NEW Reviews Beta Feedback

Konica Minolta Magicolor 2590MF

70

Fair

Avg User Rating
1 User Review | add yours »

Pros
Compact; decent speed and photo quality
Cons
Confusing control panel
Limited standard paper handling

$638.86
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Inexpensive: $699 (11/3/2007)
Performance: Fair: 65
Features: Good: 72
Design: Good: 72

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Inexpensive: $699

Standard-Capacity Black Cartridge - $101.19

Standard-Capacity Color Cartridge - $413.99

Standard Cyan Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - $154.09

Standard Magenta Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - $154.09

Standard Yellow Ink Cartridge/Toner Cost - $154.09

Performance

Fair: 65

Text Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Text Speed (ppm)	18.6
Three-Page Word Document (secs)	39.68
Ten-Page Word Document (secs)	42
Text Output Quality	Very Good

Color Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Color Speed (ppm)	2.4
Two-Page Excel Document (secs)	38.84
One-Page Webpage (secs)	27.18
4 by 6 Color Photo (secs)	36.09
Color Output Quality	Good

Color Photo Printing (Glossy Paper, Best Settings)
Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm)	1.2
Sports Action Shot (secs)	49.23
Color Photo Quality	Good

Grayscale Printing (Plain Paper, Normal Settings)
Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm)	1.8
4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs)	34.24
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)	2.2
300dpi Line Art Image (secs)	26.82
Line Art Output Quality	Poor

Scan Tests (in seconds)
Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	20.2
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	20.32
Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi	22.96
Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	20.32
Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi	16.13
Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	20.32
Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi	9.7
Overall Scan Quality	Fair

Copy Tests
One-Page Copy (secs)	19.65
Copy Output Quality	Superior

Features

Good: 72

Memory (in MB)
RAM Installed	160
Maximum Amount of RAM	160

Dimensions
Dimensions	20.8 by 23.1 by 20.9
Weight (pounds)	70.4

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

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	No
Windows NT	Yes
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Linux	No

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

Multifunction Printer Specs
Scan Area (inches)	8.5 by 14.0
Max. Scanning dpi	600-by-600
Maximum Enhanced Scan Resolution (dpi)	600-by-600
Scanning Image Sensor Type	CCD
Scanner Type	Flatbed/ADF
Maximum Scan Color Depth	24
Maximum Scan Grayscale Depth	8
Fax Resolution (dpi)	392-by-203
Fax Memory (pages)	4
LCD Type	Mono

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	No
Maximum Paper Size	Legal
Output Tray Capacity	100
Auto Duplexer	Optional

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	$0.1
Cost per Page, Color	$0.13

Vendor-Supplied Data (in Pages)
Monthly Duty Cycle	35000
Monochrome Ink/Toner Yields	4500
Color 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
Waste Tray/Cartridge/Bin (Service Life)	45000

Bundled Items
Included Hardware	RJ45 phone cable
Included Software	ScanSoft PaperPort 11 SE from Nuance, LinkMagic, PC Fax, PageScope Net Care, PageScope Web Connection, LSU (Local Setup Utility) software, HP Web Jetadmin plug-in

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: 72

Konica Minolta Magicolor 2590MF Color Laser Multifunction Printer Review

by Melissa Riofrio

- Konica Minolta's biggest problem with its Magicolor 2590MF color laser multifunction is that better-designed machines (such as the Brother MFC-9440CN) can be had for around the same price. While this model works reasonably well, its design and scan quality could be better.

Read Complete Review »

User Reviews for Konica Minolta Magicolor 2590MF

Reviewed by: adytech1

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: supports many different types of paper, The control panel is very easy to use and functional, and love the pc fax component.

Weaknesses: Size of printer is a little bulky, Color printing could be a little faster.

Overall Evaluation: I recently purchased a this printer for my home office, and I was a little skeptical at first since I could not find any user reviews related to it. I finally decided to bite the bullet and purchase it. I went with Konica Minolta since my previous all in one was a Konica Minolta handed down from a relative nearly 10 yrs ago. I am very glad I went with this model; eventhough, it was a little larger than the space I had hoped to put it in. I eventually made room for it and it is working like a champ. I would recommend this all in one if you use multiple functions daily.