Compare Prices : Konica Minolta Magicolor 1690MF

Review summary: Konica Minolta's magicolour 1690MF is a compact multifunction device with a colour laser printer, flatbed scanner, and fax. It connects to your PC either via USB or 10/100 ethernet.

Verdict: The Konica Minolta Magicolor 1690MF is a capable colour laser multifunction device. With very good printed output, handy features like the automatic document feeder and built-in fax machine, and 10/100BaseT Ethernet networking, the 1690MF is a good ...

Review summary: Konica Minolta's magicolor 1690MF is a compact multifunction device with a color laser printer, flatbed scanner, and fax.

Pros: Good-looking prints ; compact size

Cons: Low-resolution scanner ; difficult network scanning setup

Verdict: The beige and dark gray 1690MF has a 50-sheet automatic document feeder, making it easy to copy or fax multipage documents. The 100-sheet input tray for the printer may be adequate for small or home offices, but if you plan to approach the 35,000-page ...

Review summary: Colour laser printers are far more affordable than they used to be and are now a valid solution for home users and small businesses as a speedy alternative to the inkjet. Konica Minolta has an impressive ...

Verdict: Our issues with the Konica Minolta 1690MF, such as the relatively poor quality display and fiddly fine-tuning, are offset by impressive performance and the flexibility on offer from the headline scanning, copying and printing capabilities. Though it's ...

Review summary: As you may have noticed, color laser all-in-ones (AIOs) aimed at the small office, home office, and single-user desktop are slowly becoming more common. Their key characteristics are that they're small enough to share a desk with and cheap enough to ...

Pros: Low initial cost. Prints, scans, and faxes over network. Standalone fax and copier

Cons: Relatively high cost per page. Difficult setup

Verdict: The Konica Minolta magicolor 1690MF is noteworthy for its low price and can serve well as a printer in a small office or home office, but this otherwise stellar color laser all-in-one stumbles on installation and copying features.