Kyocera FS-9520DN - Manual (Page 3)

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Imaging at Work
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The Kyocera FS-9520DN is a powerful
workhorse designed for networked
corporate departmental environments. If
you need a network printer that can run at
50ppm, or more, the Kyocera
FS-9520DN stands head and shoulders
over the competition.
Depending on the country you live in, the
recommended retail price for the entry-level
Kyocera FS-9520DN is either on par with
the main competitors (Europe and Canada)
or around 15% more expensive (USA) than
comparable network-ready devices. While
the USA entry-level price looks a bit high,
there are several mitigating factors which
make the Kyocera
FS-9520DN look like better value.
For a start there is the Kyocera
FS-9520DN's 500,000 page
photoconductor drum and imaging system,
which leaves the competition far behind.
This device has an ultra long life imaging
system so, on a day to day basis, the only
item the user buys/replaces is relatively low
cost bulk toner. In contrast, the nearest
competing device uses all-in-one cartridges
which contain the imaging system,
developer and toner. While the competitor
promotes its ease of cartridge swapping,
the fact remains that when you replace the
toner cartridge you also trash the unfinished
drum and developer unit.
When printing very low toner coverage in
documents, the price differential may not be
great, but in today's highly graphical
documents the trend is for pictoral
documents with higher toner coverage,
which results in a high cost per page on an
all-in-one cartridge system.
Assuming an average 15% toner coverage
and 600,000 pages, the Kyocera FS-
9520DN will require a single drum change
versus its leading competitor which will
require around 60 toner cartridge
purchases; in contrast, the toner cartridges
for the competitor could fill a small room!
Next there are useful capabilities including
a 7 bin mailbox unit. The mailbox unit
allows simpler sharing of the device
because up to 7 users/departments can
have their work output into their own
dedicated mailbox from which they can
collect it when they are are ready. On
competing units you could find that the 7
departments' work gets mixed up - leading
to either loss or damage of the completed
work.
Once you hit 50ppm or need ledger/a3
sized paper the printer market
divides. Some manufacturers produce low-
cost 45ppm devices, but they cannot print
onto larger than legal (8.5" x 14")
paper. This means that if you want 50+ppm
or ledger/A3 paper you can count the
monochrome products on one hand.
Product Dynamics