Kyocera FS-3800 Toner Cartridges
FS-3800 Printer Review
Expert review of the FS-3800 printer
The Kyocera FS-3800 A4 mono laser printer is an energy-efficient, affordable laser printer with a permanent photoconductor drum. It's a fast monochrome printer that delivers high quality documents and was designed for mid-sized businesses. The Kyocera FS-3800 desktop monochrome printer is compatible with Mac OS, Windows, UNIX and Novell platforms.
Design
For a laser printer, the Kyocera ECOSYS FS3800 is on the small side, measuring 345 x 300 x 390mm and weighing just 13kg. It's an attractive white printer with an operator panel on the top that includes buttons and a small LCD. On one side of the Kyocera FS-3800 printer are memory card slots, while Parallel and Serial connections sit at the back of the printer, as does a network interface card. The black Kyocera TK-60 toner kit designed to work in the FS1800 monochrome printer lasts for approximately 20,000 pages.
Advantages
The Kyocera FS3800 laser printer is fast, with a print speed of up to 25ppm and the first page out in less than nine seconds. It also takes the Kyocera FS-3800 just 35 seconds to warm up, sometimes even less. This printer also delivers crisp documents with a print resolution of 1,800 x 600dpi, while its monthly duty cycle is 100,000 pages. For paper handling, a 500-sheet tray and 100-sheet multi-purpose tray are standard, with the Kyocera FS-3800 black and white printer also having the option of adding additional paper trays.
Disadvantages
Although Parallel and Serial connections are standard, the FS-3800 mono laser printer would be even better with a USB port. It would also be easier to operate if the Kyocera FS 3800 desktop printer had an automatic duplexer, rather than having this available only as an option.
