As long as it not anything like the FS-C50xx series #
Posted Tuesday 3rd February 2009 11:42 GMT
We got a FS-C5025 after being seriously impressed by their FS-720 (which was cheap, fast & economic to refill), and it's been a disaster. Replaced twice within the first two months, and finally replaced by a FS-C5030. Bloody expensive to run too. The usage estimates are wildly over-optimistic (even compared to other manufacturers).
Of course, this model may be completely different.
Any printer that does PostScript in hardware is bound to be decent. Adobe aren't going to let their name be associated with crap.
And, incidentally, a printer with PostScript in hardware also works well for evil penguin-shagging communists to print their porn / bomb-making plans / drug recipes on.
Have a look at the Dell 5110CN which is double the speed in terms of output with pence per page being about the same as this one. Its cheaper to run in terms of leccy too.
While you may rush over to dell and say its a £1000 printer. call them, we got ours for £530.
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Officejet Pro 8500 All-In-One Printer (35 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 128MB, PC/Mac)
Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One Inkjet Printer (38 PPM, 5760x1440 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Officejet 6500 All-In-One Printer (32 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, 32MB, PC/Mac)
Brother TN360 Toner Cartridge (1 Cartridge, Black, 2,600 Pages)
HP (Hewlett-Packard) Officejet J4580 All-In-One Printer (28 PPM, 4800x1200 DPI, Color, PC/Mac)
Kyocera Mita FS-C5200DN colour laser printer
John Bayly
As long as it not anything like the FS-C50xx series #
Posted Tuesday 3rd February 2009 11:42 GMT
We got a FS-C5025 after being seriously impressed by their FS-720 (which was cheap, fast & economic to refill), and it's been a disaster. Replaced twice within the first two months, and finally replaced by a FS-C5030. Bloody expensive to run too. The usage estimates are wildly over-optimistic (even compared to other manufacturers).
Of course, this model may be completely different.
Anonymous Coward
Jim #
Posted Tuesday 3rd February 2009 11:42 GMT
Any idea of its power consumption? Some color printers heat the rooms they are in even on standby.
Simon Williams
Straight from the spec sheet #
Posted Tuesday 3rd February 2009 14:55 GMT
Power consumption -- Kyocera figures -- 420W when printing, 70W standby, 7W power save. Which is pretty good for this class of colour laser.
A J Stiles
PostScript in hardware #
Posted Tuesday 3rd February 2009 14:55 GMT
Any printer that does PostScript in hardware is bound to be decent. Adobe aren't going to let their name be associated with crap.
And, incidentally, a printer with PostScript in hardware also works well for evil penguin-shagging communists to print their porn / bomb-making plans / drug recipes on.
Anonymous Coward
There is better #
Posted Tuesday 3rd February 2009 17:14 GMT
Have a look at the Dell 5110CN which is double the speed in terms of output with pence per page being about the same as this one. Its cheaper to run in terms of leccy too.
While you may rush over to dell and say its a £1000 printer. call them, we got ours for £530.
Still not convinced? Its a rebranded Epson.