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Sum-up: A new-generation high-volume machine with remarkable paper-handling capacity.

The 95ppm bizhub PRO 951 replaces the older bizhub PRO 950 and is a fast hybrid of a high-volume printer and copier. It offers an impressive collection of features and capabilities. The bizhub PRO 951 features a standard print controller that was developed by Konica Minolta, and is based on industry-standard PC hardware, which in this case is a 2.8GHz processor, and it comes standard with 2GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. It also includes PostScript and PCL. It also has variable data handling functionality.
Scan features include scan-to-email, to-mailbox, to-SMB, and to-FTP.

Paper handling: The bizhub PRO 951 offers production-level paper handling. The standard reversing document feeder (RADF) allows for two-sided scans and can hold up to 100 ledger-size sheets. The standard paper-feed system consists of two 1,500-sheet trays which hold up to 12″ x 18″.

You can optionally choose either a 4,500-sheet large capacity unit that accepts letter-sized pages or a 4,000-sheet unit with paper sizes of up to 12″ x 19″. The maximum input is 9,000 sheets, which is higher than the PRO 950 and very impressive.
For finishing options, there is a 100-sheet multiposition stapling unit that holds a 200-sheet tray and a 3,000-sheet tray. You can add a saddlestitching unit that can create booklets of up to 100 pages. You can add a 2/3-hole punch unit as an option.
An optional insertion tray allows you to add covers and preprinted sheets. There is also a Z-fold unit, as well as a GBC StreamPunch unit. Finally, there is the GBC Ring Binding unit for binding finished books.

Software: The bizhub PRO 951 features a large 15″ color touchscreen LCD control panel. This display gives you access to a wide range of professional printing technology for managing workflows and enhancing output quality.

Konica Minolta’s PageScope software enables the bizhub PRO 951 to handle a variety of network management and document distribution tasks. The software applications include:

* PageScope DirectPrint, which allows users to execute PDF or TIFF print jobs quickly using drop-and-drag icons

* PageScope Web Connection, which enables remote management of the printer from a networked PC


Konica Minolta also offers its PrintGroove software suite. This software allows interaction with customers including accepting jobs, scheduling, billing, and invoicing.

Conclusion: The 951 PRO continues Konica Minolta’s tradition of providing impressive and durable production-level machines. One of the remarkable features is its paper-handling capability. We give it our Editor’s Choice Award.
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