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Based on their impressive reliability and very good overall image quality, the Konica Minolta bizhub C451, C550 and C650, which are all based on the same engine, have won the 2007 BLI “Pick” awards for “Outstanding Segment 4 Business Colour MFPs” in the 41- to 50-ppm, 51- to 60-ppm and 61- to 69-ppm speed ranges, respectively.
Employing the company’s new “InfoLine Design,” ease of use has been boosted compared to the previous generation of bizhub devices: the control panel, which features a touch-screen LCD with tab browsing, not only tilts but swivels; lamps next to the drawers indicate that paper is loaded or needs to be; and LEDs on the units display toner levels.
All three devices also proved to be very productive overall in their respective speed segments, especially in colour copy mode. Black print productivity for the bizhub C451 was also very good. Add to these factors an above-average feature set for the bizhub C451, pricing that is lower than the average for the bizhub C550 and bizhub C650, as well as wide range of standard security features for all the products, and it's clear that these products stand out as some of the year’s best.
“Konica Minolta has certainly done its homework in developing this new engine,” said Pete Emory, Manager of laboratory testing at BLI. “Print quality is one thing, but to have copy quality that rivals it is outstanding. From multitasking to scanning, to their competitive to aggressive prices, these three units are dependable MFPs for business colour customers, general office use and colour environments.”
"To win so many BLI awards is a vindication of thebizhub office colour product range, which our customers really seem to love," says Jeremy Lane, Konica Minolta New Zealand's Office Technology Product Manager.
"We were expecting big things fromthe 'next generation' bizhub, so it's fantastic to see such a strong result. Konica Minolta has dedicated a lot of resources towards R&D, which isreflected in great response the market has given the colour bizhub line-up; and this commitment is set tocontinue into the future."
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