Royal Copystar RI 2530

The Royal Copystar RI-2530 is a monochrome copier that is designed to take whatever you can throw at it and still continue working. With heavyweights such as Brother and Xerox competing in the copier market, products have to be very good to survive. The RI-2530 is definitely worth a look if you’re a heavy copier user and need something reliable and dependable to take care of business. It’s a big machine that’s built to last and offers all the features you would expect from a market leading copier.

The print quality is excellent, which is no surprise. Text is printed clear and detailed with smooth, exact edges that appear precise. Graphics and images can be a bit hit and miss with many copiers, but not so with this. All prints came out well detailed, accurately portrayed, and the translation of a color image into monochrome is done very well.

The RI-2530 also includes an optional 3.2GB hard drive, which is a useful security option. It allows you to secure copy, or load up jobs to be run when you’re not there. This kind of flexibility is great for scheduling larger copy jobs when there is nobody around.

Paper handling is equally as impressive. A standard 500 sheet paper tray, 20 sheet multi-purpose tray and a 250 sheet optional bypass means you shouldn’t run out of paper in a hurry. Neither should you run out of toner, as that will last for 7000 pages. Being able to output pages at a rate of 35 pages per minute and the ability to pre-load jobs makes this a real office workhorse.

The optional paper finishers include stapling, hole punch, saddle stitching and every other option you can think of. There is also the option to add memory, a hard drive, fax, networking, barcode reader and extra paper drawers.

The RI-2530 does everything a copier should do and more. As Copystar are a part of Kyocera it isn’t unreasonable to think they have the same reliability and award winning features. This device certainly seems to have been designed and built with that philosophy in mind.

The RI-2530 is a worthy contender for offices or workgroups that copy as much as they print. With a heavy duty cycle, low cost consumables and the Kyocera reliability, this is an excellent choice for all your documentation needs.