April 2005

BUYERS LABORATORY
Lab Test ReportEuropean Edition
A Comprehensive BLI Laboratory Evaluation

Kyocera KM-2050

20 PPM Monochrome Copier Printer Scanner
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Reliability.. Very Good Multitasking... Fair Administrative Utilities.. Good Feedback to Workstations.. Good Ease of Network Setup... Good Print Drivers... Good Applications Compatibility. Excellent Scan Function.. Good Print / Copy Quality.. Good Print / Copy Productivity.. Very Good Ease of Use.. Good Feature Set.. Good Toner Yield.. Good Cost Per Page.. Supplies pricing set by dealer Value... Very Good
Test duration: Two months, including a 30,000-impres- * Supplies cost per page could not be calculated, as the pricing for supplies is set by dealers. sion durability test.
Rating Scale: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor

LAB TEST

Manufacturers maximum recommended monthly volume: 30,000 impressions. BLIs recommended monthly volume for optimum performance: 15,000 impressions. More information on the Kyocera KM-2050 is available through bliQ (www.buyerslab.com/bliQ).

BLI RECOMMENDATION

The Kyocera KM-2050 proved to be a good overall performer in BLIs twomonth laboratory evaluation, demonstrating strong reliability and good overall output at a low price. Designed for small and medium-size enterprises, this 20-ppm unit offers standard copy and print functionality with its embedded controller, as well as optional scan and fax functionality. Convenient to use, the KM-2050 revealed itself to be an efcient unit, demonstrating very good overall productivity in both print and copy modes. Particularly noteworthy is that this model has the fastest rst-copy times and rst-print times of competitive models tested. Furthermore, unlike most multifunctional models, which come with a 90-day warranty, the KM-2050 has a one-year warranty for all parts, including any options ordered with
Please note that the following document is based on tests conducted on a Kyocera KM-2050 sold in the United States market. BLI has updated this report to reflect the specifications and features available on the European version of this model. Although there may be slight differences in features and pricing, both models are manufactured by the same parent company, share many of the same components, and are based upon a common engine.
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the machine. In addition, the KM-2050, which supports output sizes up to A3, provides a competitive feature set. Complimenting the KM-2050s good overall performance and good feature set is a low price, which makes it a very good value. BLI recommends the Kyocera KM-2050 for ofces in need of a multifunctional product for monthly volumes of up to 15,000 impressions.

Performance Overview

Reliability
+ The unit completed a 30,000-impression durability test without requiring any service calls. It misfed ve times for a misfeed rate of one per 6,000 impressions. + Contributing to high uptime for the KM-2050 are its long drum life and PM cycle, which at 150,000 impressions, is the highest of competitive models available.

Multitasking

While its not uncommon for models in this range, the multitasking capabilities of the KM-2050 are limited. Users cannot program a copy job while another copy job or print job is in progress.
The user can interrupt a print job to perform a copy job by pressing the Interrupt hard key on the control panel. When the Interrupt key is pressed, the print job automatically stops and the user can access all the features that would be required to perform a copy job. However, once the copy job is completed, the user must press the Interrupt key again to continue the interrupted print job.

Administrative Utilities

+ Utilities include the KM-NET Viewer; KM-NET Viewer for Web Edition, a Webbased version of the KM-NET Viewer software; KM-NET Viewer for Clients; and Kyocera Command Center, an embedded Web utility. + The KM-NET Viewer is a network management software tool that is compatible with all Kyocera printers and multifunctional products, as well as those of other vendors. The settings of all printers on the network can be checked visually and amended from any Windows PC.
+, and represent positive, negative and neutral attributes, respectively.
+ The embedded Web page can be accessed from any Web browser. Once an IP address is assigned to the device, from either the control panel or remotely via the Quick Setup utility, the browser can view the conguration page. This page is easy to navigate and can be secured with a password to limit access. From the embedded Web page, a network administrator can apply any network or device setting, including Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) or Simplied Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).

Feedback to Workstations

+ Administrators and/or users can receive information two waysvia pop-up device status messages or by monitoring the device proactivelyusing the utilities, which include the KM-NET Viewer for Clients utility and the KMNET Viewer software utility, as well as Kyocera Command Center and KM-NET Viewer for Web Edition. Print job status is not available.
Paper size status and paper supply status (empty/not empty) are available via the KM-NET Viewer utility and Kyocera Command Center, the embedded Web utility.
+ Up to three users can receive e-mail alerts when an error occurs or consumables are depleted. Messages include low toner, add toner, paper jam, add paper and cover open.

Ease of Network Setup

+ Prior to installing the printer driver (an all-in-one driver, user-switchable between the KPDL PostScript emulation, PCL XL and PCL 5e), the user should install the KPrint Add Port Wizard, which automatically searches for devices with a compatible network interface card and creates the printer port. The device was tested in the Windows 2000 environment.
After the driver has been installed, the administrator selects the port that was created and must then manually specify the hardware congured. According to Kyocera, a version of the drivers with the capability of detecting congured accessories will be available Summer 2005. A Web page and a software utility are available for conguring the device on a network and for monitoring basic device status.
Scanning and printing each require a network connection and IP address.
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Print Drivers

+ The unit was tested with the standard print drivers (user-switchable between PCL 5e, KPDL [a PostScript emulation] and PCL XL for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.x, 2000, 2003 and XP), which were generally easy to use and provided graphical representation. + The feature set of the print drivers was good overall. Some of the less commonly used print driver features required access to multiple screens.
PCL XL Print Driver Properties Screen For Windows XP
The printer port creation utility, the KPrint Add Port wizard, is provided on the software library disk.
+ The CD-ROMs containing the drivers and the utility are autolaunched when inserted and the installation process is easy.
+ The KPDL, PCL XL and PCL 5e drivers were found to be very similar in appearance and functionality. + All three print drivers allow users to save settings for frequently used jobs.
Applications Compatibility

+ No problems were experienced with any of the applications used in the applications compatibility tests. Units are tested for compatibility on a Windows 2000 platform with Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, Microsoft Excel 2000, Adobe PageMaker 7.0, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Adobe Acrobat 6.0 using 25 application test les, which contain text, graphics, halftone images, tables, etc., enabling BLI technicians to evaluate memory usage, le processing, font rendering and grayscale capability.

Scan Function

The optional scanning kit includes Kyocera Scanner Library (Kyoceras scanning utilities) and PaperPort Deluxe 8.0, which enables scanning of documents to workstations connected to the KM-2050. The system supports scan to TWAIN, scan to PC and scan to e-mail. From the control panel, users can select scan destinations, which may be either e-mail addresses or locations in designated folders on specied hard drives on the network (programmed via the Web utility or via the scanner le utilities), which appear on the control panel.
Scanning to e-mail required more keystrokes than is generally required for devices in this category as the user is prompted to conrm some selections. + PaperPort Deluxe software, which is very easy to use and incorporates OCR, is installed on users workstations and enables users to view and manipulate (e.g., crop, rotate, annotate) scanned images. The PaperPort Deluxe software incorporates TextBridge OCR software. Scanned documents can be viewed with PaperPort, OCRed using TextBridge and then manually opened in Microsoft Word.
With TWAIN scanning on the KM-2050, the user opens the TWAIN driver from the PC, selects the desired scan device, sets desired scan parameters (such as original type and resolution) and clicks on Scan. Then the user places the documents in the document feeder, returns to the PC and uses a TWAIN-compliant application such as Photoshop or PaperPort to open the document.

Print / Copy Quality

+ Output produced by the KM-2050 was good overall in both print and copy mode for most types of output evaluated. + Test technicians cited clean, crisp ne lines, particularly in print mode. The density of print and copy output was lower than the average.
Print / Copy Productivity
* Tests were conducted using U.S. letter-size paper and A4 results may vary. + Copy efciency is slightly above average in simplex and 1:2 duplex mode and competitive in 2:2 duplex mode. Print efciency is competitive in both simplex and duplex mode. + The KM-2050s rst-print-out-times are faster than the averageindeed they are the fastestfor all le formats tested (Word, TIFF, PDF and JPG). + The units rst-copy times from the platen and the document feeder are the fastest for competitive units. + The units rated warm-up time, at 20 seconds, is faster than that of most competitive units.

Ease of Use

+ The four-line, 99 mm x 28.5 mm display on the KM-2050 is a backlit text and graphical LCD display (non-touch screen) that is easy to read. The contrast of
Kyocera KM-2050 Control Panel
the display is adjustable through the control panel but BLI considers a contrast dial on the unit itself easier to adjust. + The control panel is well laid out and organisedand the desired features are easy to ndconsidering the amount of functionality offered by the unit. Separate hard keys for copy, print, scan and fax are clearly labeled on the left side of the panel and each is equipped with built-in LEDs that illuminate to indicate which function is operational. + When the user changes modes, i.e., from copy to print, the display on the non-touch screen also changes to correspond to the selected function. + The meter counter breaks down images produced by copy, print and fax, and the scan meter count lists the number of documents fed through the document feeder for copying, documents scanned, as well as documents that are fed through the document feeder for faxing. Users can also print the counter report. + The procedures for removing misfeeds, loading paper (the user can load paper while the device is running) and adjusting paper drawers proved convenient. Users can pull open the drawers without having to press any buttons

Misfeed Access Locations

when loading paper, but must press down on the spring-loaded ramp until it locks into place. The length and width guides slide to t the size of paper being loadedwhich BLI considers a plus as opposed to having to remove them entirely and reinsert them. In addition, paper sensors automatically detect the size of the paper loaded into the drawers. + Mechanical paper gauges on the outside of each drawer indicate the amount of paper remaining in them. + The procedure for replacing toner is clean and straightforward.

Feature Set

+ The KM-2050 offers a competitive feature set. + The units standard and maximum copier memory capacities are above the average for comparably equipped models. + With the standard print controller, there is no additional cost of a network interface card. The units standard and maximum paper capacities (650 and 1,250 sheets, respectively), as well as its bypass capacity (50 sheets), are below the average for comparably equipped models.
+ A 500-sheet internal nisher, which provides stapled output for up to 30 A4 sheets and 20 B4 sheets, and a job separator that keeps up to 100 sheets of print, copy or fax output separate, both tested by BLI, are available as options. The unit offers 100 copy control codes, which is below the average for similarly equipped models.
Job programming allows the settings (e.g., quantity, reduction) for up to eight copy jobs to be stored for future use with the touch of a key. Other features include a choice of languages for the display and the ability to program a copy job before the unit is warmed up. Super G3 faxing is available if the optional fax kit is installed on the unit. In addition to offering a 33.6-Kbps modem, the unit can send and receive duplex faxes when the optional RADF and duplex unit are installed. Further, network fax transmission and reception are possible if both the network scan and fax options are installed. Additional fax features include JBIG compression, 8 MB of dedicated fax memory that can be upgraded to 32 MB, mailboxes, broadcasting to 200 destinations, smoothing and timers.

Toner Yield

+ The units toner yield is higher than the average for Segment 1 units tested.
+ The Kyocera KM-2050 is priced lower than the average for competitive models. In fact, its priced considerably less than the average for comparably equipped models. Supplies cost per page could not be calculated, as the pricing for supplies is set by dealers. The units good performance overall in the tests, combined with its competitive feature set and aggressive pricing, make it a good value. Value analysis was based on U.S. price structures and prices vary according to country where the device is purchased.

Supporting Test Data

Test Environment
This product was tested in BLIs 10,000-square-foot test lab, in an environment monitored by a Honeywell Temp/RH chart recorder, which replicates typical ofce conditions.

Test Equipment

BLIs dedicated test network, consisting of Windows NT 4.0, 2000 and Microsoft Exchange servers, Windows 98 and 2000 workstations, 10BaseT/100BaseTX network switches and CAT5 cabling.

Test Duration

Products are tested for two months, one month of which consists of a durability test during which the product is run at its manufacturer-rated maximum monthly volume, with daily volumes evenly divided over the course of the test.

Tested Configuration

Base unit, which includes the standard print controller and optional RADF, internal nisher and two 300-sheet drawers.

Test Procedures

The test methods and procedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include BLIs proprietary procedures and industry-standard test procedures, including a BLI-developed variation of ASTMs 1318-90 Test Method for Determination of Productivity Using Electrostatic Copy Machines. In addition to a number of proprietary test documents, BLI uses an industry-standard Katun test original for evaluating black image quality and test suites from Quality Logic to evaluate applications compatibility. Tests were conducted using U.S. letter-size paper and A4 results may vary.
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PMs/Malfunctions Meter count (beginning of test) End of test period Total Misfeeds/Misfeed Rate Service calls PMs Total Service Calls (including PMs) M.I.B.F.

Service Required

Meter Count (Impressions) 0 30,000
Impressions Between Service
5 / 1 per 6,Not applicable Not applicable

M.I.B.S.

Mean Impressions Between Failures (To obtain this number, BLI divides the total number of impressions produced during the test period by the number of service calls required. In actuality, it reects the average number of impressions produced without a malfunction.) Mean Impressions Between Service (To obtain this number, BLI divides the total number of impressions produced during the test period by the number of service calls, including preventive maintenance calls, required. In actuality, it reects the average number of impressions produced without a service call.)

Secondary Function

Primary Function

PRINT Yes Yes Yes

SCAN TO E-MAIL Yes

COPY No2 Yes No2

PRINT SCAN TO E-MAIL COPY
As soon as the document feeder was free, the secondary function could be programmed; the primary function was already complete. (1) The device does not support program ahead or copy reserve. (2)
NOTES: (X) indicates number of occurrences. A Yes indicates that the user can initiate the secondary function while the primary function is taking place and that no further user intervention will be required for the secondary function to take place.
Note: In addition to a single-user multitasking test, which evaluates a units ability to initiate or perform one function while another function is already in progress (see chart above), BLI also tests a multifunctional products ability to handle multiple jobs that would be likely to stack up in a multi-user networked environment.

Print Quality

PRINT DENSITY

2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0

Print Density: 1.27 to 1.33 1.74 Density for units in this class: 1.00 to 1.74 Halftone range: Halftone output was visible from the 1% to the 84% dot-ll levels, with smooth consistent coverage within levels and consistent transitions between levels.

1.33 1.27 1.00

Range for Competitors
Measurements are based on eight readings corresponding to eight different solid black locations on the original. The higher the density reading, the darker the image.

Copy Quality

COPY DENSITY
Density of original: 1.65 to 1.70 Density of copy: 1.12 to 1.19 Density for units in this class: 1.07 to 1.58 Halftone range: Halftone output was visible from the 15% level, which is the minimum level on the original, to the 100% level.

1.70 1.65 1.19 1.12

Test Original
Measurements are based on four readings corresponding to four different solid black locations on the output. The higher the density reading, the darker the image.
TESTED FIRST-PRINT-OUT TIMES
Windows 2000 File Type File Extension Pre-Raster File Size Post-Raster File Size First-Print Time (seconds) Word Text DOC 114 KB 9.96 KB 6.8 Photoshop Graphic TIF 20 MB 596 KB 19.8 Acrobat Graphic/Text PDF 426 KB 540 KB 8.5 Photoshop Graphic JPG 245 KB 741 KB 8.8
Kyocera KM-2050s rated speed: 20 ppm. All les are printed on U.S. letter-size paper in a quantity equal to twice the manufacturers rated speed for the device. The Kyocera KM-2050s raster times/print speeds were tested at the high quality resolution using the PCL XL driver. First-page time indicates the time it took to RIP, image and deliver the rst page of the test document set to the output tray. Tests were conducted using U.S. letter-size paper and A4 results may vary.
Copying speed (U.S. letter-size copies; A4 results may vary): First-copy time from the platen: 5.8 seconds from the platen. 7.7 seconds from the document feeder.
FIRST-COPY TIME (seconds)

7.7 Document Feeder

Platen
The time was the same regardless of the automatic modes selected. Tests were conducted using U.S. letter-size paper and A4 results may vary.

COPIES PER MINUTE

Copies per minute: 22, excluding rst copy. 19, including rst copy. Document feeding speeds: 1:1 copy mode: 19.3 originals per minute 1:2 copy mode: 15 originals per minute 2:2 copy mode: 5 originals, or 10 images, per minute

22 Excluding rst copy

19 Including rst copy

DOCUMENT FEEDING SPEEDS

(U.S. letter-size originals per minute)

15 1:2

COPY/PRINT EFFICIENCY FOR 1, 5, 10 AND 20 SETS
COPY 1:1 Sets COPY 1:2 Sets 1 Min. Sec. 26.5 15.6 18.5 21.2 PPM 22.6 22.1 23.2 23.9 Efciency 75.5% 73.7% 77.4% 79.8% Overall Efciency 75.5% 74.6% 75.5% 76.6% Min. Sec. 22.2 44.33.1 PPM 27.0 28.6 29.9 30.5 Efciency 90.1% 95.3% 99.5% 101.8% Overall Efciency 90.1% 92.7% 95.0% 96.7%

OVERALL EFFICIENCY

COPY 1:1

COPY 1:2

20 COPY 2:2

COPY 2:2

Sets COPY 2:1 Sets

Min. 8 16

Sec. 54 20.2 25.7 33.6

PPM 22.2 23.1 23.7 24.2

Efciency 74.1% 76.9% 79.1% 80.5%
Overall Efciency 74.1% 75.5% 76.7% 77.6%

COPY 2:1

PRINT 1:1

Min. 6 13

Sec. 51.5 28.5 40.6 4.7

PPM 23.3 28.8 30.0 30.6

Efciency 77.7% 95.9% 99.9% 101.9%
Overall Efciency 77.7% 86.8% 91.1% 93.8%

PRINT 1:1 PCL XL Sets 1

PRINT 1:2

Min. 3 6

Sec. 26.7 51.2 27.5 39.5

PPM 22.5 27.0 28.9 30.0

Efciency 74.9% 89.9% 96.4% 100.1%
Overall Efciency 74.9% 82.4% 87.1% 90.3%

80 100%

BLI obtains the overall efciency for each copy/print mode by averaging the efciency ratings (derived by dividing the tested speed of the device by the rated speed, and then multiplying by 100) for each run length (1, 5, 10 and 20 sets). Tests were conducted using U.S. letter-size paper and A4 results may vary.
PRINT 1:2 PCL XL Sets Min. Sec. 30.6 26.1 35.7 54.9 PPM 19.6 20.5 21.8 22.4 Efciency 65.4% 68.4% 72.5% 74.8% Overall Efciency 65.4% 66.9% 68.8% 70.3%

Speed/efciency tests are conducted using BLIs 10-page efciency document. In print mode, output is printed at the high-quality resolution from the PCL XL driver and the standard controller. Tests were conducted using U.S. letter-size paper and A4 results may vary.
KYOCERA KM-2050 PRINT DRIVER FEATURES
Windows 2000 PCL 5c Auto Feature / Device Detection Booklet Printing Collate Sets Max Paper Sources Per Job Mirror Image Negative Image N-up Printing Overlay Paper Gauge Print and Hold Proof Print2 Quantity Selection Reduction / Enlargement Resolution Modes Save Settings Secure Printing
Windows 2000 PCL XL No Yes Yes 3 No No 2 to 25 No No No No 1 to 9,999 20% to 500% High Quality Proof Draft Custom Yes No Yes/Yes
Windows 2000 KPDL No Yes Yes 3 Yes Yes 2 to 25 No No No No 1 to 9,999 20% to 500% High Quality Proof Draft Custom Yes No Yes/Yes
No Yes Yes 1 No No 2 to 25 No No No No 1 to 9,999 20% to 500% High Quality Draft Custom Yes No Yes/Yes
Watermarks / Custom Watermarks
According to Kyocera, a version of the drivers with the capability of detecting congured accessories will be available Summer 2005.
These features are available when the optional hard drive is installed.
PCL XL Print Driver Properties Screen For Windows 2000
Kyocera Command Center Web Utility
TESTED TONER YIELD / SUPPLIES COST PER PAGE
Toner Yield (Impressions) 13,200 Impressions Per Gram 17.5 Toner Cost Per Page * Total Toner Cost Per Page * Supplies Cost Per Page *
Toner Cartridge Net Weight (In Grams) 752.9
*Supplies cost per page could not be calculated, as the pricing for supplies is set by dealers.
CERTIFICATE OF RELIABILITY

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Office Digital Imaging Product Evaluation
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What You Should Know

Wirth Consulting

Kyocera Mita America

KM-2050
A3 20-25 PPM B/W MFPs Authorized Dealers

Product Introduction

Kyocera Mita introduced the KM-2050 in 2004, and has positioned it as an affordable, entry-level system in its monochrome MFP family, which spans the gamut from 16-ppm small-workgroup MFPs to 82-ppm MFPs for highvolume/light-production. The KM-2050 comes equipped as a digital copier/network printer; network scanning and Super Group 3 fax are optional. Note that the document feeder (a reversing automatic document feeder for duplexing) and duplex printing are optional. An internal finisher for stapling/sorting is also optional. Note that it also features a long-life imaging drum for less frequent replacement.
Key Specifications and Pricing
Functions Imaging Technology Monthly Duty Cycle (pages) BW/Color Print Speed (PPM) Max Print Resolution (DPI) Std Printer Memory (MB) Max Printer Memory (MB) Hard Drive (GB) Hard Drive Overwrite Ethernet Network Interface User Authentication Print/Copy/Scan/Fax Std Media Capacity (sheets) Laser Max Media Capacity (sheets) 30,000 Max Media Sources 20 Max Media Width (inches/mm) 1,200 Max Media Length (inches/mm) 64 Max Media Wt. (bond, lbs./gsm 256 Height (inches/mm) 0 Width (inches/mm) No Depth (inches/mm) 10/100BASE-TX Weight (pounds/kg) Yes Power Consumption (watts) 11.0 17.0 44.0 23.90 22.60 23.70 120.Price 1,250 Duplex 4 Print 279.4 Network 431.8 Scan 148.5 Doc Feeder 607.06 Media Trays 574.04 Price 601.98 LCT 54.4 Finisher NA Price $3,545.00 2,539.64

$0.00 $0.00

0.00 0.00

300-sheet paper tray

N/A N/A N/A

30-sheet stapling

Feature Analysis, Ratings (from 0-5, with 5 being best) and Composite Scores 3.5 Copying 2.5 Scanning 2.0 Printing
26.0 $3,545.00 $0.0033 $4,545.00 Copier Score Duplex Document Feeder Touch Screen Hard Drive 18.5 Scanner Score Color Scanning Network Scanning Open Platform 16.0 Printer Score Print Processor (MHz) Maximum Memory (MB) BW/Color Print Speed Windows Linux Apple Mac GDI Printing PCL PostScript

21.256 20

Overall Score Full System Price Black Cost per Page Color Cost per Page Black TCO* (5k/mo) Color TCO* (5k/mo) Mixed** TCO* (5k/mo)
Wirth Consulting Performance Ratings (from 0-5, with 5 being best)
V alue F eat ur es Imag e Q uali t y Pr int ing C o p ying Scanning So f t war e Ease o f U se M aint enance M ed ia Hand li ng
*Base Price; **67% BW and 33% Color

Features

USB Convenience Port Scanner Walk-Up Fax LAN Fax Duplex Printing Network Printing

Image Quality

Imaging Technology Max. Resolution BW Office IQ Color Office IQ Professional IQ

Laser 1,200

Photographic IQ

Media Handling 2.5

Max Media Sources Max Wt. (bond, lbs.) Feeds Index Stock Max Weight from all Sources Finishing 4 44.0

Maintenance

Black Page Yield All-in-One Toner Cartridge Holds Full Ream of Media

15,000

Software
Desktop Software Web Utilities Adobe PostScript Open Platform

Ease of Use

Usability Score Graphic Display Touch Screen Navigation Keys Holds Full Ream of Media
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Consumables Pricing and Yields
*Based on an original area coverage of 5% per color. **Yield in pages
Kyocera Mita America KM-2050

150,000

Consumable Black Ink/Toner Cyan Ink/Toner Magenta Ink/Toner Yellow Ink/Toner Multicolor Ink Other Type Other Maintenance Kit

Price $50.00

Yield** 15,000

Dev Price

Dev Yield**
Drum Price Drum Yield** $235.00

A3 20-25 PPM B/W MFPs

Supply Cost Per Page and Total Cost of Ownership*
*CPP and TCO include the base price depreciated over a five-year period (not including service) **Based on 66% Black/33% Color

Consumables CPP

(Based on an original area coverage of 5% per color)
Monthly Volume 50 pages 100 pages 250 pages 500 pages 1,000 pages 2,000 pages 3,000 pages 4,000 pages 5,000 pages
Black CPP $1.185 $0.594 $0.240 $0.122 $0.062 $0.033 $0.023 $0.018 $0.015

Color CPP

Black TCO $3,555.00 $3,565.00 $3,595.00 $3,645.00 $3,745.00 $3,945.00 $4,145.00 $4,345.00 $4,545.00

Color TCO

Mixed TCO**
Black Cost Per Page Black Consumables Cost per Page

$0.0033

Color Cost Per Page Color Consumables Cost per Page

Strengths

Standard network-printing includes 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet network interface, 300 MHz PowerPC CPU, PCL 6 and PostScript 3 print drivers, as well as emulations for HP-GL/2, Diablo 630, IBM Proprinter X24, Epson LQ850, and Line Printer. Print drivers have a single user interface for easier operation. Kyocera Mita includes KMnet Admin network monitoring; client software for job and device monitoring; and job-accounting software (KM-NET for Accounting). Optional network scanning provides scan to PC/file, Apple Macintosh, e-mail; TWAIN scan drivers for both PCs and Apple Macs. PRESCRIBE software enables users to create and manage forms and letterhead, and store in device memory for print-on-demand, eliminating the need for preprinted forms and letterhead. Long-life imaging drum for less frequent replacement.

Limitations

Wirth Consulting has determined that this device does not have any notable limitations and should provide good functionality. NOTES: Please note that the vendor of this device did not respond to multiple requests to review this report. Consequently, because pricing and page yields were not confirmed, consumables' cost per page cannot be confirmed. Document feeder (RADF) and duplexing are optional. Toner-cartridge yield is estimated at 6% page coverage. Network scanning is optional.

Best Use

Budget-conscious small offices and workgroups that require an inexpensive B/W MFP for basic office applications.