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Konica Minolta Magicolor 2530DL

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Pros
PictBridge port
Low costs per page
Cons
Low capacity toner cartridges in box

$339.99 - $479.95
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Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $399 (8/25/2008)
Performance: Good: 71
Features: Very Good: 80
Design: Good: 74

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Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $399

Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $84.99

Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 129.99

Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 129.99

Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - 129.99

Performance

Good: 71

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	17.3
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	40.48
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	45.11
Text Output Quality	Very Good

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	2.6
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	37.72
One-Page Webpage (secs)	25.01
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	28.14
Color Output Quality	Good

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	2
Sports Action Shot (secs)	29.8
Color Photo Quality	Fair

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	2.2
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	27.41
Grayscale Output Quality	Good

Grayscale Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Grayscale Glossy Output Quality	n/a

Lineart Printing (Plain Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Lineart Speed (ppm)	3.9
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	15.43
Line Art Output Quality	Very Good

Scan Tests (in seconds)
Overall Scan Quality	n/a

Copy Tests
Copy Output Quality	n/a

Features

Very Good: 80

Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed	64
Maximum Amount of RAM	576

Dimensions
Dimensions	16.9-by-19.8-by-13.4
Weight (pounds)	45.8

Vendor Rated Speeds
B&W Pages per Min.	B&W PPM:20
Color Pages per Min.	Color PPM:5

Resolutions
Max. B&W dpi	2400-by-600
Max. Color dpi	2400-by-600

Language & Emulation
Printer Emulation Type	Raster

Interfaces
Parallel Port	No
Serial Port	No
USB 1.1	Yes
USB 2.0	Yes
Ethernet	Yes
Media Card Readers	None
PictBridge	Yes

Drivers
Macintosh	Yes
Windows 98	Yes
Windows NT	Yes
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	Yes

Power
Maximum Power Draw (watts)	1100
Standby Power Draw (watts)	250

Multifunction Printer Specs
Fax Memory (pages)	0

Paper Handling
Number of Input Trays, Standard	1
Number of Input Trays, Maximum	2
Tray Capacity, pages	200
Maximum Sheets With Optional Paper Trays	700
Manual Feed Slot	Yes
Maximum Paper Size	Legal
Output Tray Capacity	200
Auto Duplexer	Yes

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	12
Saturday Support Hours	9
Sunday Support Hours	6
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Cost of Operation Inside of Warranty
Cost per Page, Black	0.09
Cost per Page, Color	0.11

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	35000
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields	4500
Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	4500
Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	4500
Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Yield	4500

Bundled Items
Included Hardware	Power cord
Included Software	Print Utilities: PageScope Web Connection, KONICA MINOLTA Desktop Status Display

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Not a lot of drama here: Average reliability scores for Konica Minolta’s printers, but not enough votes to rate its support.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Average
Buyers' rating of products ease-of-use	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Design

Good: 74

Konica Minolta Magicolor 2530DL Review

by Paul Jasper

- The Konica Minolta 2530DL is a compact color laser with built-in networking features. At $399 (as of March 7, 2007), it costs $100 less than its predecessor, the 2430DL, did at release, and it offers a few improvements, including increased memory and lower accessory costs.

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User Reviews for Konica Minolta Magicolor 2530DL

Reviewed by: Heyhay

Duration of ownership: 2 Years

Strengths: Good print quality, reasonable print speeds (lower than stated however).

Weaknesses: Incredibly expensive to operate, the black toner that comes in the box did not last for 500 pages of printing, and all three color toners went shortly after that. With the initial printer cost being $350+, that breaks down to 70 cents a page, and Iâm afraid that it doesnât get much better. The cost to replace with four 1500 page output toners (Konica brand) was $417+ or 27.8 cents per page and yes they all expired by the end of 2000 printed pages. Even the four 4500 page output after market toners that are in the machine now cost a total of $290 or 7 cent a printed page.

Overall Evaluation: To say that one of the pros the unit is the of a low cost of operation is ridiculous. Although the hardware cost is low, to fully load it with full bore consumables triples the initial cost of the unit, and amounts to consumer fraud by the manufacturer(although a common practice by nearly all printer manufacturers). Even if you get beyond the initial costs, 7 to 14 cents a page for a laser print is outrageous, and will come as quite a shock to anyone used to a cost of .5 to 2 cents a page from a laser printer.
Reviewed by: janetbetts

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Easy to install & good quality printing.

Weaknesses: Takes longer than I'd expect to print but quality overrides the time to print.

Overall Evaluation: Shopped around for quite some time before choosing the Magicolor 2530DL color laser printer. It had one of the highest ratings in its class. I haven't been disappointed this past month in using. Would recommend.