Color lasers produce for a workgroup's print needs
A color laser printer might be the only printer your office workgroup needs. Seriously.
![]() | Minolta-QMS' Magicolor 6100 series is rated at 12 ppm color and 24 ppm monochrome, with up to 1,200-by-1,200-dpi resolution, expandable RAM and a 200-MHz processor. |
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J.B. Miles of Pahoa, Hawaii, writes about communications and computers. E-mail him at jbmiles@gte.net.
Company | Product | Vital Statistics | Additional Information | Price |
Brother International Corp. Bridgewater, N.J. 908-704-1700 www.brother.com | HL-2400CeN | 600 by 600 dpi, 4 ppm color, 16 ppm mono, 32M to 288M RAM, 167-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | 350-sheet input, 2,400-dpi class image resolution, no hard drive, optional auto duplex | $2,099 |
Canon U.S.A. Inc. Lake Success, N.Y. 516-328-5000 www.usa.canon.com | C LBP 460PS | 600 by 600 dpi, 4 ppm color, 16 ppm mono, 32M to 192M RAM, 133-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Up to 850-sheet input, auto image refinement, optional auto duplex | $2,540 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. Palo Alto, Calif. 650-857-1501 www.hp.com | Color LaserJet 8550N/b> | 600 by 600 dpi, 6 ppm color, 24 ppm mono, 64M to 512M RAM, 200-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Wide format, up to 1,100-sheet input, multiple OS drivers, HP ImageREt 2400 image resolution | $5,540 |
Color LaserJet 8550DN | Same | Same with up to 3,100-sheet input, auto duplex unit, 3.2G hard drive | $7,260 | |
Color LaserJet 8550GN | Same with 300-MHz processor | Same with RIP-once technology for fast multiple prints, JetDirect 600N 10/100Base-TX internal print server, sRBG and HP ColorSmart II color matching | $8,550 | |
Color LaserJet 8550MFP | Same | Same with panel display, auto paper sending sensor, color sensor, color calibration, support for up to 58-pound bond paper weights | $11,200 | |
Konica Business Technologies Inc. Windsor, Conn. 860-683-2222 www.konicabt.com | KL-3015N/N+ | 600 by 600 dpi, 3 ppm color, 15 ppm mono, 32M to 96M RAM, 133-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Up to 800-sheet input, EFI RIP-While-Print technology, 1.4G hard drive in the N+ mode | $3,195 to $4,495 |
Lexmark International Inc. Lexington, Ky. 606-232-2000 www.lexmark.com | Optra Color 1200N | 600 by 600 dpi, 12 ppm color, 12 ppm mono, 64M to 128M RAM, 200-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Wide format, up to 850-sheet input, manual duplex only, up to 1,200 dpi image resolution | $4,330 |
Optra Color C710N/DN | 1,200 by 1,200 dpi, 3 ppm color, 16 ppm mono, 32M RAM, 200-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Up to 850-sheet input, MarkNet 2100e Print Server, optional memory upgrades, optional 2.1G hard drive, auto duplexing unit with the DN model | $2,180 to $3,500 | |
Minolta-QMS Inc. Birmingham, Ala. 334-433-6300 www.qms.com | Magicolor 6100 N | 600 by 600 dpi, 12 ppm color, 24 ppm mono, 64M to 384M RAM, 200-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Wide format, 1,250-sheet input, Qcolor color correction, Pantone color matching, optional duplexing, optional 2.2G hard drive | $3,560 |
Magicolor 6100 GN | 1,200 by 1,200 dpi, 12 ppm color, 24 ppm mono, 192M to 384M RAM, 200-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Same | $4,600 | |
Magicolor 6100 EN | Same | Same with auto duplexing | $5,300 | |
Magicolor 6100 DP | Same with 384M RAM | Same with increased paper-handling capacity | $6,600 | |
NEC America Inc. Dallas 516-753-7000 www.nec.com | SuperScript 4650N/NX | 1,200 by 1,200 dpi with PostScript, 3 ppm color, 16 ppm mono, 96M to 256M RAM, 200-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | 500-sheet input, 2.1G hard drive, automatic interface monitor, SCSI connection for Zip drive | $2,680 to $2,960 |
Oki Data Mt. Laurel, N.J. 800-654-3282 www.okidata.com | C7200 | 600 by 600 dpi, 12 ppm color, 20 ppm mono, 64M to 1,024M RAM, 400-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Up to 1,100-sheet input, high-capacity toner cartridges, up to 1,200 dpi image resolution | $3,499 |
Panasonic Communications and Systems Co. Secaucus, N.J. 201-348-7000 www.panasonic.com | KX-P8420EX | 1,200 by 1,200 dpi, 3.5 ppm color, 14 ppm mono, 80M to 192M RAM, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | 350-sheet input, hard drive, second cassette | $4,995 |
Tally Printer Corp. Kent, Wash. 425-251-5500 www.tally.com | SpectraStar T8204/8204+ | 600 by 600 dpi, 4 ppm color, 16 ppm mono, 64M to 384M RAM, 150-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Wide format, 750-sheet input, Tally Color Correction, optional token ring, SCSI interfaces, 2.1G hard drive with 8204+ unit | $4,499 to $5,499 |
Xerox Corp. Stamford, Conn. 716-423-5090 www.xerox.com | Tektronix Phaser 750 Network | 1,200 by 1,200 dpi, 5 ppm color, 16 ppm mono, 64 to 256M RAM, 200-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | 850-sheet input, Pantone color matching, optional 6G hard drive | $2,440 |
Tektronix Phaser 750 Duplex | Same with 128M to 256M RAM | Same with auto duplex unit | $3,680 | |
Tektronix Phaser 1235 Color Printer | 1,200 by 1,200 dpi, 12 ppm color, 20 ppm mono, 64M RAM, 366-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Optional auto duplex, single-pass technology, handles tabloid-size paper | $3,499 | |
Tektronix Phaser 790 | 600 by 600 dpi, 6 ppm color, 26 ppm mono, 64M RAM, 266-MHz processor, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet card | Wide format; ICC, ICM and Pantone color calibration; online printer management | $6,349 up |
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