Konica Minolta pagepro 1350WN

If you're short of desk space and don't need your printer to be constantly ready to go, you can stash a stack of paper in your desk drawer, and flip up the paper tray to stow it away. In this space-saving mode, the 1350W has a remarkably small...

This Windows-only model economizes by being driven by your PC. As prices of fuller-featured printers tumble, though, you can find better quality and performance for the money elsewhere.

The 1350EN is fairly slow and basic for the price, and it has the second highest cost-per-page in this test. With comparatively poor graphics quality, too, it's hard to recommend.

Very fast printing and good, dark, clear printouts ; Compact design includes foldaway paper tray

Output tray overfills on large jobs ; Paper jams require removal of toner cartridge ; Comes with skimpy starter cartridge ; Pricey toner refills

Low price, swift performance, superb text quality, Nice horizontal paper tray, software control panel, and two-piece toner/drum replacements

Not-so-great graphics quality, even in speed-sapping 1,200 by 1,200 dpi mode, Memory and paper capacity not expandable

Once you get past the grumble of the half-empty starter cartridge, the Konica Minolta also tops its peers when it comes to keeping a lid on consumable costs, probably because of the two-piece imaging-cartridge design that lets you replace the toner...

small footprint, fast, cheap and easy ; nice diagnostic software

expensive toner, almost cheaper to buy a new printer than a large cap cartridge

small footprint, fast, cheap and easy

expensive toner, almost cheaper to buy a new printer than a large cap cartridge!