KonicaMinolta is one of the few manufacturers that builds its own printing engines, and the one in the Magicolor 5430DL is one of the fastest - at least on paper...That's due at least in part to its use of very large toner cartridges, requiring an increase in the overall volume of the housing...While not up to the manufacturer's claim of 20 ppm, our tests did clock the Magicolor...
"fast and networked no An ideal workgroup color-laser printer should be network ready and capable of printing text and graphics equally well, and it should be economically priced..."
"Solid overall printer, with network capability great for home office/small office..."
"However it only comes with starter toner and replacements cost as much as what I paid..."
Slow text output speed
Mediocre color printing...Like many of the color laser models we've seen, the $999 KonicaMinolta MagiColor 5430DL is bulky and cubical in shape...However, you can also run the 5430DL with Mac computers if you install a recommended PostScript emulator...Despite some good detail in shadows, excessive dithering and a strong ochre tint...
Good performance...Excellent text quality...Includes Ethernet port...Paper handling options include duplexer and trays for a maximum 1250 sheet capacity....Graphics and photo quality are at the low end of the range for color lasers...Support for legal-size paper...If the KonicaMinolta magicolor 5430DL ($999 direct) were about $200 less expensive, it would be a strong contender...
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