Konica Minolta magicolor 1690MF - Multifunction

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 23 x 23 inches ; 70 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 70 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001Q3KMX0
• Item model number: 1690MF
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 23, 2009

Product Description

Product Description

Consolidate your office essentials with the magicolor 1690MF. This desktop all-in-one provides print, copy, scan and fax functionality in one small package. This multitasking color laser is the smallest ever offered from Konica Minolta. At only 17" tall it won't compete for desktop space. It's packed with user-friendly design features including a large, easy to read display, and a front access panel for quick toner replacement. An automatic document feeder makes copying, scanning or faxing multi-page documents a breeze. It also comes equipped with Simitri HD polymerized toner which ensures smoother, more natural images and sharper text while saving 15% more energy. Space-saving design, quality results and user-friendly features make the magicolor 1690MF the last office assistant you'll ever need.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still taking it for a test-drive, but so far, so good., November 7, 2009

By	Dave Sobasky (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews

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On the positive side, it prints very quickly in black, a little slower in color (it's a four-pass CMYK printer, meaning it prints Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black in individual runs or passes) but the quality of the color images are fantastic and are only limited by the quality of paper used. It scans acceptably well, not spectacular, but more than well enough for my needs. Haven't tried the fax portion and don't foresee doing so.

There are only two negatives that I've found: the machine is noisy even when not in use; it has a loud cooling fan that will run for a long time (more than 20 minutes); and it's shipped with what seems like only a few drops of black toner. If you buy this printer and plan to do any amount of printing right away, you need to get more black toner, pronto. The toner cartridge that came with it lasted less than a week with moderate usage.

So far I like it and would recommend it. The printer part of it gets five stars, the scanner four stars. The other qualities--noise, set up, features--bring the overall rating to four stars.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pleasantly surprised, February 1, 2010

By	Olivetti (Atlanta GA) - See all my reviews

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We use this printer in our little design office, to supplement the ultra-high-quality (and ultra slow and expensive) prints from our ink-jet printer. I bought this printer to offer speed and economy for daily printing. The prints are surprisingly good, and fast enough to be a welcome relief from that ink-jet printer!

There is a bit of fan noise at times, and scanning over the network can be a little slow at the higher resolutions. But overall we are extremely happy with the printer. We've been cranking out full color prints of renderings and drawings, and there are no signs that we are running out of toner. We still don't use if for our final, photographic-quality high-gloss presentations, but we use if for all our daily stuff and interim client reviews.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but still pricy toner, November 30, 2009

By	B. Sayer (Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Our church began using this a month ago, and we've had great quality prints. (the low toner warning came on, we disabled it, and are still getting quality prints)
I like the option of adding a automatic duplexer down the road.
The "Simitri" technology toner is eco-friendly, but since it's new I'm unsure if refilling the toner myself will ruin the machine unless I can track down the right stuff (haven't been able to so far)
Overall, it's good. I'm hoping it becomes more popular so that the toner refill prices will come down.