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Finding an all-in-one color laser that's small in size but hearty enough to support small workgroups can be a tall order. The CRN Test Center found that Konica Minolta's Magicolor 2490MF fits the bill as an ideal all-in-one imaging solution for SMBs.
The $799 unit combines print, copy, scan and fax functions, along with a PictBridge function for direct printing from compatible digital cameras. It has a flatbed scanner on top, along with an automated document feeder (ADF). The built-in NIC allows for easy network integration or it can be connected to a workstation through the USB interface.
Like Konica Minolta's high-end printers, the Magicolor 2490MF's Simitri Poly- merized Toner contributes to its dazzling output. The printer comes with a 4,500-page monochrome cartridge and 1,500-page color cartridges.
High-capacity 4,500-page replacement cartridges cost $85 for black and $130 for color. A kit containing high-capacity cyan, magenta and yellow toner cartridges costs $350. The printer's drum cartridge is good for approximately 45,000 monochrome prints or 11,250 color prints and costs $150 to replace.
We tested the Magicolor 2490MF for performance and image quality using a stopwatch and select files from the Spencer & Associates Printer Test Suite, a collection of documents and photos designed to push printers to their limits. Like most of Konica Minolta's recent offerings, the Magicolor 2490MF's image quality is quite good. Color accuracy, contrast and detail are above average. Copies made of the printed photos also looked good, although somewhat less vivid than the originals. Copies of text pages looked more or less as good as the originals.
The printer's performance is good for a four-pass printer but somewhat slower than what Konica Minolta claims. Rated at 20 ppm in monochrome with the first page out in 13 seconds, it printed a 10-page monochrome Word document in 40 seconds with the first page out in 13 seconds. Also rated at 5 ppm in color with the first page out in 22 seconds, a 10-page Word document with color headings took 2 minutes 9 seconds to print with the first page out in exactly 22 seconds.
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