Secondhand Kyocera TASKalfa 5052ci on the Gold Coast

The model itself

Within Kyocera's TASKalfa 2552ci series, the TASKalfa 5052ci is the option at 50 pages a minute. Kyocera built the same family at other speeds too: TASKalfa 2552ci (25), TASKalfa 3252ci (32), TASKalfa 4052ci (40) and TASKalfa 6052ci (60), in pages a minute. Useful to know: it needs the optional single pass document feeder to scan at its top speed of 100 images a minute, has room for 1,150 sheets (or 7,150 with extra paper options) and copes with card stock to 300 gsm. The model that came after it is the TASKalfa 5053ci.

Is it the right fit for your team?

Its natural home: thirty or more people, or a print room that runs much of the day. For more people on the one machine, look at the TASKalfa 6052ci, the next step up at 60 pages a minute. The TASKalfa 4052ci, at 40 pages a minute, is the gentler option in the family.

How we supply it secondhand

A secondhand TASKalfa 5052ci comes in one of three grades. Renewed is the top grade, with more parts replaced so it looks and runs close to new, and it costs more than refurbished. Refurbished, the most popular, is cleaned, serviced and tested, with its worn parts replaced. Used is checked and working with less work done, for the lowest outlay. Rental, a lease or finance can run for as long as 60 months if the machine's age allows, or you can buy outright. Delivery, setup on your network, scanning setup and a run through for your team are in the price.

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.