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Konica Minolta MagiColor 3730DN Laser Printer Review

Overview:

The Konica Minolta MagiColor 3730DN Laser Printer’s high monthly duty cycle and rapid print speeds for both color and monochrome output make it an excellent desktop addition to a small business. The unit also comes network ready; allowing an entire small office to take advantage of the unit’s unique color print capabilities not seen in many laser printers.

Pros:

With a maximum monthly print volume of 120,000 pages, the Konica Minolta MagiColor 3730DN Laser Printer is the perfect unit for sharing over an office network. The unit comes with built in Ethernet capabilities, so no additional print server is required.

When printing to either black and white or color output, the unit is capable of speeds of up to 25 pages per minute. While 25 ppm does not exactly place the Konica Minolta MagiColor 3730DN Laser Printer at the top of its class when monochrome printing is concerned, this speed, when dealing with color, is very admirable for a laser printer.

The Konica Minolta MagiColor 3730DN Laser Printer’s image quality is of a very high standard, and is equivalent to 2400 x 600 dots per inch, though it does not operate at “true” 2400 dpi. With image quality this high paired with full color printing capabilities, fast image printing can be done in ways not possible before, and in heavy volume as well. If users do end up having problems with the hardware, whether due to overuse or not, Konica’s one year limited warranty should help clear up any mechanical troubles.

The look of the Konica Minolta MagiColor 3730DN Laser Printer is another reason the device should be fairly attractive to a small office. Its smooth black and grey styling and small footprint make it convenient and aesthetically pleasing; perfect for the desktop. It is also capable of connecting to a single host PC through a fast USB 2.0 connection.

Built in duplexing makes double sided printing automatic, and allows users to quickly create two sided color pamphlets and fliers, as well as business materials such as charts and graphs, yet the unit retains a footprint of only 16.5" x 20.5" x 13.6".

Cons:

Unfortunately, with an estimated cost per page of 11 to 17 cents for color prints, the Konica Minolta MagiColor 3730DN Laser Printer lands slightly on the expensive side when dealing with color prints. That being said, its impressively low overhead cost certainly makes up for this to some degree. Additionally, Konica uses a type of toner called Simitri HD with Biomass which, though costly, helps to keep printing operations environmentally friendly.