Konica Minolta Magicolor 2430DL Color Laser Printer (5250221-100)

Average customer rating: 4.0

Get what you paid for
Unreliable
Love It, Love It, Love It
Great printer and very affordable
Reviews were helpful

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Konica Minolta Magicolor 2430DL Color Laser Printer (5250221-100)

Manufacturer: Konica
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0007IG21G

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Amazon.com Product Description

A color laser printer from Konica, the 2430DL delivers both reliability and performance. Its 2,400 x 600 dpi maximum resolution results in accurate and detailed prints that are perfect for a wide range of small business applications, while print speeds of up to 5 ppm for color and 20 ppm for black and white will have your jobs done quickly and efficiently. A 35,000-page maximum monthly duty cycle ensures the 2430DL performs reliably even in heavy-use environments, and first page out in as little as 12 seconds means you won't waste time waiting on your printer.

The 2430DL comes with 32 MB memory of standard memory that's upgradeable to 544 MB, a 200 MHz processor, 200-sheet standard paper input tray (an optional 500-page tray is supported), and 200-sheet output tray. For digital photo enthusiasts, a PictBridge port is built-in, so you can easily print photos directly from your compatible camera. Automatic color calibration helps you to get accurate prints every time.

The 2430DL accepts plain paper, thick stock, glossy stock, OHP transparencies, laser quality labels, and envelopes. Supported sizes range from 3.62 by 5.83 to 8.5 by 14 inches. A high-speed USB 2.0 port allows you to easily connect a computer or other supported USB device, while a built-in 10/100 BaseTX Ethernet port allows you to take full advantage of network functionality. Compatible with PC operating systems only, the printer is backed with a one-year limited warranty.

<B>What's in the Box</B>
Printer, starter kit (one each of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner cartridges yielding up to 1,500 letter pages), OPC drum cartridge, user's guide; Ethernet and printer cables not included

Product Description

The Konica-Minolta Magicolor 2430 DL Color Laser Printer was built for those who'd like to share. The high-resolution, high quality printing delivers sharp, crisp images and text every time, whether you're on a Linux, Mac or Windows machine. Its multipurpose tray allows printing on on a variety of paper weights in letter or legal size: Plain paper, letterhead, thick stock, glossy stock, transparencies, labels, postcards and envelopes. Through the camera direct photo port, users can print pictures directly from PictBridge-compliant digital cameras directly. Camera Direct Photo Print - Direct connect to easy-access USB host port(PictBridge 1.0 compatible) Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and Ethernet 10/100BaseTX interfaces Compatible with Windows from 98SE to Windows Server 2003, Mac OS X 10.2 and up, Linux RedHat 8.0 and up, SuSE Linux 8.1 and up Dimensions(WxDxH) - 16.9 x 19.5 x 13.4 (430 x 502 x 341 mm) Weight - 39.6 lbs. (18 kg) empty; 44 lbs. (20 kg) loaded

Customer Reviews:

Get what you paid for.......2007-05-30

Bought this printer 1 year ago. After the first month the control chip died and returned it for a new printer. After 1 year the printer died again, again it was the control chip but unfortunately the printer was out of warranty. The chip cost $150, the printer cost me $200. I just bought a new black toner. I would rate this a 4 had it not been for the quality issues.

Unreliable.......2007-05-22

This is a decent printer as far as quality goes, but it's way too fussy.

Took me quite alot of trouble shooting to get the drivers installed, hooked up, and printing properly. When I say "quite alot" I mean several attempts over several days. Finally I got it working, and it worked well for about a week. But then another week when by where I didn't print anything, and when I finally went back to print something, it had stopped communicating with my computer again. I had to do the trouble shooting all over - VERY FRUSTRATING! I thought I was getting a great deal, but I feel like I got a lemon.

Love It, Love It, Love It.......2007-02-24

This printer has been a workhorse for my small business over the course of the last two years. I don't mind spending the money to get the toner cartridges because the quality is second to none for what I paid for the color laser printer.

It DID take some setting up when getting it to cooperate with my Mac but I would hope in the past two years Konica Minolta has taken steps to help us AppleJobHeads by upgrading the set up software to be more user friendly for the growing Mac population.

I highly recommend this printer for the small business owner who does printing of brochures and wants something more polished than the typical ink jet chaos that is out there.

-Mare
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Great printer and very affordable.......2006-11-01

We have 2 of these in our home office and really like both of them. I've gone through many other ink-jets and b/w lasers. Wish they made an affordable color laser that would output 11x17, though.

The note about the envelope switch is important. What happens is there are a couple of shipping levers that you must pull off before using the printer (via strings) which are connected to, or near, the envelope switch. The strings exit though where the paper comes out at the top of the printer and are hidden. When you pull off the shipping levers, it can easily trip the envelope switch without you realizing it. I can't imagine how many needless returns Minolta has had due to this issue. I probably would have returned it myself after another 15 mintues of troubleshooting.

This printer is fairly cheap to run IF you buy ink refills and smart reset chips on ebay. All four cartridges can be refilled for about $150.

Reviews were helpful.......2006-07-23

The previous reviews were extremely helpful; especially regarding the ENVELOPE SWITCHES to avoid SMUDGES. Chet describes them as 'green' however on my printer, they are grey. It still saved me hours of frustration though. Thanks.

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