Kyocera FS-9100DN
The stylish and robust Kyocera was the heaviest printer we tested, weighing in at 68kg with its two 500-sheet paper trays. Like the Ricoh, it has metal handles that pull out of the chassis to help you with moving the printer.
The 36ppm Kyocera comes standard with network connection, duplex unit, and 32MB memory, which can be upgraded to 288MB. There are many other options available, such as a large capacity finisher, a booklet finisher, additional paper trays, a 3.2GB hard disk drive, and a barcode reader.
The Kyocera managed to print our simple word document at 36ppm, while our more complex documents printed at 30ppm. It was also the second fastest at printing photos.
Its text output was very good where text appeared sharp as well as dark. On an even better note the Kyocera printer scored the second highest score in our photo test.
Kyocera has a reputation for making low-cost printers, thanks to its low-cost consumables and a silicon drum that lasts 500,000 pages. The printer we looked at had the lowest TCO—printing 15,000 pages per month over three years will only end up costing you approximately $12,000. The most expensive printer in this feature would cost $20,000 over three years with the same usage.
| Product: | Kyocera FS-9100DN |
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| Price: | AU$6929 |
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| Vendor: | Kyocera Mita |
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| Phone: | 1300 364 429 |
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| Web: | www.kyoceramita.com.au |
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| Interoperability: |
10/100 Ethernet, bi-dir parallel, serial, memory card. |
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| Futureproofing: |
Comes with a vast range of finishing options. |
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| ROI: |
½Very low running costs, lowest TCO of all the printers. |
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| Service: |
3-year onsite warranty. |
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| Rating: |
½Excellent balance of speed, print quality, and low running costs. |
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