Kyocera Mita FS-3820 Printer Review
The Kyocera-Mita FS-3820 is a laser printer that delivers professional-level black-and-white documents at a fast rate. It is reliable and consistent, which is the main characteristics offices are looking for. This unit has a USB and parallel port that can connect to a single PC and ethernet or wireless capabilities can be added if needed. Duplex printing is another built-in feature that allows users to print double-sided if needed.
The only Kyocera-Mita FS-3820 toner cartridge that is needed for operation holds only black printer toner, eliminating color printing. The standard page yield of a Kyocera-Mita FS-3820 toner cartridge is 20,000 prints, though the starter toner provided by the manufacturer has a much lower capacity. Replacement toners are available from various vendors. OEM and compatible Kyocera-Mita FS-3820 toner is available, both can deliver high quality, but the OEM costs more.
A built-in memory of 64 MB can be increased up to 320 MB, which will allow the FS-3820 to handle larger tasks. Another expandable feature is the paper capacity, which can be upgraded from 600 sheets to 2,600 sheets. These features allow this unit to grow with an office. The monthly duty cycle is 100,000 prints, though it is not recommended to use the FS-3820 to its full capacity for optimal longevity.
Regardless of the bells and whistles of office laser printers, the most important features are speed and quality. The Kyocera-Mita FS-3820 toner helps to create a resolution of 600x600 dpi, which will deliver clear and crisp standard text documents. Complex graphics may lack that same precision, but will still be clear. The maximum output rate is 25 pages per minute and the average warm-up time is only 10 seconds. Productivity and professional quality are specialties of the FS-3820, making it an ideal unit to handle daily office needs while remaining within the budget.
