Konica Minolta PagePro 1250W Laser Printer

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Product Details

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• Item Weight: 21.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 22 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00006HXTE
• Item model number: 5250212-100
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 29, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The PagePro 1250W is a 17 ppm laser printer designed for Microsoft Windows users who need fast printing, have a tight budget, and can't afford to give up much space. Designed specifically for the Windows operating system, the PagePro 1250W features 1,200 x 1,200 dpi resolution and a 150-sheet multipurpose paper input tray. The revolutionary design of the PagePro 1250W results in a very small footprint, just 248 square inches, about the size of most business desktop inkjet printers.

The PagePro 1250W delivers the best quality--1200 x 1200 dpi--without the need to add any memory or options. This quality provides better shading in images (such as digital-camera files), sharper text (even in very small sizes), and crisper lines (in graphics and clip art). The PagePro 1250W includes both IEEE-1284 parallel interface and USB interfaces. Either of these interfaces provides plug-and-play compatibility with Microsoft Windows (XP, 2000, NT 4.0, Me, 98, 95).

The 1250W's software utilities are stored on a single CD-ROM. The driver includes the usual facilities for setting number of copies, resolution, and paper size, as well as specifying the number of pages to print per sheet, watermarks, and overlay printing. The driver also offers the Easy Set feature, which simplifies the printing of routine jobs, saving you time and reducing the chance of errors. For example, an Easy Set for "Memo" could specify manual duplex printing on letter-size paper, while a separate Easy Set for "Contract" could specify single-sided printing on legal size paper with a "Confidential" watermark.

A status monitor alerts you whenever any problem (out of paper, out of toner, etc.) occurs, simplifying printing and helping to ensure that the PagePro 1250W delivers the expected results.

Product Description

8MB RAM 1200X1200 DPI PAR/USB WIN

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best entry level Laser printer!, December 20, 2002

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Marek (Groton, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Konica Minolta PagePro 1250W Laser Printer (Office Product)

I was tired and annoyed of spending $25 on ink cartridges for my ink jet printer to have them dry out because I forgot to use it for two weeks or run out of ink just after a hundred pages. Have you noticed that many new ink jet printers cost exactly what the cartridges they ship with cost? Be very careful.

Now to this very fine Minolta PagePro 1250W Laser Printer review. I did a lot of research for an entry level Laser printer. So after researching just about every printer in this level I chose this model and I'm so glad I did. Here are some highlights I've found very important:

- Minolta's toner sells for .... (about average toner price for a 3000 page yield) just about everywhere, unlike Samsung whose printers are about the same price but you'll be lucky to find toner for them.

- This toner lasts 3000 pages, not a hundred like ink jets.

- Toner is made of powder, so it never dries out. You can use your printer as much or as little as you want and can go out on a 2 or more week vacation without worrying about it.

- The Minolta PagePro 1250W comes with 8MB of memory, which means it is able to handle and print large documents quickly. The HP LaserJet 1000 comes with just a mere 1MB, the Brother HL-1440 with 2MB and both are more expensive than the PagePro 1250W.

- It prints at 17 pages per minute at a resolution of 1200x1200, which is well above average in this price range. The HP 1000 prints at 10PPM, after a 15 second wait for the first page to print due to lack of memory. First page on the Minolta goes in about 5 to 7 seconds.

- USB and Parallel ports. I have way too many USB devices already and can't plug anything else to my already full USB hub, but nothing today uses the parallel port. So why not use it for the Laser printer, after all, the parallel port was designed for printers. Of course you have the USB as well, so the choice is yours. The printer ships with no cables, so make sure you get the one you need.

- It is compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP. So many printers are still not compatible with XP that it's scary. I did not use the driver supplied with the CD though, but rather downloaded the latest driver from the MinoltaQMS web site.

- Printouts are remarkably crisp and clear. No ink jet I know comes close to the resolution of this Laser Printer.

- This printer is Windows only, meaning it will not print on Linux. If you need a Linux printer, make sure you get a printer that speaks a PCL or PS (PostScript) language and has a parallel port. The Minolta PagePro 1250E is a good choice, but costs almost 100 more.

- Some say this printer is noisy. Well, it is compared to an ink jet, but not too bad and of course only while printing.

- The printer driver comes with some very cool features, like printing 2, 4, 6, 9 or 16 pages onto a single page, watermark (text and image overlay), envelope printing, toner saver, halftoning, contrast and brightness adjustment, toner saver mode and 3 print resolutions to choose from, among other features.

This Laser Printer definitely exceeded my expectations... by far!

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid printer, great price, November 27, 2002

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Bennett "bennett172" (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Konica Minolta PagePro 1250W Laser Printer (Office Product)

I've used this printer for home and research work for 3 months and have no performance problems at all on over 6 reams (3000 sheets). The 8 MB of RAM ensure smooth printing (even on larger PDF files), and I rarely see printing slow below the 17 ppm spec. The text and graphic quality is perfectly crisp, but it takes a little work to get photographic images to look right (as has been my experience with most laser printers).

The feeding mechanism is extremely robust, but... The paper feed tray extends quite a bit (8") beyond the body of the printer. I tend to set things down on top of the paper stack and they get pulled through. My parking permit (a plastic sticker), photographs, and various notes-to-self all have tagged along through the mechanism. The printer polity flashes an error indicating that I should open the case, but I have never seen a piece of paper actually jam - they get sucked right through. Well, it's better than gumming up the works. I hope the engineers add a paper cover to protect their absent minded customers.

The toner is relatively rare in local stores, but readily available online. This printer has easily paid for itself in terms saved ink jet cartridges. Let alone the convenience - just try and find an ink jet that will print beautiful copies at these speeds!

Note: I agree it is not a very quiet printer, but it doesn't take long to finish what it's doing.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast printer with good quality., November 14, 2002

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"chc1006" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Konica Minolta PagePro 1250W Laser Printer (Office Product)

This printer's 17 ppm and 1200 dpi domnimates my previously owned HP LaserJet 6L and 3100 in many ways. Without saying, the printing quality is crispy. And to be environmentally friendly, I frequently manually duplex print my documents (auto duplex printers are so expensive.) HP Laserjet 6L and 3100 sometimes fed in two or three pages together when I printed the second side. This one has no such a feeding problem. Always one page at a time. The only drawbacks are its noise in printing and higher price of new toner cartridge (...) With a (...)rebate and (...)coupon, this is one of the best deals on internet.