TeraTech Inc
04-10-2012, 04:08 AM
Hello all, hope you enjoyed the lond weekend.
So we came across a guy selling a Konica Minolta C550 bizhub with the finisher for $2,500. Says that everything is in working order (I will check the parts counter when I see him to make sure parts are reasonably new) and it has 350,000 clicks which seems pretty good. My only concern is the cost to maintain the printer. Toner seems cheap but I can't find many parts outside Konica Minolta (ie PM Kits for the printer) and the colour drums seem super expensive for only 100K ($500 each!) My question is, is it worth it to make the purchase? Are there any major problems with the printer I should know about?
Right now we have a Bizhub C500 Pro which seems to eat toner like crazy and has cost me an arm and a leg. My colour toner doesn't even last 5K so I have no choice but to find an alternative. Your opinions are appreciated.
So we came across a guy selling a Konica Minolta C550 bizhub with the finisher for $2,500. Says that everything is in working order (I will check the parts counter when I see him to make sure parts are reasonably new) and it has 350,000 clicks which seems pretty good. My only concern is the cost to maintain the printer. Toner seems cheap but I can't find many parts outside Konica Minolta (ie PM Kits for the printer) and the colour drums seem super expensive for only 100K ($500 each!) My question is, is it worth it to make the purchase? Are there any major problems with the printer I should know about?
Right now we have a Bizhub C500 Pro which seems to eat toner like crazy and has cost me an arm and a leg. My colour toner doesn't even last 5K so I have no choice but to find an alternative. Your opinions are appreciated.