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Konica Minolta MagiColor 1600W Laser Printer Review

Overview:

As one of the least expensive color laser printers in the world, the Konica Minolta MagiColor 1600W makes color printing at laser speeds affordable at last. Though the unit is very stripped down and includes only the most basic hardware, this is perfect for those looking for a no frills device that comes with a small price tag.

Pros:

The beauty of the Konica Minolta MagiColor 1600W Laser Printer lies in its simplicity and therefore incredibly low price. The affordability of the unit means that small offices and even single desk home businesses can easily fit a full color laser printer into their budget. Over the lifetime of the unit, users will continue to save money with the device thanks to its low cost per page. Monochrome prints will run users a mere 2.9 cents per page, while color prints cost about 16.6 cents per page.

When compared to the previous lowest cost color printer, the Samsung CLP-315, the MagiColor takes the price for better value thanks to its faster print speeds and also sharper text. The unit is only slightly larger than the Samsung, but still boasts a very small footprint with dimensions at 10.9 inches x 15.6 inches x 15 inches (W x D x H). At this size, it still remains smaller than many inkjets.

The unit also carries a 200 sheet paper capacity which, although small, is ample storage space for personal use, and also 50 sheets larger than Samsung’s model. The Konica Minolta MagiColor 1600W Laser Printer is designed with simplicity in mind, and the unit ships with the toner cartridges in place and ready to go, so the only setup required is plugging in a USB and power cord and flipping a switch.

Cons:

As a bare bones unit, one should expect certain limitations to be inherent in the Konica Minolta MagiColor 1600W Laser Printer. Its print speed of only 20 pages per minute is very slow for a laser printer, though the price for the hardware is certainly right. It also suffers from very a low paper storage capacity and a lack of any sort of built in duplexor, network card, or other luxury hardware. The unit is entirely stripped down but, if that’s the type of unit you’re interested in, this certainly could be the model for you.

The only specification that might be considered truly unacceptable, even when the price of the unit is taken into account, is its color print speed which falls to an incredibly sluggish 5 pages per minute. This is due to the fact that the Konica Minolta MagiColor 1600W Laser Printer is a four pass model, meaning that a single pass is required for each color in use, hence the monochrome print time being four times as fast as that of color.