| "The bizhub PRO 1050 being honoured with BLI's award for 'Most Outstanding Multifunctional Imaging System of the Year' is a testament to the research and development efforts that were devoted to the production of this industry-standard setting device," said Steve Spain, General Manager, Marketing for Konica Minolta Business Solutions, New Zealand. "This system features ground-breaking innovations in imaging, including Konica Minolta's Simitri® polymerized toner. The first monochrome Segment 6 device to include polymerized toner, the bizhub PRO 1050 brings superior black image reproduction to production print customers who are looking for the highest quality in digital output."
Spain continued, "We designed our 105-ppm monochrome MFP to be a highly competitive offering for the in-plant, CRD and print-for-pay markets, with the durability and capabilities of production print machines, yet delivered in a footprint and at a price point that is unbeatable. We are proud to be recognized for the bizhub PRO 1050 and the superior engine design, paper handling, finishing and imaging features that it has brought to the market."
BLI also announced their Fall 2005 Colour Picks and in the office colour category, awards went to the Konica Minolta bizhub C450 and C250. BLI Manager of Lab Testing Pete Emory said, "The Konica Minolta bizhub C450 improves upon an already great product, the bizhub C350, offering faster speed, standard PostScript and optional fax." Featuring Konica Minolta's standard Emperon controller, the bizhub C450 proved to be an outstanding performer in BLI's exhaustive lab tests, demonstrating exceptional reliability, excellent multitasking, very good image quality, good productivity and competitive supplies costs. This model is also available with an optional Fiery controller.
While the bizhub C450 gives Konica Minolta an excellent colour product in a higher speed range than the C350, the bizhub C250 does the same at a lower speed (25 ppm). This unit also gave an excellent reliability performance, completing its 75,000-impression test with no service required and just four misfeeds. "With its standard Emperon controller, this unit will satisfy the needs of most office users, with very good image quality and a price that makes it an excellent value," said Emory.
About Buyers Laboratory
For over 40 years, Buyers Laboratory has been the leading independent office equipment test lab and business consumer advocate. In addition to publishing the industry's most comprehensive and accurate specifications and pricing coverage on office document imaging devices (copiers, printers, fax machines and MFPs) in its online database software and newsletters, BLI is highly regarded as being the leading provider of critical product evaluations with its Field and Lab Test Reports. While its Field Test Reports provide BLI's clients with pre-lab performance assessments when products are first introduced, the company's subsequent Lab Test Reports, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in BLI's 10,000-square-foot lab, provide the industry's most extensive and accurate evaluations on document imaging devices. Each of BLI's unique resources is available through subscriptions to bliQ, the company's unique online competitive intelligence tool. Product specification coverage is also available in printed handbooks that are published twice per year.
In addition to independent Field and Lab Testing, Buyers Lab provides a range of confidential for-hire custom testing services that includes document imaging device beta/pre-launch QA testing, print controller testing, and the testing of consumables such as toner, ink and photoconductors, as well as various imaging media, including paper, transparencies and photoconductors.
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