The Kyocera Mita Ecosys FS-1350DN monochrome laser printer starts off at a disadvantage because its list price of $761 (as of May 25, 2009)--the only

Inexpensive toner; easy control panel, Automatic

Slow text speed; rough graphics quality, Low

The Kyocera Mita Ecosys FS-1350DN monochrome laser printer starts off at a disadvantage because its list price of £279 seems steep.

The Kyocera Mita Ecosys FS-1350DN monochrome laser printer starts off at a disadvantage because its list price of ￡279 seems steep.

Kyocera makes a lot of good laser printers, from SOHO single-function devices through to departmental multifunction machines with all the trimmings. The FS-1350DN sits nearer the bottom end, but is still quick and expandable, certainly in terms of paper handling.

Kyocera's submission this month is notable for being the most expensive of the printers on test. It makes up for its high initial price, however, with extremely low running costs.

Unfortunately this arrived with the wrong mains adaptor (European not UK). Fortunately it is a standard "kettle lead" type cable required and we had a few available to use so I did not contact the seller to allow them to rectify this error.

The Kyocera Mita Ecosys FS-1350DN monochrome laser printer starts off at a disadvantage because its list price of $699 makes it appear a lot more expensive than it probably is in stores. But even at a better price, this entry-level printer would still be slow and offer mediocre graphics quality.

Inexpensive toner; simple control panel; automatic duplexer included

Slow text speed; rough graphics quality; low standard paper capacity

Kyocera's submission is the second most expensive of the printers on test. It makes up for its high initial price, however, with extremely low running costs. You'll feel the benefit of this after just 10,000 pages, at which point this printer has gone from being the dearest printer to the second...

Kyocera's submission this month is notable for being the most expensive of the printers on test. It makes up for its high initial price, however, with extremely low running costs.