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Konica Minolta Magicolor 2450 Color Laser

76

Good
  • Pros
  • Front USB port
  • Cons
  • Graphics printing is slow
  • Text output was heavy and fuzzy
  • Performance: Poor: 57
  • Features: Superior: 93
  • Design: Good: 74
Find out how these scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.
Performance
5 x 7 Photo (secs)62.99
Color Output QualityFair
Color Photo (secs)54.24
Color Photo QualityPoor
Color Photo, Best Quality Settings62.99
Color Photo, Normal Settings54.24
Grayscale Output QualityGood
Line Art Output QualityPoor
One-Page Grayscale Graphic24.68
One-Page Grayscale Graphic (secs)24.68
Output Score, Color Graphics, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Default)Fair
Output Score, Color Photo, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Color-Best)Poor
Output Score, Grayscale Graphics, Best Quality Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Grayscale-Best)Good
Output Score, Line Art, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-LineArt-Default)Poor
Output Score, Text, Default Settings (formerly pf-Output-Print-Text-Default)Fair
Ten-Page Word Document41.53
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)41.53
Tested Color Graphics Speed (formerly pf-PCWColorSpeed)1.6
Tested Color Speed (ppm)1.6
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)1
Tested Photo Speed (formerly pf-PCWPhotoSpeed)1
Tested Text Speed (formerly pf-PCWBWSpeed)14.4
Tested Text Speed (ppm)14.4
Text Output QualityFair
Three-Page PowerPoint Document136.4
Three-Page PowerPoint Document (secs)136.4
Two-Page Excel Document36.86
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)36.86
Text Printing
Text output qualityFair
Performance
Overall PerformanceFair
Rated speeds20 ppm monochrome/5 ppm color
Tested speeds (ppm)14.4 ppm text/1.6 ppm graphics
Print quality: text/color graphicsFair/Fair
Photo qualityPoor
Design and usabilityGood
FeaturesSuperior
Maximum resolution9600-by-600 dpi monochrome/9600-by-600 dpi color
Maximum paper sizeLegal
Standard input capacity200 pages/1 input tray
Vendor estimated cost per page (black/color)2.2/11.0 cents
Size (width/depth/height) and weight16.9 by 19.8 by 13.4 inches; 44 pounds
Parts warrantyOne-year warranty
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User Reviews for Konica Minolta Magicolor 2450 Color Laser

  • Reviewed by: kyletreece

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Color picture quality decent

    Weaknesses: LOUD, customer service is horrendous if you have a problem, does not play well with a Macintosh

    Overall Evaluation: I researched a host of color laser printers, and found that this particular model was rated highly by critics. Purchased it. Yes, it's a great printer, if you don't mind several loud booming, crashing, sounds before your documents are ready to print. And the printing isn't quick, either. When I say loud, I mean LOUD, like my neighbors complained to my landlord when I used it, like shaking the table it's on - yeah, that loud. Customer service was a joke when I had a problem and actually was hung up on because there was "no supervisor on duty." You cannot default to a B/W mode, you have to choose B/W each and every time before you print. Avoid Konica-Minolta and the Magicolor printers altogether. Trust me.

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