Finding the perfect printer is hard, because, probably, there is no perfect printer. Although this printer had many things to offer, it just couldn’t rise up to our expectations leaving everybody a bit disappointed when analyzing its performances. There are numerous things you will like about this printer and also numerous things you won’t like about it.
The printer’s design is very ergonomic, making it easier to carry. It also takes very little space, although it’s a color laser printer designed especially for little desks from small companies or departments.
You can print almost 85,000 pages per month, which is very impressive for this little printer. You also have USB, Ethernet interfaces, multi-protocol print server emulations, and Web and SNMP management. This is pretty amazing for standard specification.
The paper feeder can sustain 500 files and has fold-out multi-purpose tray for transparencies, card and other strange options for your pictures’ background. If you are a hardcore printer, you might want to install another three trays, a duplexer and a powered envelope feeder. This will surely make your printer complete and ready to print for any big company.
Another advantage is the fact that ownership claims are low because the toner is the only thing consumable in daily activities.
Every standard printer requires the four cartridges with the colors cyan, yellow, magenta and black, which can be easily changed by lifting the top. Original cartridges that come with the printer will usually print 4,000 pages each; however, if you change them you will be able to print approximately 8,000 pages.
It may look expensive at first, changing cartridges and using a maintenance kit for the long life drum when you reach 200,000 printed pages but things aren’t expensive at all. The black toner is extremely cheap, making any black and white prints less consuming and more popular.
When calculation the money spent on other printers and comparing that with the life of the printer, you may notice that Kyocera has a big advantage in this field because the costs are very low.
However, there are enough things that aren’t likeable when it comes to other aspects. It has 600dpi print quality and very poor color saturation. This makes the print quality terrible, and compared to other products this printer is too expensive for such a poor printing quality.
Another disadvantage, especially if you are thinking to buy such printers for a big company, is the fact that it isn’t as quick as we expected it to be. It takes more than ten seconds to print the first page of any new documents; however, more complex pages might take a lot of time, making things very slow. A busy office will lose a lot of time trying to print even small amounts of work using the Kyocera FSC5025N color laser printer, and they may need to try a different printer that can work faster.
Although there are negative aspects concerning this printer, overall it has a good quality and makes a good job for a general purpose printer. Although it may seem a little too expensive, when calculating the low maintenance costs you might find out that it can prove to be a good investment.
After all, not many people need a printer for excellent printing quality; most of them buy printers for their documents, which don’t require excellent color saturation. It also comes with many options and easy paper handling system, so what more can you expect from something that is almost close to perfect?