Secondhand Kyocera TASKalfa 4053ci on the Gold Coast

In plain terms

Of the speeds in Kyocera's TASKalfa 2553ci series, the TASKalfa 4053ci is the one that does 40 pages a minute. Its stablemates, each with its pages a minute: TASKalfa 2553ci (25), TASKalfa 3253ci (32), TASKalfa 5053ci (50) and TASKalfa 6053ci (60). From the maker's own figures, it needs the optional single pass document feeder to scan at its top speed of 120 images a minute, has room for 1,150 sheets (or 7,150 with extra paper options) and copes with card stock to 300 gsm. Kyocera has since brought out the TASKalfa 4054ci to replace it.

Where it fits best

As a rough guide, it is sized for a workplace where fifteen to thirty people share one machine. For more people on the one machine, look at the TASKalfa 5053ci, the next step up at 50 pages a minute. For a quieter office, the TASKalfa 3253ci runs at 32.

Secondhand grades and how to pay

Secondhand, the TASKalfa 4053ci comes in whichever grade suits your budget: renewed, refurbished or used. We check each one and give you its page count in writing. Rental or finance terms stretch to 60 months where the machine's age allows, and buying outright is always an option. The price covers delivery, setup on your network, scanning setup and a run through for your team.

Bought outright without a service agreement, its warranty depends on the machine, and we tell you in writing what it is before the sale. With a service agreement, it is replaced if it fails, for the whole term. The lowest weekly rental, from $15 a week plus GST, is for selected machines, subject to approval.

Questions worth asking first

• The page count. Ask for it in writing; we give it before you sign. Pages printed tell you more about wear than the year a machine was made.
• The options on it. Find out what is attached, such as a stapling finisher, more paper drawers or a high capacity feeder. Each one changes the jobs it suits and the figure you pay.
• Who looks after it. A machine nobody can repair is no bargain, however little it costs. We only sell what we can service ourselves, everywhere we deliver.
• The running cost. Have the black and white and colour page rates put in writing, along with what each rate includes.