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Kyocera FS-1700+

  

Kyocera FS-1700+


SUMMARY



PRO: Long-lasting consumables mean cost impact goes down over the printer's lifetime.
CON: Run-of-the-mill performance, high purchase price.
$1019; laser, rated 12 ppm, 4MB RAM, 2400-by-1200-dpi maximum resolution, 350 sheets input, 250 output.

Kyocera
800/232-6797
www.kyocera.com/printers

Why would Kyocera tag this model at more than $1000? The printer lopes along at 9.8 ppm when printing text files, just a pace or two ahead of competitors that cost one-half or one-third as much. The model's inexpensive toner and long-lasting components should hold down its total cost over the long haul, but that doesn't justify the high purchase price.

Other than delivering less bang for the buck, the FS-1700+ is mostly identical to its sibling, the corporate-targeted FS-3700+, which also failed to make our Top 10 chart. But the printers diverge in a couple of important ways. Surprisingly, the FS-1700+ provides somewhat better print quality. Black text looks solid with smooth edges, and narrow lines also print exceptionally clearly. And the FS-1700+ doesn't include an output tray ($28.50) for the straight paper path, so printing labels and other iffy media requires some additional care.

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