Konica Minolta magicolor 4695MF - Multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) - color - laser - copying (up to): 25 ppm (mono) / 25 ppm (color) - printing (up to): 25 ppm (mono) / 25 ppm (color) - 350 sheets - 33.6 Kbps - Hi-Speed USB, 1000 Base-T, USB host - AC 120 V Review

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(More customer reviews)The print quality is excellent, the PostScript printing is awesome, as good as professional printers; and the printer is fast. Fax and copy also work well. Over the years, I have used numerous dot matrix, inkjet, mono laser and color laser printers - includingDell 5100cn and Brother MFC-9840CDW Color Laser Multifunction Center with Wireless Interface and Duplex and this is the best print quality I have seen. It even printed the custom A4 size notebook paper for Livescribe 4 GB Echo Smartpen which prints on very few PostScript laser color printers.

But everything else about this multifunction machine leaves a lot to be desired.

The front access panel does not close in a new machine. Replacement front door sent by Minolta was worse, you have to hold it with a tape! Adorama, from whom I purchased this has very limited hours, they do not answer calls after 1 PM on Friday until Monday morning. Sending this huge printer back is, of course, a big hassle.

Although whatever prints is very nice, the left side of each print has tiny color smudge from each of the cartridges, and I am hoping it will go away with use.

The documentation that came this machine is VERY POOR. There is one installation guide with all cartoons but no text! No Quick setup guide either. The quick reference card has color cartoons, no text. But there is multi page legal jargon text Safety Guide!

What you need to read - like how to install and use the machine -is not there: and what you don't read - legal safety jargon & how not to use the machine - has multiple pages. HOW LOONY?

But if you have worked with these kind of machines, you know where the power cord goes and where the network cable goes etc. So you can figure that part out. The network installation was easy on the Windows XP but not on Mac. I could not get it to install and I am still figuring out how to do that. It boggles my mind that they would build a machine with excellent print engine and yet have such poor quality in everything else like documentation, software, finish, and support etc.

Integrating all the multiple functions and features into a unified software is probably very hard and i have used HP, Dell, Brother, Samsung and Canon multifunction machines. The only company that has nailed the software part is Canon. They have beautifully integrated faxing, scanning, printing, and copying in Canon Pixma MX310 Office All-in-One Inkjet Printer (2184B002). Unfortunately, Canon does not make commercial grade color laser printers.

Printing, faxing and copying work well and fast on this Minolta Magicolor 4695F but I have not been able to get the scanner part to work yet. Although I like the print & fax quality and speed, I am still working with Adorama and Minolta to solve all these other probelms and if am unable to resolve those, I may have to return it.

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Product Description:
The Konica-Minolta 4695MF color laser all-in-one prints, copies, scans and faxes with high level productivity. Based on a powerful Emperon Print System and using a 500 MHz CPU, this sleek performer takes on work team demands, delivering prints and copies at a quick 25 ppm in color and B&W. Its enhanced scan and fax functionality lets you move pages more quickly to more destinations. And prints look extraordinary thanks to Konica Minolta's own Simitri HD toner and 9600 x 600 dpi-class resolution. The magicolor 4695MF's sleek design houses dynamic solutions-including PageScope utilities for effortless AIO management and USB flash drive direct print-to take convenience up a notch. Serving multiplatform workgroups with seamless productivity, the magicolor 4695MF is your multitasking document services expert.

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