Konica Minolta News Archive (2003)

Minolta's New Dialta Di850 Soars with 85 Pages Per Minute

Mississauga, Ontario, January 1, 2003 – Minolta Business Equipment has the ideal print/copy/scan solution for high-demand departmental printing/copying, central reprographic departments and print-for-pay environments. Winner of the 2003 Editor's Choice award from Better Buys for Business, Minolta's new DiALTA Di850 soars with 85 print/copy black and white pages-per-minute (ppm). The Di850 delivers consistently superior copy quality, a huge 750,000-page monthly duty cycle, plus powerful scanning, finishing and networking options.

"Businesses that demand high-volume, high quality printing and copying will achieve the ultimate in productivity with Minolta's new DiALTA Di850," said Marie Novakis, National Marketing Support Manager of Minolta Business Equipment. "There's never a document traffic jam with the Di850. Even first-time users will be up to speed in no time because the Di850's Touch Screen control panel and user-friendly menus are so easy to operate. Users can manage up to 30 jobs at once, program jobs and check on jobs status on the fly."

DiALTA Di850

Rugged and built for speed, the Di850 is more than an 85 ppm printer/copier. Its superior image quality, versatile finishing options and convenient scanning options make it the centerpiece of any high-demand reprographic environment.

The Di850's special polymerized toner insures crisp, quality 600 dpi prints with the sharpest detail and smoothest halftones. A selection of image modes, including text, photo, photo and text, and increased contrast mode allow users to adjust for any type of original. And users can load from 16 lb. bond to 110 lb. index stock in sizes up to 12" x 18" to produce two-page spreads or full-bleed 11" x 17" originals.

Optional Controller Provides Printing and Scanning Capabilities Users who want to use the Di850 as a network printer or as a scanner can add the optional EFI (Electronics for Imaging) Fiery Pi8500Pro print controller.

The Pi8500Pro allows the Di850 to work as central printer for many workstations and lets users build finished documents directly from the desktop by controlling sorting, stapling, hole-punching and folding functions.

In addition, by adding the Pi8500Pro controller to the Di850 printer/copier, users can: Scan documents to E-mail for local network or Internet distribution, Scan-to-FTP for file exchange and Scan-to-HDD for file storing-at the full-rated speed of 85 ppm. Users can even choose PDF or TIFF file formats.

Super-Easy Presentation and Booklet Making

The optional FN-115 Multi-Stapling Finisher and the FN-7 Booklet Finisher give users a versatile array of finishing capabilities including sorting, stapling and booklet making. Users can also add a Punch Kit, Z-Fold/Punch Kit, Cover Inserter, and Trimmer unit for that extra quality finishing touch.

Price & Availability

The new DiALTA Di850 is now available from Minolta. The suggested retail price is $60,450. The suggested retail price for the EFI Fiery Pi8500Pro Print Controller is $11,195.

Minolta

For over 70 years, Minolta has applied its talents and resources to create products and services that are essential to the world of imaging. These efforts concentrate on the most important aspects of imaging: the quality of the images, the tools and methods for creating images, and the creation of environments for the application of images. This focus on the essentials of imaging ties together Minolta's key business and consumer product lines: digital monochrome and colour printer/copiers, multifunction peripherals, desktop laser printers, cameras, binoculars, optical instruments, software and advanced imaging and sensing technologies.

Minolta Business Equipment (Canada) Ltd. was established in 1975 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Minolta Corporation. Minolta Business Equipment (Canada), Ltd. is represented in over 70 sales and service locations across Canada, with Dealerships, Subsidiaries, and Branches in its distribution channel. Minolta Business Equipment (Canada), Ltd. markets and supports office equipment and systems, addressing the ever changing needs of businesses and organizations by providing innovative products for the capture, output and management of images.

For more information about Minolta Business Equipment (Canada), Ltd., its products and services, visit http://bt.konicaminolta.ca/