Conservationism Cuts Costs
Kyocera introduced the cartridge-free ECOSYS printer concept in 1992 as a means of reducing the user's Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while improving the printer's environmental impact. The ECOSYS printer technology represents a fundamental improvement over conventional laser printers.

ECOSYS Technology and TCO
Efficiency and productivity in office technology is based around TCO. This recognizes that the purchase price of the printer is only the first of a series of costs. With cartridge-based page printers, costs can easily exceed more than three times the original purchase price during the life of the product. Copystar can claim that its toner costs are 1/3 that of competing brands.

Lower Running Costs - Up to 75% lower cost per page
The FS-3800 Series achieved the industry's best cost per page performance utilizing long-life technology. Over its life, one ECOSYS printer from Copystar can save a company thousands of dollars in printing costs. The savings for a company with 100 printers or more is astounding.

The Low Cost of Color
After analyzing two single function color laser printer segments, Current Analysis, an independent market research and competitive response firm, found that found that the Kyocera-Mita FS-C5020N and the FS-C5030N have the lowest total cost of ownership,{TCO},in their respective classes. At 5.3 cents, the FS-C5020N and FS-C5030N's cost per page {CPP} will benefit any customer interested in high volume color print needs.

Jake Wang, Senior Analyst-Digital Imaging and Printing.
Current Analysis, a competitive market intelligence analysis company.

Conventional Laser Printers
Conventional printers use an imaging cartridge that integrates a photoreceptor drum, developer and toner into a single, disposable unit. When the toner is depleted, the entire cartridge is disposed of and replaced with a new unit.

The Cartridge-Free ECOSYS Technology System
In contrast, ECOSYS printers feature a durable imaging system based on the Company's patented amorphous silicon print drum (a-Si), a combination of ceramic and metal. With a surface that is second only to diamond in hardness, the durable print drum is guaranteed up to 300,000 pages on the FS-3800 Series and up to 500,000 pages on the FS-9500 Series. Tiny ceramic particles embedded in the toner continually polish and recondition the drum during normal printing. This virtually eliminates the need for replacement of the drum and other cartridge components, which is typically performed many times over the life of a conventional printer.

The Result
ECOSYS printers and copiers from Copystar create less waste than any competing products and have the lowest comparable cost per print.

Environmentally Proactive
Environmental consideration has also been taken in the development of the materials used in the external casing of ECOSYS printers. A bromine-free resin blend of polycarbonate and ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene stryrene) has been employed. Bromine, a fire resistant agent, is known to release toxic dioxins into the atmosphere when burned at low temperatures.

ECOSYS Environmental and Cost Benefits
The benefits of Kyocera's cartridge-free ECOSYS technology are twofold. Ecologically, ECOSYS can help to eliminate the environmental burden of used print cartridges worldwide that are now disposed of each year. Economically, by eliminating the recurring costs associated with replacement print cartridges, ECOSYS printers provide the industry's lowest TCO. This incremental savings can recoup the printer's purchase price in a year or less, particularly in network printing environments.

ECOSYS Honors and Awards
ECOSYS printers from Copystar have been recognized around the world since 1992 for their innovative technology and environmental friendliness.

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