Kyocera’s FS-3800N printer using FS-3800N toner cartridge was the printing revolution of its time. This printer is a networked machine that uses black-and-white laser technology. Its internal memory is 32 MB of RAM and its processor is the 166 MHz PowerPC 740 by Motorola. It has a print speed of 24 pages per minute (ppm) and a resolution of 1,200 x 1,200 dpi. It runs on Windows 95 and 98 platforms.
This printer is no longer in production, however, the longevity of Kyocera products, and this printer is no exception, make it a certainty that many offices still use this powerhouse. During its initial heyday the FS-3800N was considered to be the top of the line and the new line of Kyocera printers are the next generation of this printer’s technology.
Kyocera is a world-renowned Japanese company that specializes ceramics and its related components. It produces semiconductors and products in the telecommunications and electronics markets. Founded in the 1950’s, the Kyoto Ceramics Company grew and changed its name to Kyocera in 1982. An offshoot, Kyocera Mita manufactures the office business products for the corporation. It produces printers, fax machines, imaging devices, and network and software solutions.
Kyocera is dedicated to creating products that are “eco-friendly.” It has focuses on the environmental preservation measures of: Ozone layer protection-Waste reduction-Energy and resource conservation
Kyocera Mita uses Ecosys technology in their printers. Ecosys is the design process that guarantees a low effect on the environment. It uses components that are long lived and it lowers the printing costs. Kyocera Mita’s printers have the drum separate from the Kyocera printer toner cartridge, thus protecting the drum from unnecessary replacement when the toner runs out. Printer drums, in general, can handle a multitude of prints and do not need changing as often as toner cartridges.
Kyocera Mita America is ISO 14001:2004 certified because of its management of environmental systems. Kyocera is acclaimed annually by the certification for its activities that produce environmentally friendly services and products. It offers a recycling program that lowers material use and energy usage while keeping the company in line with the EPA regulatory environments as dictated by the federal, state, and local governments.
Kyocera offers a toner container recycling program. Customers who wish to reduce their landfill waste, but who do not have a recycling center near them, can ship their used Kyocera toner cartridges to the Kyocera Recycle Center in South Carolina. This center only accepts Kyocera toner cartridges that are sent in the packaging from the new toner. Shipping costs are the customer’s, while the recycling is free.
The FS-3800N printer has given rise to the printer line offered by Kyocera Mita today. The flagship printer is the FS-9530DN. It prints 51 pages per minute (ppm) and has a drum duty cycle of 300,000 per month. Next in line is the FS-9130DN that prints at 40 ppm and its drum cycles at 200,000 per month. The FS-3920DN also has a drum cycle of 200,000 (it has a speed of 42 ppm) whereas the FS-4020DN has a higher drum cycle (250,000 per month) but only prints at 47 ppm. The FS-2020D has a speed of 37 ppm with a duty cycle of 30,000 per month. The FS-1350DN prints at 32 pages per month with a 150,000 duty cycle. The 30 page per minute printers are FS-1300D and FS-1100. These range between 20,000 and 25,000 in drum cycles. No matter which you choose, you can be assured that you will get the next generation of the technology in the Kyocera FS-3800N printer.
Those who have the Kyocera FS-3800N printer know this efficiency continues with the Kyocera FS-3800N cartridge. Less waste due to virtually no need for reprints is a hallmark of consistency with the Kyocera toner. Merchants online continue to offer replacement toner cartridge at great prices to keep this fine machine working at peak performance.
- Ben Pate
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