The Konica Minolta magicolor 2550 is a color laser printer designed for the personal user or small office. Its print quality is good for its price, but slow speeds and additional upgrade costs may make it a poor choice for a small office.
The magicolor 2550 sits in an awkward spot between a personal printer and a small office printer. On the one hand, its price may put it beyond the reach of a home user or a personal office user, but on the other hand, its small paper capacity and slower speeds may lessen its appeal as a small office printer. Upgrade options are available, which can help with its shortcomings. For example, small offices which need more than its standard 200 page capacity can opt for an add-on paper tray with a capacity of 500 pages, but at a cost of $199 directly from the manufacturer. At that price, most buyers will want to consider a printer with more capacity out of the box. A duplexing add-on is also available, which adds the ability to do two-sided printing, but its cost of $229 from the manufacturer is also likely to be prohibitive.
Konica Minolta magicolor 2550 toner capacities are generous, with standard Konica Minolta 2550 toner cartridges holding 1,500 pages worth of ink, and high-capacity Konica Minolta 2550 toner cartridges holding 4,500 pages. In contrast to many manufacturers, who ship printers with “starter” cartridges of less-than-standard capacities, Konica actually includes high-capacity Konica Minolta magicolor 2550 cartridges with the unit.
Print speed is decent, but unremarkable, at 20 pages per minute for monochrome and 5 pages per minute for color. Print quality is generally good. Text prints are sharp and clear, and graphics printing is passable, in line with most color laser printers.
Overall, the Konica Minolta magicolor 2550 is a good printer, but it neither has the capacity for a small office, nor the affordable price for a personal user. The result is a printer that has limited appeal to any market.
