Reading the fine print: 7 laser printers tested

Printer Brother HL-2460 Fuji Xerox Phaser 5400 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8150N
Vendor Brother Fuji Xerox Hewlett-Packard
Phone 02 9887 4344 1800 993 769 131 347
Web www.brother.com.au www.fujixerox.com.au www.hp.com.au
Price AU$1999 AU$5225 AU$5449
Warranty 1 year RTB 1 year onsite 1 year onsite
Rated speed 24 40 32
Max resolution 600x600 1200x1200 600x600 (1200 FastRes)
Memory std/max (MB) 16/272 32/192 32/160
Paper drawer(s) 1 x 500 sheet 1 x 500 sheet 2 x 500 sheet
Multipurpose tray(s) 1 x 100 sheet 1 x 150 sheet 1 x 100 sheet
Interfaces USB, bi-dir parallel, serial 10/100 Ethernet, USB, bi-dir parallel 10/100 Ethernet, bi-dir parallel, AUX, Fast IR,C-Link Connector
Printer description language PCL 6, PS3 PCL 5e, PCL 6, PS3 PCL 5e, PCl 6, PS3
Power consumption (W) 600 860 685
Weight (kg) 23 27 51
High-capacity black toner AU$299 AU$484 AU$475
Estimated cost per page* 2.72 cents 2.75 cents 2.4 cents
Estimated toner life* 11,000 20,000 20,000
Duty cycle* (pages per month) 150,000 200,000 150,000
*These estimates provided by vendors, assuming 5% page coverage
Printer Kyocera FS-9100DN Lexmark T622n Minolta-QMS Page Pro 9100 Ricoh Aficio AP3200
Vendor Kyocera Mita Lexmark Minolta-QMS Ricoh
Phone 1300 364 429 1300 362 192 1800 265 687 131 476
Web www.kyoceramita.com.au www.lexmark.com.au www.minolta-qms.com.au www.ricoh.com.au
Price AU$6929 AU$4950 AU$3995 AU$4570
Warranty 3 years onsite 2 years onsite 1 year onsite 2 years onsite
Rated speed 36 38 35 32
Max resolution 1800x600 (2400x600 KIR) 1200x1200 1200x1200 600x600
Memory std/max (MB) 32/288 32/348 64/512 32/160
Paper drawer(s) 2 x 500 sheet 2 x 500 sheet 1 x 500 sheet 2 x 500 sheet
Multipurpose tray(s) 1 x 200 sheet 1 x 100 sheet 1 x 200 sheet 1 x 100 sheet
Interfaces 10/100 Ethernet, bi-dir parallel, serial, memory card 10/100 Ethernet, USB 10/100 Ethernet, USB, bi-dir parallel 10/100 Ethernet, bi-dir parallel
Printer description language PCL 6, PS3 PCL 6, PS 3 PCL 5e, PCL 6, PS3 PCL 5e, PCL 6, PS3
Power consumption (W) 680 590 1100 620
Weight (kg) 68 23.6 28 40
High-capacity black toner AU$252 AU$799 AU$338 AU$50
Estimated cost per page* 0.92 cents 2.3 cents 2.35 cents 1.78 cents
Estimated toner life* 40,000 30,000 15,000 12,000
Duty cycle* (pages per month) 180,000 200,000 100,000 100,000
*These estimates provided by vendors, assuming 5% page coverage
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