Kyocera · Card reader
Kyocera IC Card Authentication Kit
Fits Kyocera ECOSYS M3655idn, Kyocera ECOSYS M3655idna and 35 more
$259.95inc GSTRRP $365.96save $106.01
Colour set: TK5484K, TK5484C, TK5484M, TK5484YAll 4 cartridges, $99.80 inc GST
What you are buying, and what you give up
This is a compatible. Premium White Box made it to work in the same machine as Kyocera's TK5484K. It is not a Kyocera product, it does not carry Kyocera's warranty, and on a machine still under the maker's warranty or on a maker's service plan the genuine is sometimes the only cartridge allowed.
The honest part, from a long time in this trade. On a machine that is being looked after, a compatible is a real option. On a machine nobody is maintaining, a poor cartridge can streak, leak or take the drum with it, and a drum costs far more than the cartridge ever saved. Keep the machine clean and serviced and this is a sound way to cut a running cost. Do not, and it is a false economy.
The genuine Kyocera version
Kyocera make TK5484K themselves, at $107.95. It carries Kyocera's own warranty, and on a machine under warranty or on a maker's service plan it is sometimes the only cartridge allowed.
We sell both and we will tell you which we would fit. If the machine is on a DSA service agreement the question does not arise: toner is included either way and we carry the risk.
Fits 4 machines
Each machine opens every supply that fits it, genuine and compatible.
Details
| Price | $24.95 inc GST |
|---|---|
| Maker's code | TK5484K |
| Our code | RTSLASTK5484BK-B |
| Type | Toner, black |
| Yield | About 1,250 pages at standard coverage |
| Cost per page | About 2.0 cents a page at the rated yield, toner only. A colour page uses all four cartridges, about 8.0 cents |
| Freight | Added at checkout. Delivery and returns |
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What it costs per page
At $24.95 for about 1,250 pages, this cartridge works out at about 2.0 cents a page. That figure compares one cartridge against another, which is what it is for. It is not what a page out of the machine costs.
On this machine a black page uses the black cartridge only, but a colour page lays down all four, so a colour page costs the sum of the four:
| A black page | About 2.0 cents black cartridge only |
|---|---|
| A colour page | About 8.0 cents all four cartridges, TK5484K, TK5484C, TK5484M, TK5484Y |
Toner and nothing else. These figures are for toner alone. They do not include the drum or imaging unit, the fuser, the waste toner box, any other part, service, labour or paper. And the yield is the maker's rating at about 5 percent coverage of the page, so anything with photographs, heavy graphics or solid colour uses more toner and costs more a page than the figure above.
There is another way to buy it. On a DSA service agreement you pay one set rate a page, with toner, drums, parts, servicing and call outs included, so the cost of a page is fixed whatever the coverage and whatever the machine needs along the way. On most machines that works out lower than buying cartridges one at a time, and it is the same number every month. How an agreement works, or tell us roughly what you print and we will work out both figures for your machine: ask for a comparison or call 1300 922 260.
If the machine is getting on, that comparison is worth doing with a new one beside it. A newer machine usually prints a page for less, and the agreement, the machine and the toner can be one monthly figure. New printers and copiers · Rental and lease
Not sure it is the right one?
Check the model name on the front or top of the machine, or the code on the cartridge you are replacing. If it still is not clear, call 1300 922 260 and we will confirm it before you order.
Compatible product, made by Premium White Box. It is not made by Kyocera and is not a Kyocera product. Kyocera and its part numbers are trade marks of their owner, used here only to say which cartridge this replaces. Prices include GST; freight is added at checkout.