
changes as the
user selects
long-edge or short­edge duplexing, or
none at all.

The multipage
option places
reduced page
images on each
side of the sheet,
further reducing
paper use.

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Support for Overlays

An overlay is a template that can be defined and printed before the current job is
printed. Typical examples of overlays include company logos or letterheads,
decorative borders, and simulated "preprinted" forms (invoices, statements, etc.).
Overlays can include text, graphics or images.

Overlay support is

another feature that

allows company’s to

cut costs by

eliminating thei

stock of

pre-printed forms.

Overlays can

contain both text
and graphics.
defined overlay files

are downloaded to

the printer.

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User-

Printer Speed Tests

Two aspects of printer performance relate to speed: sustained output measured
in ppm, and TTFP measured in seconds.

Sustained print speed

The T420d rates at 22 ppm (at five percent page coverage). This is the first tome
that Lexmark has broken the $800 barrier for performance exceeding 20 ppm.
The competing hp LaserJet 2200 rates at 19 ppm. As you saw in the earlier
comparison chart, the Lexmark employs a 200MHz processor, whereas the hp
LaserJet 2200 uses a 133MHz processor.

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As noted earlier, an independent testing organization compared the Lexmark
T420dn with several similarly priced network ready printers. The Lexmark was
found to be:

• 232 percent faster than the hp LaserJet 2200dn

• 145 percent faster than the Brother HL-1870N

• 118 percent faster than the Xerox Phaser 3400N

• 96 percent faster than the Kyocera Mita FS-1900N

You can view this independent report at:

http://www.lexmark.com/US/pdf/labreports/t420dn_qualitylogic.pdf.

Time to first page

The time span from clicking the mouse to submit a print job until the first page
emerges from the printer is the “TTFP”. Clearly, the shorter this interval is, the
better. The Lexmark T420d printer is rated at a TTFP of 10 seconds; the
competing hp LaserJet 2200 has a TTFP of “<10 seconds,” according to the
manufacturer’s own Web site.

Documentation

Included with the T420d printer is a concise printed Setup Guide. Two CD-ROMs
are also present. The first contains the device drivers and the detailed installation
guides for local and network printing. The second is a publications disc that
contains additional documentation in a variety of languages. The documentation
is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• The documentation file contains links to Lexmark’s Web site, ensuring that
users are provided with the latest information and updated drivers.

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Part III: Additional Resources

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Product Photos

http://www.lexmark.com/US/virtual_press_room/t420d_image_bank.html

Lexmark marketing presentation (PDF download)

http://www.lexmark.com/US/virtual_press_room/pdf/T420dpresentation.pdf

Product specification sheet (PDF download)

http://www.lexmark.com/US/virtual_press_room/pdf/T420_spec.pdf

Third-party testing report from Quality Logic Inc. (PDF download)

http://www.lexmark.com/US/pdf/labreports/t420dn_qualitylogic.pdf

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Returning the Printer to Lexmark

Lexmark is pleased that you have chosen to review the model T420d printer.
Please note that this product is furnished on loan and should be returned to
Lexmark following the completion of your review.

REMOVE AND DISCARD THE TONER

CARTRIDGE BEFORE YOU RETURN

THE PRINTER TO LEXMARK

Pack the printer in its original carton and ship to:

Lexmark International
740 New Circle Road
Lexington, Ky. 40550
Bldg. 200
Attn: Roger Coots, 859-232-2066

Airborne Express Account # 39719901

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Product Specifications

The product specifications shown in the following chart are from the Lexmark
Web site. Specifications are subject to change.

For up-to-date specifications, visit the following pages:

T420d: http://www.lexmark.com/US/products/tech_specs/0,1231,MzM4NXwx,00.html
T420dn: http://www.lexmark.com/US/products/tech_specs/0,1231,MzM4Nnwx,00.html

Printer Specifications: T420d, T420dn

Print Technology
Print Resolution, Black
Print Speed (letter, black)
Print Speed (letter, black) Duplex
Print Speed (A4, black)
Print Speed (A4, black) Duplex
Time to First Page (black)
Processor
Memory, standard / maximum

Apple Macintosh Operating
Systems Supported

Microsoft Windows Operating
Systems Supported

Novell Operating Systems
Supported

Linux Operating Systems
Supported

UNIX Operating Systems
Supported

Other Operating Systems
Supported

Citrix MetaFrame

Paper Handling Configuration
(Standard)

Paper Handling Configuration
(Optional)
Media Sizes, Supported

Laser, Monochrome
1200 Image Quality; 300 x 300 dpi; 600 x 600 dpi
Up to 22 pages per minute
Up to 12 page sides per minute
Up to 21 pages per minute
Up to 12 page sides per minute
10 seconds
200 MHz
T420d: 16 MB / 272 MB; T40dn: 32 MB / 288 MB
Apple Mac OS 8.6 - 9.x; Apple Mac OS X

Windows 2000 (Professional/Server/Advanced Server);
Windows 95 4.00.950 or later; Windows 98 Second
Edition; Windows Me; Windows NT (4.00/4.00 Server);
Windows XP
Novell Netware Enterprise Print Services (NEPS) with
Lexmark NDPS IP Gateway; Novell NetWare 3.x, 4.x, 5.x,

6.x including full NDS and NDPS support; Novell
Distributed Print Services (NDPS) 2.0 or later with
Lexmark NDPS IP Gateway
Caldera eDesktop 2.4; Red Hat Linux 7.0, 7.1, 7.2; SuSE

7.1, 7.2, 7.3 Linux; TurboLinux Workstation 6.0, 6.1
Certified Solaris Ready by Sun Microsystems; Compaq
(Digital) UNIX 4.0D; Compaq Tru64 UNIX 4.0F; HP-UX

10.20, 11.00; IBM AIX 4.2.1, 4.3.3, 5.1; SCO OpenServer

5.0.4, 5.0.5, 5.0.6; SGI IRIX 6.5.x; Sun Solaris 7, 8, 9; Sun
Solaris x86 2.6, 7, 8; (SCO) UnixWare 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.1
IBM iSeries or IBM AS/400® Systems with TCP/IP with
OS/400® V3R1 or later using OS/400 Host Print
Transform; Virtually any platform supporting TCP/IP
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services, with
Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 or XP 1.0; Microsoft Windows NT

4.0 Terminal Server, with Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 or XP 1.0
250-Sheet Input Tray; Integrated Duplex 20-Sheet Rear
Output Bin; 150-Sheet Output Bin
250-Sheet Drawer; 500-Sheet Drawer
Only one drawer may be installed at a time
A4 (8.27" x 11.7" or 210mm x 297mm)
A5 (5.83" x 8.27" or 148mm x 210mm)
Executive (7.25" x 10.5" or 184mm x 267mm)
Folio (8.5" x 13" or 216mm x 330mm)
JIS-B5 (7.17" x 10.12" or 182mm x 257mm)
Legal (8.5" x 14" or 216mm x 355mm)
Letter (8.5" x 11" or 216mm x 279mm)
Statement (5.5" x 8.5" or 140mm x 216mm)

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Printer Specifications: T420d, T420dn

Media Types, Supported

Paper Input Capacity (Standard)
Paper Input Capacity (Maximum)
Paper Output Capacity (Standard)
Paper Output Capacity (Maximum)
Envelope Capacity
Supplies Yields

Standard Ports

Optional Local Ports
Optional Network Ports

Network Connectivity
Printer Languages (Standard)

Font Selection

Bar Code Fonts
Printable Area

Printable Area (metric)
Size, Height x Width x Depth
Weight
Noise Level, Idle / Operating
Duty Cycle, Maximum
Warranty
In the Box

B5 Envelope (6.93" x 9.84" or 176mm x 250mm)
C5 Envelope (6.38" x 9.02" or 162mm x 229mm)
DL Envelope (4.33" x 8.66" or 110mm x 220mm)
7 3/4 Envelope (3.875" x 7.5" or 98.4mm x 190.5mm)
9 Envelope (3.875" x 8.9" or 98.4mm x 225.4 mm)
10 Envelope (4.125" x 9.5" or 105mm x 241mm)
Envelopes in Multipurpose Feeder only
Post Card (4" x 6")
Universal
Plain Paper; Up to 90lb index (163gsm); Transparencies
Envelopes; Card Stock; Dual Web Labels; Integrated
Labels; Paper Labels
350 pages 20 lb or 75 gsm bond
850 pages 20 lb or 75 gsm bond
150 pages 20 lb or 75 gsm bond
170 pages 20 lb or 75 gsm bond
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Ships with 5,000*-page Prebate Print Cartridge
5,000*-page Print Cartridge
10,000*-page High Yield Print Cartridge
*Yield at approximately 5% coverage
USB; Centronics IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel;
Ethernet 10/100BaseTX on T420dn
External Serial Adapter
External 802.11b Wireless; External Ethernet ;
10/100BaseTx; External Ethernet 10BaseT/2; External
Token-Ring
Using Standard Ethernet or MarkNet Print Server
PCL 6 Emulation
Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS)
PostScript 3 Emulation
84 scalable PCL fonts; 2 PCL bitmap fonts; 39 scalable
PPDS fonts; 5 PPDS bitmap fonts; 89 scalable PostScript
fonts; OCR-A, OCR-B scalable PCL 5e fonts; Chinese
and Japanese Font DIMMs; Fonts and Symbols Sets for
Lexmark T52x, T62x, W812 and W820
3 of 9 scalable PCL 5e fonts in Narrow, Regular and Wide
To within 0.157 inches of the top, bottom, right and left
edges
To within 4.0 mm of the top, bottom, right and left edges
10” x 16” x 16.7”

30.3 lbs.
30 dBA / 51 dBA
50,000 pages per month
One Year Limited LexExpress
Power Cord; Laser Printer; Prebate Print Cartridge;
Drivers, MarkVision and Utilities CD; Publications CD;
Operator Panel Local Language Overlays; Quick
Reference Card; Setup Guide

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Press Release

The new Lexmark T420d: High performance in a
low-profile printer

– Monochrome laser is a fast and affordable general office printer that offers
attributes valued by large enterprises and small/medium businesses alike-

LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 23, 2003 – Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today
introduced a business-class, networkable monochrome laser printer with the durability
and dependability to meet the needs of virtually any small workgroup.

This affordable, general office printer packs network printer functionality into a low profile
and small footprint, making it an ideal solution, especially for businesses and offices with
space challenges. The Lexmark T420d offers quick output speeds, high resolution for
crisp text and images, duplex printing and exceptional ease-of-use features that are
often found in higher end products, but now included in this new design from Lexmark.

“The Lexmark T420d is a remarkable printer because of its universal appeal, combining
network performance and high reliability in a very compact design,” said Paul Rooke,
Lexmark executive vice president and president of its Printing Solutions and Services
Division. “Our customers, both large and small, have asked us for this class of product
and we’re excited to deliver it.”

Designed for small workgroups, the Lexmark T420d is ideal for the distributed printing
enterprise environment and for small and medium businesses. The Lexmark T420d is
equipped with premium features such as the advanced capability of automatic duplexing.
It also boasts print speeds of 22 pages per minute, a quick time to first print, and a
rugged duty cycle of 50,000 pages per month. The Lexmark T420d is a complementary
addition to the company’s monochrome family of award-winning printing solutions.

The Lexmark T420d has an estimated street price of $649*. Its economic value to
customers is enhanced by the offering of high-yield cartridges that significantly reduce
the total cost of printing. A network-ready model is also available at an estimated street
price of $1099*.

More detailed information about the benefits of the Lexmark T420d can be found at
http://www.lexmark.com/US/solutions/business/. For a full listing of authorized Lexmark
solution providers, visit www.lexmark.com/US/products/catalog/.

About Lexmark

Lexmark International, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of printing
solutions -- including laser and inkjet printers, multifunction products, associated
supplies and services -- for offices and homes in more than 150 countries. Founded in
1991, Lexmark reported approximately $4.4 billion in revenue in 2002, and can be found
on the Internet at www.lexmark.com.

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*Street price is an estimate and is in U.S. dollars; actual price may vary.

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