A wider format for A3+ media makes the Konica Minolta Magicolor 7450II GA colour printer a more versatile choice for creative environments that require a robust and reliable colour laser printer for their projects. Designed for graphic arts businesses, the Magicolor 7450II GA A3+ colour printer boasts the innovative PhotoArt 9600 resolution and uses Konica Minolta's signature Simitri toner for superb quality photos, but it may not be the right choice for printing professional looking text documents and business correspondence.
Design
This 648mm wide colour printer weighs 51Kg, with a cube-like shape that can be expanded as a free-standing device when stacked with additional paper cassettes installed below. There is a small control panel with a mono backlit screen adjacent to the front panel and the 350-sheet output bin. The Konica Minolta Magicolor 7450II GA colour laser printer supports Ethernet and USB.20 interfaces. The Magicolor 7450II GA printer runs on 768MB of memory and a 733MHz processor, with a 40GB hard disk drive installed.
Advantages
PictBridge allows for direct printing from compatible digital cameras. The Konica Minolta Magicolor 7450II GA laser printer is praised for its versatile media handling, excellent print speeds of up to 13ppm on A3 and 25ppm on A4, and for its exceptional print quality. It is cost-effective to run and workgroups can share it without worrying about security. The Konica Magicolor 7450II GA can include a duplexer and additional paper cassettes to meet the growing needs of a small business. Long-life consumables include the black Konica Minolta 7450II GA toner which does approximately 15,000 pages or the Magicolor 7450II GA colour cartridges which can print up to 12,000 pages per toner.
Disadvantages
With slightly sub-par text quality, the Konica Minolta 7450II GA colour laser printer may not be the best printer for documents and business correspondence. It is expensive to upgrade this machine for higher paper capacity. The high initial price could prompt users to look for cheaper but similarly capable options than settling for the Minolta Magicolor 7450II GA.
