The Konica Minolta 7830 color LED printer is equipped with fast processors and a wealth of software utilities; the 7830 printer is rated as a mid range priced printer.

These printers utilize the LED printing technology which will deliver laser printer speeds for less money. The Konica Minolta 7830n has a 450 MHz processor and the 7830dxn is equipped with a 600 MHz processor, a bit faster than some similar priced models. Memory differs slightly on the models at 128 MB, for the 7830n and 320 MB for the 7830dxn; a maximum of 1 GB is allowed on both units. Supported operating systems are Mac and Windows which is pretty standard, but some LED printers offer Linux and IBM compatibility. All models have parallel and USB ports while the higher end models have a 10/100 BaseT Ethernet connection for networking. A 10 GB hard disk and auto duplexer are standard on the 7830dxn models, optional on all others, and the maximum paper input is 1690 sheets, slightly higher than the in class printer average. An advanced power save mode enables lower energy consumption and is average for this type of printer.

Print in full color at 30 pages per minute while black and white documents print at 37 pages per minute. Tabloid sized media is accepted and prints slightly slower at 16 pages per minute in color, 20 for monochrome. Automatic color enhancements aid in the representation of color documents by calibrating for small variances in images and environmental conditions. Monitor all of your print jobs via the desktop and account for real time printer status as well as statistics. This program will also recognize other printers on the network and send alerts from those devices. Cost per printed page is fairly average at $.12 per page and $.03 per black and white. Finishing options include staplers and stackers as well as auto document feeders.

The Konica Minolta 7830 color LED printer is average in its features and pricing, but to fully access the potential additional paper trays and finishers will need to be added.