Advantages: Quality prints, quiet Disadvantages: A little expensive to run
The Magicolor 2550 is positioned as one of KonicaMinolta's entry level colour laser printers, well almost entry level, as it offers some very nice features without taking the price of the device too high.
The specification on offer from this full colour model is a cracking 20ppm (pages per minute) in monochrome and 5ppm in full colour. The native resolution is 600dpi with a x4 dithering method which beefs this up to an effective 2,400dpi. The model on review here is the standard model, which has 128MB of memory, is network ready and offers Postscript 3 printer language in addition to PCL6 and PDF support.
The 2550DN which is the next model up adds a built-in duplexer and has 256MB of memory, it also adds Pictbridge support for direct connection of a compatible digital camera. Both models are capable of handling a monthly duty cycle ...
Advantages: Great print quality Disadvantages: Slow, expensive
As with most ICT departments in schools we have the need for occasioanl colour laser printing and to this end we purchased a Magicolor 2450. The initial purchase price was reasonable (£450 ish) and the feature list impressed us.
The Product
The printer itself has a fairly small footprint it is about 19 inches wide, 16 inches deep and 18 inches high. The unit is predominatly a greyish cream colour with a dark blue top section. It looks quite good on a desk.
The Features
Well it is a colour laser printer, print quality is excellent. The paper tray is large holding approx 100 sheets which eliminates the constant refilling that so many inkjets suffer from. The printer has a network interface so that it can be easily shared as well as the standard parallel and USB conneections.
Consumables
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Advantages: Vivid colours, reliable, prints beautifully Disadvantages: Photo printing quality is only 7/10 in my rating
We bought our Konika Minolta Magicolor 2350 laser printer four years ago. We use it at home but I print quite frequently. We decided to buy this printer because it is specially designed for optimal performance in Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, and other environments as well. This was important for us, as I use Windows but my husband is an IT professional and uses several other operation systems on his computers and sometimes also he wants to print something. He worked for a company where there were a lot of printers of this type and he had really good opinion about them. This opinion hasn?t changed since then.
Price of the printer and cartridges
When we bought it, it was on offer, so it was ?only? £650. It was a serious discount because its full price is £900.
There are four cartridges in it plus the drum cartridge, we had to change ...
Product Information for "Konica Minolta Holdings 1380 MF" »
Copying
Max Copying Speed
Up to 20 ppm
Max Copying Resolution
Up to 600 x 600 dpi
Max Document Enlargement
400%
Max Document Reduction
25%
Maximum Copies
99
Copying Features
2 on 1
Exposure Modes
Text, photo, text and photo
Grey Scale Half-Tones
64
Printing
Max Printing Resolution
Up to 600 x 600 dpi
Max Printing Speed
Up to 20 ppm
Printer Drivers / Emulations
Windows GDI driver
Scanning
Optical Resolution
1200 x 1200 dpi
Colour Depth
24 bit
Colour Depth (Internal)
48 bit
Grey Scale Depth
8 bit
Scan Element
CCD
Document & media handling
Max Original Size
Legal (216 x 356 mm)
Original Type
Sheets
Supported Media Type
Plain paper, Transparencies, envelopes, plain paper, cards, labels, recycled paper
Standard Media Capacity
250 sheets
Document & Media Handling Details
Input tray - 250 sheets
Output tray - 100 sheets
Max Copy Size
Legal (216 x 356 mm)
Speed Details
Printing : up to 20 ppm
Copying : up to 20 ppm
Scanning : up to 6 ppm
Output Trays Capacity
100 sheets
Bypass Feeder Capacity
1 sheets
Max Copy Weight
163 g/m2
Min Copy Weight
60 g/m2
Min Original Size
216 x 297 mm
Pc connectivity
PC Connection Availability
Yes
PC Connection
USB, USB 2.0
Operating System Support
MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98 SE
Manufacturer's product description
Professional, streamlined businesses are all about efficiency. This is where the PagePro 1380MF All-in-One comes in. Combining monochrome laser printing, copying and color scanning to your PC in one unit, it does away with the need for three separate machines. PagePro 1380MF All-in-One features easily replaceable consumables and a high-capacity 250-sheet paper tray. It also comes complete with software that lets you scan and copy directly from your PC. With print and copy output at up to 20 ppm, the PagePro 1380MF All-in-One speeds through your printing jobs in no time. First page-out time is just 13 seconds, while powerful processing means pages are printed fast without compromising print quality. Superb quality is a standout feature of the PagePro 1380MF All-in-One. Scanning at 1200 dpi in color, scans are beautifully detailed. Whether you're printing, copying or scanning, the results are always ultra-professional. Timesaving functions bring new levels of convenience and versatility to the PagePro 1380MF All-in-One.
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