Konica Minolta has come out with three new monochrome production printers in its bizhub PRO lines. This new family consists of the 105ppm bizhub PRO 1051 ($62,695), and the 120ppm bizhub PRO 1200 ($74,900) and 1200P ($65,900).

The bizhub PRO 1051 and PRO 1200 includes copying and scanning as well as printing. The bizhub PRO 1200P is a printer only.

The paper input capacity is 14,000 sheets. A choice of output devices includes a basic finisher with 100-sheet multiposition stapling, a booklet maker with saddlestitcher and trimmer, a GBC StreamPunch unit, internal perfect bind unit, and two 5,000-sheet stackers.

Konica Minolta’s PageScope software enables the bizhub PRO series to handle a variety of network management and document distribution tasks. The software applications include DirectPrint, Job Spooler, Web Connection, Net Care and Network Setup.

Konica Minolta keeps pushing out one serious production machine after another. In a market once dominated by Xerox, Kodak and Canon, it has made big inroads. The power is serious, the prices reasonable and the finishing options are excellent, all adding up to a set of very desirable machines for the high-volume production printer.

For a full review and information on other similar products, see the Better Buys for Business High-Volume Printer & Digital Duplicator Guides.

Tags: bizhub, Konica Minol, PRO 1051, PRO 1200, PRO 1200P