Kyocera monochrome printer range recognised in industry-leading 2009 awards
Monday, 27 July 2009
Complementing it’s line-up of fully awarded colour laser printers, Kyocera Mita, one of the world's leading document solutions companies, has received awards from Bertl’s Best and Buyers Laboratory Inc. for quality, durability and value in its range of A4 monochrome laser printers, including the Kyocera FS-1350DN, FS-3920DN and FS-4020DN models.
In the 14th Annual Bertl’s Best Awards 2009[1], the Kyocera FS-1350DN won an award for the ‘Best Value for Price Mono Printer’, which recognised key features of the device including its:
- Exceptionally low printing costs
- Ability to print up to 30 pages per minute with 1,200 dpi resolution
- Standard duplex unit for double-sided printing with a Max. paper capacity of up to 800 sheets
- Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle of 30,000
- Powerful controller with 128 MB RAM as standard (max: 1,152 MB)
- Backlit LCD display with USB and network connectivity as standard
Kyocera’s FS-3920DN was also awarded the Bertl’s Best ‘Best Productive Monochrome Printer’ award for its:
- Exceptionally low printing costs in its class
- ECOSYS long life consumables for reducing operating costs
- Productive duplex functions for saving paper
- Ability to print up to 42 pages per minute with up to 1,200 dpi resolution
- Standard duplex unit for double-sided printing
- Five paper trays for superior flexibility and high capacity with support for up to 120 lb. Index
- PowerPC 440/600 MHz, 128 – 1,152 MB RAM, optional hard disk USB, parallel and network connectivity as standard
- Direct PDF Print from USB Flash memory device
For its second year running, Kyocera also attracted recognition from Buyers Laboratory Inc (BLI)[2], the office equipment industry's leading independent authority and provider of competitive intelligence, testing and reviews on multifunction (MFP), copier, printer and fax products. A ‘Certificate of Reliability’ was presented to Kyocera for the performance of the FS-4020DN monochrome laser printer in BLI’s in-house durability test.
The certificate confirms the highly reliable performance of the FS-4020DN when subjected to a 125,000-impression BLI durability test in a networked environment.
Productivity and dependability in a desktop printer is an essential component for many fast-paced businesses. The FS-4020DN ECOSYS Printer offers both output speeds of up to 45 pages per minute and an industry best 300,000 page preventive maintenance interval. The FS-4020DN is based on Kyocera’s 5th Generation Plus Printers platform, and combined with the innovative PRESCRIBE Solution, the FS-4020DN is an exceptional choice for every business.
The FS-4020DN delivers up to 45 pages per minute, excellent paper management and advanced security functionality. It has a compact design, fast print speed, standard duplex unit and network interface.
Models from Kyocera’s range of colour printers were also recognised for their reliability and image quality in a series of awards, including a PC Advisor Gold Award for the Kyocera FS-C5100DN colour laser printer[3]. The Kyocera FS-C5200DN and Kyocera FS-C5300DN were also awarded the Better Buys for Business[4] 2009 Editor’s Choice Award, and the Kyocera FS-C5300DN was again recognised with a Bertl’s Best Award for Best Digital Imaging Desktop Colour A4 Printer.
The FS-1350DN (RRP $699 excl. GST), FS-3920 (RRP $1,499 excl. GST) and FS-4020 (RRP $1,999 excl. GST) mono printers are now available through Kyocera’s national network of distributors and dealers. For further information, please visit www.kyoceramita.com.au.
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