Konica Minolta magicolor 1650EN – Printer – color – laser – Legal, A4 – up to 20 ppm – capacity: 200 sheets – USB, 10/100Base-TX
- Ultra Compact, Lightweight Design: The magicolor 1650EN is perfect for even the smallest spaces.
- Fast, Economical Printing: Print high quality documents affordably at 9600 x 600 dpi-class using your Konica Minolta magicolor 1650EN.
- The magicolor 1650EN is equipped with a Konica Minolta Emperon controller offers PostScript 3 and PCL 6 support for Windows, Mac and Linux
- Streamline Workflow: PageScope software allows administrators to configure and remotely monitor the status of your device; saving time
- Easy to Setup: Out of the box it’s ready to go with pre-installed supplies and auto-install software.
- With a footprint of only 15.6″W x 15″D x 10.9″H and paper trays that fold for storage, it is ideal for desktop use
Product Description
The Konica-Minolta 1650EN Magicolor Color Laser Printer uses the smallest work space of any color laser printer. An Emperon controller delivers PostScript 3 and PCL 6 support to a mixed-network of Windows, Mac and Linux users via a fast 10/100BaseTX Ethernet interface. The magicolor 1650EN uses Simitri Polymerized toner and 9600 x 600 dpi-class color to produce prints that are rich and laser sharp. With a sleek design that complements any office style, this space sa… More >>
I purchased this laser printer after doing a fair bit of research on what is the most economical printer, with a good rating AND a network link. It was also important that the printer would work on Mac, Linux and Windows platform. This printer was what floated to the top. The built-in NIC is very useful – just plugin the power cord, a network cable and turn it on – on either the Mac or Windows 7, the printer is detected as a network printer automatically when adding a new printer. No drivers needed. Truly plug and play on both the Mac and Windows.
The unit itself is very quiet when in its power saving mode, with the only indication that its on being a blue light on the front panel. While printing, the unit is certainly louder – but still enough to maintain a conversation at a reasonable level. I haven’t truly tested to see if I can get 5 ppm colour or 20ppm B/W, but I have noticed that from power-up to print it takes about 15-30 seconds and less than 10 seconds from sleep; neither numbers being an issue for me. Its a small unit that tucks away in a corner of the room nicely, and its tray takes a full stack of office paper. The one thing that would make this fantastic would be a duplexer unit. This is sold as an option for this model, however, the price nearly doubles.
To address some of the previous reviews, where Konica-Minolta stopped supporting the printer by no longer providing printer driver updates, I should say that for this particular printer, configured as a network printer through the LAN port, I can’t see this being a problem. Both on the Mac system as well as on Windows 7, the printer is recognised as a Postscript printer, meaning that the drivers are Windows’ generic built-in. I have never been a fan of using a vendor’s own print driver since they tend to add a lot of cruft and little value (having not installed the vendor driver I wouldn’t know if this is the case here), but I for one am hard pressed to see what difference the vendor driver provides over the PS one, and am of the mindset that there is none. So I don’t think planned obsolescence on KM’s part might not hit the 1650EN quite so hard. Just some food for thought…
In short, for under $200, you will have trouble finding a laser printer with this economy, durability and a network connection.
August 12th, 2010 at 11:52 amRating: 5 / 5
This is not the first Konica Minolta Magicolor I have purchased and it is not the only brand of printer I have bought…it is simply the best printer I have come in contact with, both in my home office and in my industry of visual communications and major events assisting.
Konica is always compatible with both Mac and PC, which is extremely helpful for people who work on both. Right out-of-the-box plug and print, perfect! Why the 4 star rating, simply because I do not give any rating 5 stars.
If you are having trouble connecting your printer or printing, when it’s the Minolta Magicolor, it may be user error:)
August 12th, 2010 at 1:29 pmRating: 4 / 5