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Brother vs Kyocera Printer Lease in Australia
A growing office that picks a compact A4 machine can find it too small the first time A3 pages or booklets are needed.
Both brands lease as reliable business multifunction devices with long consumable intervals.
Brother MFC-L is an A4 range built for a compact footprint and super high yield toner.
Kyocera TASKalfa adds A3 capability and booklet finishing.
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Before you enquire
What contract lengths can I choose from?
The available terms are 36 to 60 months, and there is nothing briefer on offer.
A shorter term carries a higher monthly figure and a longer one a lower figure, so you can trade one against the other.
What happens at the end of the lease?
Three paths, and the choice is yours: upgrade to a newer device, carry on with the current one, or return it.
Nothing renews on its own and nothing starts without your written approval.
What if we outgrow the machine?
You can move up a device class or swap models during the term, once the change is quoted and agreed.
New equipment arrives within 10 business days of a confirmed order, installation included.
Is my business too small to lease?
Around 500 pages a month is the rough point where a lease becomes easier to budget for.
Below that, a desktop inkjet with cartridges and unplanned callouts can still suit.
Maintenance, genuine toner and remote diagnostics all sit inside one monthly set plan.
Can you quote if our current lease has not finished?
Yes.
We prepare the quote now and hold the installation until your current agreement ends, which avoids paying twice and avoids a print outage.
Send us the existing agreement and we will work back from its notice window.
Enquired on Monday and had a printer installed by Friday. Fast, easy, and exactly what we needed.
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Authored by Cyrus Dickie, Founder at Global Document Solutions. In the industry since 2010.
Last updated: September 2026
Is Brother or Kyocera better for a printer lease in Australia?
This is a sizing choice more than a brand choice: Brother suits compact A4 only offices, while Kyocera suits businesses that need A3, booklet finishing or a long life drum design.
The Brother MFC-L range is A4 (31 to 50 pages per minute), built around a compact footprint and super high yield toner cartridges.
Kyocera TASKalfa covers A4 and A3 colour multifunction (25 to 55 pages per minute) with a long life drum and developer separate from the toner container.
LeasemyPrinter leases both from $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term.
Maintenance, genuine consumables and remote diagnostics are included for the contract term.
Hire, rental and lease are one agreement Australia wide. Terms run 36 to 60 months, the set monthly payment covers toner, parts, service labour and call outs, and there is no day or week hire.
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1300 873 460Brother vs Kyocera: side by side
Class of device
- Brother
- A4 mono and A4 colour MFP (MFC-L range)
- Kyocera
- A4 and A3 colour MFP (TASKalfa range)
Largest sheet size
- Brother
- A4
- Kyocera
- A3
Speed band
- Brother
- 31 to 50 ppm across the MFC-L range
- Kyocera
- 25 to 55 ppm common configurations
Consumable design
- Brother
- Super high yield toner options
- Kyocera
- Long life drum and developer separate from the toner container
Device security
- Brother
- Secure-print release and NFC card authentication on advanced models (e.g. MFC-L8900CDW)
- Kyocera
- Self encrypting drive, secure print PIN, data overwrite via security kit
Scan workflow
- Brother
- Scan-to-folder, email and the Brother iPrint&Scan app
- Kyocera
- Scan-to-encrypted-folder, HyPAS / KCMC connectors
Mobile / cloud print
- Brother
- AirPrint, NFC tap to print, WiFi Direct, Brother iPrint&Scan
- Kyocera
- AirPrint, Mopria, KYOCERA Cloud Print
Finishing
- Brother
- Automatic duplex and multi-tray paper handling; no booklet finishing
- Kyocera
- Stapler, hole punch, booklet maker on most A3 models
Footprint
- Brother
- Compact desktop footprint
- Kyocera
- Desktop A4 and floor-standing A3 options
Typical lease entry
- Brother
- From $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term
- Kyocera
- From $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term
| Factor | Brother | Kyocera |
|---|---|---|
| Class of device | A4 mono and A4 colour MFP (MFC-L range) | A4 and A3 colour MFP (TASKalfa range) |
| Largest sheet size | A4 | A3 |
| Speed band | 31 to 50 ppm across the MFC-L range | 25 to 55 ppm common configurations |
| Consumable design | Super high yield toner options | Long life drum and developer separate from the toner container |
| Device security | Secure-print release and NFC card authentication on advanced models (e.g. MFC-L8900CDW) | Self encrypting drive, secure print PIN, data overwrite via security kit |
| Scan workflow | Scan-to-folder, email and the Brother iPrint&Scan app | Scan-to-encrypted-folder, HyPAS / KCMC connectors |
| Mobile / cloud print | AirPrint, NFC tap to print, WiFi Direct, Brother iPrint&Scan | AirPrint, Mopria, KYOCERA Cloud Print |
| Finishing | Automatic duplex and multi-tray paper handling; no booklet finishing | Stapler, hole punch, booklet maker on most A3 models |
| Footprint | Compact desktop footprint | Desktop A4 and floor-standing A3 options |
| Typical lease entry | From $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term | From $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term |
How we compare: this table is based on published manufacturer specifications and publicly available product documentation, reviewed September 2026, not independent lab testing.
Brand and product names on this page are trade marks of their respective owners. LeasemyPrinter is an independent printer leasing business. We are not an authorised dealer for, affiliated with, or endorsed by any brand we do not lease.
How Brother and Kyocera weigh up
Each side's device class, weighed on the same points, resolving to the brands we lease.
Where the two ranges meet
Brother and Kyocera on pages per minute
Both ranges cover 31 to 50 pages per minute, so speed on its own rarely decides this. Volume, sheet size and service cover usually do.
Ranges as published by each manufacturer for common configurations, the same figures shown in the comparison table above. Not independent testing.
Brother strengths
- Long gaps between toner changes with super high yield options.
- Compact desktop footprint suited to small offices and branch sites.
- Simple setup and intuitive touchscreen operation.
Kyocera strengths
- Genuine Kyocera toner, drum, developer and parts included for the term.
- A3 colour production capability alongside A4 devices.
- Booklet finishing across the A3 colour range for client report packs.
When Brother is the starting point
- Small offices and branch sites whose output is A4 only and where desk space is tight.
- Businesses wanting long gaps between toner changes on moderate monthly volumes.
- Teams wanting a simple, compact device with minimal setup.
When Kyocera is the starting point
- Businesses that need A3 output or expect to grow into it.
- Organisations that want fewer drum and developer replacements across a 3 to 5 year term.
- Practices wanting booklet finishing for client report packs.
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How to choose between Brother and Kyocera
- Estimate your monthly print volume and your colour-versus-mono split, because that sizes the device class before any brand decision.
- Decide whether you need A3: the Brother MFC-L range is A4, while Kyocera TASKalfa covers both A4 and A3 colour multifunction, so confirm the largest sheet size your workflow uses.
- Weigh footprint against sheet size: Brother is the compact A4 option, and Kyocera covers A4 and A3 on one platform.
- Next business day onsite response for confirmed service requests applies Australia wide, and that matters more than headline specs once the device is installed.
- Request a side by side Brother MFC-L and Kyocera TASKalfa lease quote for your volume and term, and compare the total monthly cost with maintenance and consumables included.
Before you sign
Seven things to check on the quote, whichever of Brother and Kyocera you pick
Brand comparisons tend to stop at speed and price.
The complaints that show up a year later are usually about none of that.
These are the operating details that decide whether a device suits your office, and the exact question to ask about the model you are quoted.
We have not bench-tested these machines, so the figures below are the ones to request rather than ones we assert.
1. Warm-up and first-page-out time
A device that sleeps deeply saves power and then makes everyone wait. In an office of short, frequent jobs this is felt more than the headline speed.
Ask: Ask for first-page-out time from sleep, not just pages per minute, on the exact model quoted.
2. Scan resolution and duplex scanning
If paper enters your document system through this machine, scan quality and whether it captures both sides in one pass matter more than print speed.
Ask: Ask for the optical scan resolution and whether the feeder is single-pass duplex.
3. Recommended monthly volume, not maximum duty cycle
Maximum duty cycle is a survival figure. The recommended monthly volume is the one the device is built to run at without accelerating wear.
Ask: Ask for the recommended monthly volume and compare it to your actual monthly pages.
4. Toner yield and what a full set costs
Yield varies widely between models at similar prices. On an all-inclusive agreement this is our cost rather than yours, but it tells you how the device was specified.
Ask: Ask for the rated yield per cartridge at 5 per cent coverage for the model quoted.
5. Driver and firmware support on your systems
The most common post-install complaint in IT forums is not hardware. It is a driver that fights a particular operating system, print server or scan-to-folder setup.
Ask: Name your operating systems and whether you use a print server, before you sign, not after.
6. Finishing fitted at install
Stapling, hole punch and extra trays are fitted to the device. Adding them later is not a simple upgrade on a three to five year agreement.
Ask: Describe the documents you actually produce so the finisher is specified once, correctly.
7. Who attends, and how fast
Two identical machines differ entirely depending on whether a technician is local or dispatched from a capital city.
Ask: Ask where the nearest technician is based and what the onsite response commitment is in writing.
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Before you enquire
What contract lengths can I choose from?
The available terms are 36 to 60 months, and there is nothing briefer on offer.
A shorter term carries a higher monthly figure and a longer one a lower figure, so you can trade one against the other.
What happens at the end of the lease?
Three paths, and the choice is yours: upgrade to a newer device, carry on with the current one, or return it.
Nothing renews on its own and nothing starts without your written approval.
What if we outgrow the machine?
You can move up a device class or swap models during the term, once the change is quoted and agreed.
New equipment arrives within 10 business days of a confirmed order, installation included.
Is my business too small to lease?
Around 500 pages a month is the rough point where a lease becomes easier to budget for.
Below that, a desktop inkjet with cartridges and unplanned callouts can still suit.
Maintenance, genuine toner and remote diagnostics all sit inside one monthly set plan.
Can you quote if our current lease has not finished?
Yes.
We prepare the quote now and hold the installation until your current agreement ends, which avoids paying twice and avoids a print outage.
Send us the existing agreement and we will work back from its notice window.
Frequently asked questions
Is Brother or Kyocera better value for money?
They optimise value differently.
Brother is built around a compact footprint for A4 small and branch offices, while Kyocera separates the imaging parts from the toner and adds A3 capability.
We lease both on one monthly plan that includes toner and service, so the choice turns on your monthly volume and whether you need A3.
Does Brother offer A3 like Kyocera?
The Brother MFC-L business range we lease is A4.
Kyocera TASKalfa includes A3 colour multifunction devices.
If you need A3 in house, Kyocera (or the Toshiba eStudio range) is the right class.
If your output is A4 only, a compact Brother device usually covers it on a lower monthly figure.
Can both brands go on one lease agreement?
Yes.
Brother and Kyocera devices can sit on one agreement with a single consolidated bill.
One example is compact Brother A4 units at branch desks with a Kyocera A3 device in a central print room.
Your floor plan and volumes set the mix, so each area gets the device that fits how it prints.
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