Which was the BEST copier ever?

[Jimbo1]

Till they put direct internet connection in or make them Blackberry compatible.

[mjarbar]

Till they put direct internet connection in or make them Blackberry compatible.

To late the latest Canon's can browse and print straight from the web and some accept connections from USB sticks, a bluetooth or Infra red connection is only a matter of time.

[ice007]

Canon and Konica Minolta's, dont have a specific choice

[K.I.S.S.]

I'll vote for the Ricoh FT5535 and variants.
Near the end of the analog period...these machines were no frills, basic B/W copiers. They modernized Ricoh's transfer belt, OPC & charge roller technology. They had reliable process control & toner add systems.

[lvangsnes]

In my opinion, the KonicaMinolta Di 850 is the best running copier I have ever seen. It will run PM to PM (500K). I have heard these models going strong at 18 million clicks.

[cosmin_mocanu]

whell i have seen a konica 7085 (the same whit minolta di 850) to a meter of 43 mil, but i think that the ricoh 2105 is the best (seen in 60 mil whith proper service pm)

[techspec]

Ricoh/NRG (Venus) DSc460/CS555

[bnmand]

Haven't had a lot of experience in the long term with brands outside Canon, so I will choose the iR2200/3300. I find if properly maintained they go forever, I have a couple units that have passed the 3,000,000 mark, that's 3x their rated lifespan.

I've got two IR3300s and I agree. They are the best. We've had them for years and years and they still work. Both have done under 250k pages I believe. So if 1,000,000 is the rated lifespan they've still got a long life ahead of them.

[8050]

Legacy Minolta 450z. Totally service friendly and a work horse to boot!

[Sbarro]

There is one small old amazing machine
Toshiba series of 1340-1370. Simplicity and durability.
I love these machines.