Paint it black: 6 mono printers tested

Specifications

Product HL-6050DN DocuPrint 240A-AP PagePro 9100
Vendor Brother Fuji Xerox Konica Minolta
Price RRP (incl. GST) AU$999.00 AU$1754.50 AU$1999.00
Warranty 2-year on-site / 3-year ext. 1-year on-site, 3-year ext. 1-year return to base
Phone 02 9887 4344, 03 9899 4844 1300 793 769 1800 265 687
Web www.brother.com.au www.fujixerox.com.au www.printer-konicaminolta.com.au
Weight (kg) 20.8 21 28
Size (mm) 400 x 425 x 310 422 x 404 x 465 539 x 448 x 423
LCD status/menu Yes Yes Yes
Power consumption (W) Printing:600W Standby:110W Sleep: 8W Printing:985W Standby:135W Sleep: 10W 1000W Max
Paper drawers/feeders 2 trays 2 trays 1 each
Paper capacity 500+100 550+150 500+200
Paper sizes A4, A5, B5, B6, Letter, Legal A4, A5, B5, B6, Letter, Legal Up to A3
Output/capacity 250 face down or 50 face up 500 sheets 500 sheets
Duplex printing Yes Optional Optional
Other add-ons 500 sheet tray 2x 550 page feeders, rear output tray Lower feeder, 4bin mailbox
Processor Aurora SPARClite (200MHz) PowerPC 603e/266MHz 250MHz RISC
Memory (base & expanded) 32MB std 160MB max 64MB std 576MB max 64MB SDRAM
OSes supported by drivers Windows, Mac, Linux Windows, Mac*, UNIX*, Linux*, *requires PS Novell, Windows, Mac, UNIX, Linux
Hard drive option Compact Flash 20GB Min. 1GB
Std. interface IEEE 1284 Parallel, USB2, Ethernet IEEE 1284, RS232C, USB, Ethernet USB, Parallel, Network
Optional interface 802.11b/g Wireless -- --
Performance (manufacturer specs)      
Max. print speed (ppm) 24 ppm (A4) 24ppm (A4) 35ppm (A4), 19ppm (A3)
Resolution 1200 x 1200dpi 1200 x 1200dpi, 9600 x 600dpi 1200 x 1200dpi
Postscript Yes Optional Yes
First page out (time) 11sec 10sec 10sec
Toner life (pages @ 5% coverage) 7500 10000 15000
Max. duty cycle N/A 75K pgs/mnth 150K pgs/mnth
Toner cost AU$129.00 AU$175.27 AU$235.00
Cents/page 1.72 1.75 1.57
Other consumables/pg 0.58 0.11 0.19
Total (cents/pg) 2.3 1.8627 1.756666667
  AU$999.00 AU$1754.50 AU$1999.00

Product Ecosys FS-1920 LP025N E332n
Vendor Kyocera Mita Lanier Lexmark
Price RRP (incl. GST) AU$1648.90 AU$1599.00 AU$1171.50
Warranty 2-year/900K pg on-site (ext.) 2-year NDOS 2-year on-site replacement
Phone 1300 364 429 1300 362 345 1300 362 192
Web www.kyocera.com.au www.lanier.com.au www.lexmark.com
Weight (kg) 13 14.0 10.0
Size (mm) 345 x 390 x 300 388 x 437 x 345 249 x 396 x 353
LCD status/menu Yes Yes No
Power consumption (W) Printing: 425W Standby: 11W Eco: 5.3 Max: 790W, Printing: 610W, Eco: 9W Printing:420W, Standby:80W, Eco:7W
Paper drawers/feeders 1 each 1 drawer 1 tray & manual feeder
Paper capacity 500+100 500 sheets 250 sheets
Paper sizes A4, A5, B5, Letter, Legal A4 SEF - A5 SEF A4, A5, B5, Letter, Legal
Output/capacity 250 sheets 250 sheets 150 sheets
Duplex printing Optional Optional No
Other add-ons 5 tray sorter, 3 extra 500 sheet trays Envelope Feeder, 2x 500 sheet trays 1x 550 sheet tray
Processor PowerPC 405/266MHz TX4955 310MHz 200MHz
Memory (base & expanded) 32MB std. 288MB max 64Mb (std) 320Mb (max) 32MB std 160MB max
OSes supported by drivers Windows, Mac Windows, Mac Windows, Mac, UNIX, Linux
Hard drive option 1GB 6GB --
Std. interface Parallel, USB2, MIC Bi-directional Parallel, Ethernet Bidirectional Parallel, USB2, Ethernet
Optional interface Ethernet, RS-232C IEEE1394 (Win), Bluetooth Serial, 802.11 Wireless
Performance (manufacturer specs)      
Max. print speed (ppm) 28ppm (A4), 25ppm (A4) 26ppm (A4)
Resolution 1800 x 600dpi 1200 x 1200dpi 1200 x 1200dpi
Postscript Yes Yes Yes
First page out (time) 9.5sec 7.5sec 8sec
Toner life (pages @ 5% coverage) 15000 (7500 starter) 15000 6000
Max. duty cycle 125K pgs/mnth 150K pgs/mnth 15K pgs/mnth
Toner cost AU$167.20 AU$373.00 AU$171.00
Cents/page 1.11 2.49 2.85
Other consumables/pg 0.24 0.2 0.31
Total (cents/pg) 1.35 2.686666667 3.16
  AU$1648.90 AU$1599.00 AU$1171.50

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