"Konica Minolta’s line of bizhub MFPs continues to perform exceptionally well in our rigorous competitive testing and the solutions that complement the product line are no exception to this superior performance," said George Mikolay, Senior Product Editor, A3/Copier MFPs, Buyers Laboratory Inc. "In the last year, Konica Minolta has won more A3 ‘Picks’ than any other vendor and also received the 2011 ‘Line of the Year’ award in the A3/Ledger MFP segment, making these recent awards further evidence of the company’s ongoing commitment to industry-leading products and solutions."
For document imaging devices BLI’s twice-a-year "Picks" assess reliability in terms of the service and preventive maintenance calls required over the course of a rigorous two-month evaluation. Its comprehensive evaluation includes an assessment of copy and print quality, productivity, ease of use and economy, as well as connectivity issues such as feedback to workstations, administration utilities, print drivers, multitasking and scanning solutions. BLI’s software evaluations assess ease of administration, ease of use, value and security, among other factors.