Thursday, May 23, 2013
Brother HL 5140
The Brother HL-5140 is a competitive monochrome printer that offers high quality prints with the ability to expand the device should it become necessary.
The HL-5140 is one of Brothers range of workhorse printers. Nothing to look at but offers solid dependability while producing good quality, high resolution prints for days on end. This device is ideal for the small business who isn’t worried about printing in color who wants a good value, long lasting printer.
Printing at 20 pages per minute at 600 dpi, the HL-5140 works quickly enough to be productive, but produces quality enough to suit most needs. It warms up in 18 seconds, and once warm will have a completed print on the tray 10 seconds after pressing the print button. Both figures quite respectable at this budget.
Despite being designed for the smaller business, the HL-5140 can cope with large print jobs thanks to the 133Mhz SPARC processor and 16Mb of memory. If that wasn’t enough, the memory is upgradeable to a decent 144Mb. Manual duplexing allows for all that power to be utilized in producing double sided prints too. The 250 sheet standard paper drawer is also partnered by a single sheet feeder and a 150 sheet output tray. There is also an optional paper tray to expand the paper capacity by a further 250 sheets.
To add to the functionality, the printer natively supports different sized paper, envelopes, labels and card stock. This can make printing business literature, marketing blurb and business cards a breeze.
Setup is quick and easy. Connection is by USB or parallel port, and the drivers are installed on each client machine. There is an option to purchase Ethernet or wireless connectors too, which adds flexibility if more was needed.
Toner is readily available and easy to refresh. A simple clip mechanism allows quick removal and replacement, keeping downtime to a minimum. New cartridges are reasonably priced with the high yield variants able to produce up to 6500 pages of standard business documents.
With the expansion potential of the extra paper drawer, networking options and expandable memory, this is an ideal printer for the new business who is set to grow. Adding these elements to an existing printer of a good quality is much cheaper than constantly upgrading and offers a cost effective printing option.
The reasonable cost of consumables, and these scalable features, coupled with the good text reproduction leaves me with no hesitation in recommending this product. Overall, a great printer.
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The HL-5140 is one of Brothers range of workhorse printers. Nothing to look at but offers solid dependability while producing good quality, high resolution prints for days on end. This device is ideal for the small business who isn’t worried about printing in color who wants a good value, long lasting printer.
Printing at 20 pages per minute at 600 dpi, the HL-5140 works quickly enough to be productive, but produces quality enough to suit most needs. It warms up in 18 seconds, and once warm will have a completed print on the tray 10 seconds after pressing the print button. Both figures quite respectable at this budget.
Despite being designed for the smaller business, the HL-5140 can cope with large print jobs thanks to the 133Mhz SPARC processor and 16Mb of memory. If that wasn’t enough, the memory is upgradeable to a decent 144Mb. Manual duplexing allows for all that power to be utilized in producing double sided prints too. The 250 sheet standard paper drawer is also partnered by a single sheet feeder and a 150 sheet output tray. There is also an optional paper tray to expand the paper capacity by a further 250 sheets.
To add to the functionality, the printer natively supports different sized paper, envelopes, labels and card stock. This can make printing business literature, marketing blurb and business cards a breeze.
Setup is quick and easy. Connection is by USB or parallel port, and the drivers are installed on each client machine. There is an option to purchase Ethernet or wireless connectors too, which adds flexibility if more was needed.
Toner is readily available and easy to refresh. A simple clip mechanism allows quick removal and replacement, keeping downtime to a minimum. New cartridges are reasonably priced with the high yield variants able to produce up to 6500 pages of standard business documents.
With the expansion potential of the extra paper drawer, networking options and expandable memory, this is an ideal printer for the new business who is set to grow. Adding these elements to an existing printer of a good quality is much cheaper than constantly upgrading and offers a cost effective printing option.
The reasonable cost of consumables, and these scalable features, coupled with the good text reproduction leaves me with no hesitation in recommending this product. Overall, a great printer.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Konica Minolta MagiColor 2300W
The Konica Minolta MagiColor 2300W is another quality printer from the electronics giant from Japan. It is marketed as a desktop printer for the SOHO market, and is just that. It differs from the similarly named 2300DL in color, shape performance and capability, and it is odd that they used a very similar designation for a totally different machine.
Printing is of good quality, the reproduction during testing were clean and accurate. Image detail was good with no banding on black and white images, and accurate reproduction on color. Our test document is 28 pages of text, mono images, colored text and colored images, so gives us a real flavor of what a printer can do. The speed is also okay with a rating of 16 pages per minute for monochrome and 4 for color.
The 2300W can handle 200 sheets of paper in the drawer, with no option to expand. The built in 32Mb memory can be so it reaches the maximum of 288Mb.
Toners are easy to replace, and relatively inexpensive. Cartridges are good for 4500 sheets in black, and the drum is also good for 4500. All are fairly easy to change, and shouldn’t present any problems to experienced users. Like relatively few others on the market, this printer came with standard cartridges included as opposed to “starter” ones, which are often half or less than half full.
Connecting and configuring the 2300W is as straightforward as it gets. It can be connected via USB or parallel, with no network option included. The drivers and user manual are easy to use and logical. Overall, setup took less than 30 minutes, from the time we started opening the package to the time we ordered the first print.
The 2300W is a no-nonsense dedicated printer. What it prints it does with luster and good quality. The price and general usability makes up for a lack of features making this a viable option for those offices who aren’t in a hurry, and prefer quality over quantity.
Source: http://hubpages.com/hub/Konica-Minolta-MagiColor-2300W-Printer-Review
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Printing is of good quality, the reproduction during testing were clean and accurate. Image detail was good with no banding on black and white images, and accurate reproduction on color. Our test document is 28 pages of text, mono images, colored text and colored images, so gives us a real flavor of what a printer can do. The speed is also okay with a rating of 16 pages per minute for monochrome and 4 for color.
The 2300W can handle 200 sheets of paper in the drawer, with no option to expand. The built in 32Mb memory can be so it reaches the maximum of 288Mb.
Toners are easy to replace, and relatively inexpensive. Cartridges are good for 4500 sheets in black, and the drum is also good for 4500. All are fairly easy to change, and shouldn’t present any problems to experienced users. Like relatively few others on the market, this printer came with standard cartridges included as opposed to “starter” ones, which are often half or less than half full.
Connecting and configuring the 2300W is as straightforward as it gets. It can be connected via USB or parallel, with no network option included. The drivers and user manual are easy to use and logical. Overall, setup took less than 30 minutes, from the time we started opening the package to the time we ordered the first print.
The 2300W is a no-nonsense dedicated printer. What it prints it does with luster and good quality. The price and general usability makes up for a lack of features making this a viable option for those offices who aren’t in a hurry, and prefer quality over quantity.
Source: http://hubpages.com/hub/Konica-Minolta-MagiColor-2300W-Printer-Review
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Konica Minolta BizHub C45
The Konica Minolta BizHub C451 is an exciting prospect for the medium sized workgroup. Priced to sell in a competitive market, it performs well, and offers a lot for the money.
While there are many full color laser multifunction’s on the market, they don’t come as well featured as the BizHub C451. It can handle printing, copying and scanning, and performs them all with ridiculous ease. There is also the option to add faxing to the mix for a full multifunction machine.
Connecting the device is via USB or ethernet. The USB option is the quickest to set up, but offers slower transfer speeds than ethernet. Networking the device was also straightforward but took a little longer. It was soon auto-discovered on the network once powered up, and once the drivers were installed we were good to go.
The control panel is well designed and easy to understand. There are large buttons that allow you to select printing, copying and scanning, but the full color LCD steals the show. It is one of the clearest and brightest screens we have seen. It allows you to fully control every aspect of the device from its easy to follow menu system.
The output quality is very good, with pages being produced at a rate of 45 pages per minute. The text reproduction was outstanding in our tests with very crisp edges and no jaggies to be seen. Grayscale was smooth and images was very good overall. Color printing was superb considering this is a laser. Images and photos were the highlights, both printing and copying. The color reproduction was accurate and there were no overtones, or spill anywhere.
Paper is held in a group of four drawers at the front totaling a maximum of 3650 sheets. Replacement toner cartridges can produce 40,000 pages in black and 27000 in color. Considering a black toner is on $45, that constitutes a significant saving in running costs over many other manufacturers.
For medium-sized businesses who need a hard working multifunction device the BizHub C451 is a worthy contender. It produces documents of a quality suitable for almost any use. There are enough options and cost saving reasons to consider the C451 as a long term companion in your office.
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While there are many full color laser multifunction’s on the market, they don’t come as well featured as the BizHub C451. It can handle printing, copying and scanning, and performs them all with ridiculous ease. There is also the option to add faxing to the mix for a full multifunction machine.
Connecting the device is via USB or ethernet. The USB option is the quickest to set up, but offers slower transfer speeds than ethernet. Networking the device was also straightforward but took a little longer. It was soon auto-discovered on the network once powered up, and once the drivers were installed we were good to go.
The control panel is well designed and easy to understand. There are large buttons that allow you to select printing, copying and scanning, but the full color LCD steals the show. It is one of the clearest and brightest screens we have seen. It allows you to fully control every aspect of the device from its easy to follow menu system.
The output quality is very good, with pages being produced at a rate of 45 pages per minute. The text reproduction was outstanding in our tests with very crisp edges and no jaggies to be seen. Grayscale was smooth and images was very good overall. Color printing was superb considering this is a laser. Images and photos were the highlights, both printing and copying. The color reproduction was accurate and there were no overtones, or spill anywhere.
Paper is held in a group of four drawers at the front totaling a maximum of 3650 sheets. Replacement toner cartridges can produce 40,000 pages in black and 27000 in color. Considering a black toner is on $45, that constitutes a significant saving in running costs over many other manufacturers.
For medium-sized businesses who need a hard working multifunction device the BizHub C451 is a worthy contender. It produces documents of a quality suitable for almost any use. There are enough options and cost saving reasons to consider the C451 as a long term companion in your office.
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