Reading the fine print: 7 laser printers tested

Minolta-QMS Page Pro 9100

Minolta-QMS Page Pro 9100

This was one of the few printers that made it below our budget. It wasn't any slower than the more expensive printers and can print in true 1200 x 1200dpi.

The Minolta-QMS printer featured a 500-sheet universal cassette as well as a 200-page multi-purpose tray. You can increase the paper capacity with up to three additional 500-sheet cassettes. You can also add a four-bin mailbox, a hard disk, and a duplexing unit. The Page Pro comes standard with 64MB of memory and can be expanded to 512MB.

Reading the fine print:
Introduction
1. Brother HL-2460
2. Fuji Xerox Phaser 5400
3. HP LaserJet 8150N
4. Kyocera FS-9100DN
5.Lexmark T622n
6. Minolta-QMS Page Pro 9100
7. Ricoh Aficio AP3200
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The Page Pro 9100 did quite well in our speed stakes. It was up there with the fastest of printers at printing standard Word documents, but when it came to printing photos, it was unusually slow considering it was equipped with the most RAM.

Its print quality on the other hand was exceptional. It was undoubtedly the best printer in this area.

The TCO was relatively low. There were four printers that were more expensive to own and only two printers less expensive to own.

Product: Minolta-QMS Page Pro 9100

Price: AU$3995

Vendor: Minolta-QMS

Phone: 1800 265 687

Web: www.minolta-qms.com.au

Interoperability: ½
10/100 Ethernet, USB, bi-dir parallel.

Futureproofing:
Good options are available, comes with 64MB of RAM as standard.

ROI: ½
Low up-front cost and relatively inexpensive to own.

Service:
1-year onsite warranty.

Rating: ½
Excellent print quality, TCO is reasonably low.

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