Konica-Minolta 222 Toner
bizhub 222 Toner Cartridges

Konica-Minolta 222 Printer Review

The Konica-Minolta bizhub 222 is a laser printer designed for office-use. It has a monthly duty cycle of 60,000 prints, making it a good match for a large office. Its ability to print, scan, copy and fax make it a good match for offices with increasing volumes but limited space. Overall, the 222 has proven to be a reliable printer with efficient output rates that will increase productivity and quality that will stand up on a professional level.

The maximum printing speed is 22 pages per minute, which should keep up with a mid-volume office. The resolution created by the Konica-Minolta 222 toner is 600x600 dpi. This quality will deliver clear text documents but the graphics may come out a bit blurry, depending on the complexity of the image. Only one bizhub 222 toner cartridge is needed and it holds black printer toner. The Konica-Minolta 222 toner cartridges can produce as many as 17,500 prints each. OEM and compatible bizhub 222 toner are available, though the compatible toners will cost considerably less than the brand new ones.

There is a 400 MHz processor that allows this machine to warm-up in as little as 14 seconds and will print the first page out in 5 seconds. There is an automatic document feeder and a 40 GB hard drive as well as a built-in memory of 192 MB. Computers that use any operating system are supported and can connect via parallel, USB or ethernet interface. The ethernet allows networking, which is a shared environment. There is a Toner Save mode that will conserve the amount of Konica-Minolta 222 toner used per print.

The scanner can scan 70 images per minute, while the fax machine has the ability to send and receive faxes in as little as 3 seconds. The copy machine has resizing options and can make up to 999 copies per original. Overall, the Konica-Minolta 222 is ideal for a work environment.