cosmo
Member Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 54
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We have had one for a couple of years, and also the xerox, if i was to be honest I wouldnt buy any of them, but, it depends what you can sell to your clients, the xerox is a workhorse but the shiny toner looks ****, the konica looks great on vivid images but looks very average on midtone images, ie screens of blue, red etc, are real grainy looking, most of the public wont even notice, but the konica midtones are the worst in the industry, so bad I even put jobs on my press so I dont embaress ourselves to our clients, the Xerox midtones are far nicer, much more saleable.
I know from talking to people at Xerox that they have almost phased out the silicon in there toner which gives them that shiny look, so good news there, I know from talking to people at Konica that they have only made a tiny adjustment to there engine that hasnt changed for 5-6 years.
Heres the kicker with Konica, they have a new machine coming out, its called the c65001, thats a 1 on the end of the 6500, the difference is that they have fixed a problem with colour shift across the width of the page, which is very noticeable on the 6500, something I have complained about since we got ours, so, instead of fixiing your existing machine they would rather sell you a new one, I used to be a supporter of Konica, but now I know they just dont have the technology to produce a production colour machine, Konica just dont have the expertise to produce reliable sellable colour, and thats what matters, selling the product
So, in my opinion, dont touch them, seirously, wait 12 months, something better will pop up.