Bidvest Group company, Minolta South Africa`s multifunctional colour products continue to rake in industry awards year after year. The Konica Minolta bizhub C350 has earned a BERTL Best of the Best `A3 Office Colour MFP (20 - 30ppm) award, a What to Buy for Business `Best Buy 2004 Mid Speed MFD` award and the Buyers Laboratory Inc`s `Pick of the Year` for 2005.
In addition, the Konica Minolta bizhub C450 was awarded the 2005 BERTL`s Best of the Best Award for `Best 30 - 39 Office Colour MFP`.
Colour division product manager, Mariana Gdanis, says over the past five years Minolta SA`s multifunctional colour products have consistently won sought-after Bertl`s five star "Exceptional" ratings and Better Buys for Business Editor`s Choice awards, among others.
"And now the new Konica Minolta bizhub C350 and bizhub C450 colour copier / printer / scanners are continuing this award-winning streak. I believe this is irrefutable proof of the exceptional quality of our colour solutions," she says.
The BERTL`s Best of the Best was awarded to the C350 for its aggressive pricing, high standard of functionality and versatile upgrade capabilities. Gdanis says only one product in each category tested receives BERTL`s Best of the Best award. "The award is bestowed on the product that delivers the highest functionality across a range of business applications," she says.
In addition, the C350 received the Buyers Laboratory "Pick of the Year" for 2005 for being an "Outstanding Colour Multifunctional Imaging System in General Office Applications" for exemplary performance throughout BLI`s extensive lab testing, she says.
BERTL accolades - also a Best of the Best award - for the bizhub C450 focused on the device`s rich features set, extensive network management capabilities, powerful multi-tasking and ease of use.
Gdanis says the internationally recognised BERTL awards have established credibility in the industry because they have remained independent. "The awards have built their reputation by not aligning themselves to any office automation or IT companies," she says.
BERTL is the premier source for objective, independent product evaluation report and comparative analysis on digital imaging devices and software. Its evaluation reports, customer satisfaction research, awards and product ratings are undertaken entirely at its own expense for the benefit of its international subscriber base. At all times BERTL`s primary focus is the end-user. The company publishes the world`s largest library of evaluation reports on copiers, printers, MFPs, fax and colour and production devices.
Buyers Laboratory has been a leading independent office equipment test lab and business and business consumer advocate for over 40 years. In addition to publishing comprehensive and accurate test reports on office document imaging devices, each representing months of exhaustive hands-on testing in the company`s 10 000-square foot lab, BLI has been a leading source for extensive databases of specifications and pricing on copiers, printers and fax machines and multifunctional products.
"When our products receive these awards, it helps Minolta cement its reputation for building excellent colour output products for general office, high quality and production users at affordable prices," she says.
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