FS-4300DN vs. HP, Lexmark, Samsung 500,000 impression study
■TEST OBJECTIVE
▲Buyers Laboratory LLC (BLI) was commissioned by KYOCERA Document Solutions Europe B.V. to conduct confidential comparative performance testing on the KYOCERA FS-4300DN, HP LaserJet Enterprise 600 M603dn, Lexmark T654dn and Samsung ML-6510ND, and evaluate the results. The products were evaluated over a 500,000-impression test period (the life of a KYOCERA FS-4300DN drum and maintenance kit), reviewing the following aspects over the test: runnability/reliability, consumable waste generation and cost of ownership.
■Executive Summary
▲Over the course of the 500,000-impression test, comprising 50% simplex and 50% duplex printing, the four units all performed to a very high standard, with low misfeed rates. Indeed, the HP device experienced only one mis-feed, with two for the KYOCERA device, four for the Samsung device and seven for the Lexmark model.
▲During the 500,000-impression test period, the Lexmark unit required the installation of one maintenance kit, while the HP and Samsung devices both required two. The KYOCERA device’s maintenance kit requires replacement at 500,000 impressions, just after completion of the 500,000-impression test. Testing demonstrated that the kit’s drum, fuser and developer all reached their rated 500,000-impression life, but a service call was required to replace the charge roller at 495,000 impressions, marring the unit’s otherwise near-faultless performance. The Lexmark unit experienced one premature toner cartridge failure, while the Samsung device suffered from two imaging drum failures.
▲From a cost of ownership and waste creation perspective, the KYOCERA FS-4300DN was the clear winner, delivering significantly lower running costs per page and much lower levels of waste than its Samsung, Lexmark and HP competitors. In fact, the KYOCERA model’s cost of ownership over 500,000 impressions is less than half that of the next most cost-efficient competitive unit. Furthermore, with its long-life drum and fuser, the KYOCERA unit delivered even more impressive results from a waste generation perspective, creating up to 77.3% less waste than the model in second place for waste generation and 85.4% less waste than the competitor with the highest amount of waste. In addition, the KYOCERA unit’s longer-life components, while they require a service call for replacement, resulted in the need for less user intervention than for the other devices, which all required a period of downtime for their maintenance kits to be installed—and in the case of the Samsung device, imaging drum replacements.
▲In summary, the KYOCERA FS-4300DN delivered on its promise of providing reliable, cost-conscious and environmentally friendly printing.
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