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KYOCERA Monochrome Printer Honored with Editor’s Choice Award from Better Buys for Business

KYOCERA’s FS-9520DN receives award for its print quality, reliability, extensive feature set and significant cost savings over competitive products

Fairfield, New Jersey, August 2, 2004 – Kyocera Mita America, one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today announced that its FS-9520DN monochrome printer has been honored with an Editor’s Choice award from Better Buys for Business, a highly regarded testing organization of office imaging equipment. This coveted award in the office equipment industry is bestowed upon models that serve as a benchmark of high quality, exceptional performance and real value.

“Kyocera has been making laser printers with strong features and value for years and the newly enhanced FS-9520DN is no exception,” said Steve Hannaford, editor, Better Buys for Business. "The FS-9520DN combines the convenience of an office printer with the power and low operating cost of a high-end production printer. Positioned to compete against the HP LaserJet 9000dn, the Kyocera printer offers more optional input capacity, a booklet maker with a hole punch, mailbox unit, PDF and TIFF printing standard – plus a significant cost per page savings advantage.”

In selecting the Editor’s Choice award models, Better Buys for Business solicits and incorporates feedback from users about equipment performance, ease of use and brand satisfaction to recommend models that are outstanding in the "real-world.”

Some additional FS-9520DN highlights reported in the 2004 High Volume Printer & Digital Duplicator Guide from Better Buys for Business:

 

• Higher maximum paper capacity at 4,200 sheets

 

• Optional finisher with hole punching, as well as a booklet maker with saddle stitcher.

 

• Standard Ethernet and duplexing.

 

• Features 64MB of memory standard that can be expanded to 576MB.

 

• Optional Wi-Fi adaptor for wireless Ethernet

FS-9520DN Product Information
Kyocera’s FS-9520DN printer is available through dealers and printer resellers in North America (Estimated street price $3,500). For a local dealer or printer reseller near you, logon to www.kyoceramita.com/us

The FS-9520DN is also backed with an industry-leading 1-year warranty on parts and labor from the date of install and the maintenance kit is warranted for a period of 3 years or 500,000 prints, whichever comes first.

About Kyocera Mita America
Kyocera Mita America (www.kyoceramita.com/us), headquartered in Fairfield, N.J., is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and leading providers of computer-connectable peripherals, including network-ready digital copiers/printers, laser printers, color copiers/printers, digital laser facsimiles, and multifunctional and wide format imaging solutions. Kyocera Mita America is a group company of Kyocera Corporation, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of advanced ceramics and associated products, including telecommunications equipment, semiconductor packages and electronic components. Kyocera Corporation’s consolidated net revenues totaled approximately $11 billion during the year ended March 31, 2004, with net income of approximately $655 million.

About Better Buys for Business
Better Buys for Business is an experienced team of office equipment analysts and experts who together provide objective product reviews to help readers make informed buying decisions about all types of office equipment. Our research is grounded in real-world performance testing of equipment, and every recommendation in every guide is backed by more than 15 years of experience in equipment research and analysis.

For more information, visit www.betterbuys.com