Secondhand Kyocera TASKalfa 7054ci on the Gold Coast

What you are getting

Kyocera placed the TASKalfa 7054ci (a 2021 model) in its TASKalfa 2554ci series, as the model that prints 70 pages a minute. Its stablemates, each with its pages a minute: TASKalfa 3554ci (35), TASKalfa 4054ci (40), TASKalfa 5054ci (50) and TASKalfa 6054ci (60). According to Kyocera, it needs the optional single pass document feeder to scan at its top speed of 274 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 MZ7001ci to replace it.

The right size of business

Its natural home: thirty or more people, or a print room that runs much of the day. If your team prints less, compare it with the TASKalfa 6054ci, which manages 60 pages a minute.

Picking a grade, then a way to pay

A secondhand TASKalfa 7054ci 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.

Before you commit to a secondhand one

• 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.