June 23rd, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
Tom’s Hardware has an elaborate (like always) article up on color laser printers. It features a comparison between the more popular color laser printers out there, but TH also tries to debunk some myths regarding speed, quality and cost. However, only four models got into their roundup, which is somewhat disappointing:
HP LaserJet […]
April 20th, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
The Konica Minolta PagePro 1390MF is a laser multifunction device, launched at the start of this year. PC Magazine has a review up on it but isn’t too impressed by its powers. The reviewers cite the lack of a network connection and not being able to fax from your computer’s hard disk as […]
March 19th, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
The Konica Minolta Magicolor 5450 is a one-pass color laser printer, printing at speeds of up to 25 pages per minute. It comes with networking out of the box and a healthy 256 MB of memory. Monthly duty cycle is set at 60,000 pages and the 5450 features a 500-sheet input feeder and […]
February 23rd, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
The Inquirer has an interesting story about a Minolta QMS Magicolor 2350EN. The printer is somewhat old, Minolta bought QMS, Konica bought Minolta but it’s entertaining nevertheless. Administrators often have a tendency to pick quite challenging passwords, knowing that if they forget it they’ll just reset, crack or sniff the password. This […]
February 16th, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
The Konica Minolta PagePro 1400W is a small monochrome laser printer aimed at the home market. It was introduced at the beginning of this year.
PC Magazine doesn’t seem to be too convinced of this new laser printer, giving it a fair 2 out of 5 rating. They mention that the input capacity and […]
February 8th, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
The Konica Minolta PagePro 1380MF is a multi-functional monochrome laser printer. It cranks pages out at a speed of 21 pages per minute (ppm) but can also scan (monochrome and color) and copy. Monthly duty cycle is set at 15,000 prints and it features a 250 sheet input tray. The PagePro 1380MF […]
January 22nd, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
X-bit labs tested 9 sub-$200 laser printers for home use. They expand on the printers’ design and ergonomics, drivers and settings and printing quality and conclude their roundup with a printing speed comparison. Following laser printer models were included in their roundup:
Brother HL-2040
Canon LBP-2900
Epson EPL-6200L
HP LaserJet 1020
Konica-Minolta PagePro 1350W
Lexmark E230
OKI B4100
Samsung ML-1615
Xerox Phaser […]
January 6th, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
Konica Minolta is expanding its product range with two new all-in-one laser printers. I’m a bit excited because there aren’t that many all-in-one laser printers. The first all-in-one laser is the monochrome Konica Minolta PagePro 1390 MF with print, scan and fax capabilities. The 1390 MF will cost about 349 USD. […]
January 5th, 2006 by Ken ( No Comments )
Konica Minolta starts the new year with the introduction of the PagePro 1400W, a low budget monochrome laser printer. Aimed at the home market, the 1400W should cost about 119.99 USD and has the following features:
Speed: 16 pages per minute (A4)
Memoroy: 8MB SDRAM
Monthly duty cycle: 9,000 prints
Input capacity: 150 sheets
This laser printer features an […]