Konica Minolta's Di3510/3510f and Di2010/2010f Named 'Pick of the Year' by Buyers Laboratory; Konica Minolta Multifunctional Imaging Systems Recognized as "Outstanding" Amongst Field of Segment 3 and Segment 1 Devices.

RAMSEY, N.J., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that its Di3510/3510f and Di2010/2010f digital imaging systems have received Buyers Laboratory Inc.'s (BLI) Spring 2004 "Pick of the Year" recognition. The Konica Minolta Di3510/3510f and Di2010/2010f were also awarded "Highly Recommended" ratings from BLI in recent test reports.

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Twice each year, BLI gives its special "Pick of the Year" recognition to products in each segment that have delivered the most outstanding performance during BLI's rigorous, in-house evaluations. The Spring 2004 awards were given to devices that stood out among the more than 130 products tested by BLI from the summer of 2003 to late spring 2004.

According to Anthony Polifrone, managing director of Buyers Laboratory, "To be chosen as a 'Pick of the Year' tells business consumers and the industry that these products have clearly proven to be among the very best in their product categories when subjected to BLI's exhaustive in-house testing, and confirms that these products can be counted on for superior performance."

"For the Di3510/3510f and the Di2010/2010f to be recognized as 'Pick of the Year' award winners is a tremendous achievement. We are proud of these products and we are proud of their recognition by BLI," said William H. Brewster, Jr., vice president, marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, U.S.A., Inc. "We are committed to maintaining a superior line of products and solutions for businesses of all sizes, from the desktop to the print shop, and to receive awards in multiple categories is a testament to our commitment."

Konica Minolta Di3510/3510f -- Outstanding Segment 3 Multifunctional Imaging System

"Highly Recommended" by BLI for offices with a B&W printing and copying volume of up to 75,000 impressions per month, the Di3510/3510f offers speeds of 35 pages per minute (ppm), a 4,000-sheet maximum paper capacity, powerful scanning options and standard fax functions (Di3510f only). During BLI's three-month, 225,000-impression durability test, the Di3510/3510f required no service other than one regularly scheduled preventive maintenance call and achieved a better-than-average misfeed rate of one per 75,000 impressions.