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Oki B431DN (print server)

Manufacturer: Oki Data Part number: 91659903

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Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 7 reviews

Nov 2010

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Bottom Line:: The Oki B431DN is truly a workhorse black-and-white laser printer, with rapid output speed and high print quality. Combined with extra features like an autoduplexer and a large paper input capacity, the Oki B431DN is worth your dollar.
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10 stars

Great Business Printer for Office - Easy Refill

by Trilaworks on June 16, 2011

Pros: - Separate toner and drum makes for higher quality toner refilling
- Printer can email you (IT office) when ink is low
- 10K cartridge (but must purchase separately)
- No Desktop Software!!!
- FAST
- Standard Duplex

Cons: - No easy way to reset toner chip, must buy new chip if refilling on your own

Summary: -- Reviewing from an IT for business perspective (Using with Windows) --

We use refilled ink in our office, so I decided to try the B431DN since the toner and ...

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Summary: -- Reviewing from an IT for business perspective (Using with Windows) --

We use refilled ink in our office, so I decided to try the B431DN since the toner and drum are a two piece design. Most printers have an integrated drum built into the cartridge. If you always use new OEM cartridges, this is not a problem. However, on refilled cartridges, the drum gets degraded every time you transport it to refill. This left us with cheaper ink, but lines on the paper. The B431DN solved that!

We purchased seven (7) of these printers for our small office, and they work great. Rather than sending them out to be refilled, I am now just refilling myself. The toner cartridges are very easy to refill. You simply turn the cartridge upside down, turn the toner unlock lever, pour the toner in, lock it back, and wipe with a static cloth to remove any extra. It takes me about 3 min to refill a cartridge, and costs me around $25 for a 10K toner refill and chip. Since the drum is a separate piece, it never leaves the printer.

Another great feature I love is the built-in email server. From the web management page of the printer, I set up each one to email me when the toner is low. This allows me to change out the cartridge without the end users ever having to call me.

While CNET mentioned lack of desktop companion software as a negative, I personally think that is a positive. I cannot even begin to count the number of issues I have seen because of HP desktop printer software. If nothing else, it almost always slows down the PC. Having said that, it should be noted that I am reviewing from a business perspective. As an IT professional, this is the printer I would use at home, not necessarily the printer I would tell my IT challenged friend to buy. As a network printer, the driver installs quickly, works well in a virtual environment, keeps a small footprint, and is everything I look for in a business class printer.

My only complaint is that the toner cartridge does not have a resettable chip. They are very easy to replace, but I could save an additional $9 on each refill if the printer had an option to reset the chip. I would also highly recommend upgrading to the 10K cartridge instead of the pre-installed 2K starter cartridge. Other than that, I am exceptionally happy with my decision to go with the B431DN. It has lots of options, standard NIC and duplex features, is fairly small, very fast, and just works!

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10 stars

Easy set up, fast, very good monochrome print quality.

by dlstepp on March 30, 2011

Pros: Fast with good paper capacity. Small size is good for desktops.

Cons: None I have seen.

Summary: Outstanding value in its category, comes with duplexing and network.

Summary: Outstanding value in its category, comes with duplexing and network.

2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
4 stars

OKI after 5 months failed to upgrade driver to OS X 7.

by amygdala101 on November 15, 2011

Pros: New unusable printers at great financial loss !

Cons: OKI lies. No driver upgrade to OS X 7, as promised, after 5 months.

Summary: You cannot count on award winning OKI Printers for any support ! The company lies.
A series of dead OKI B431dn Printers sit in my medical office after 5 months.

Summary: You cannot count on award winning OKI Printers for any support ! The company lies.
A series of dead OKI B431dn Printers sit in my medical office after 5 months.

1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
4 stars

Works well but supplies are expensive

by scotl on July 27, 2012

Pros: Prints fast and pages are crisp and neat

Cons: Toner is very expensive and so are drums. It will tell you to replace the drum before it is worn out (still printing perfectly) and will not print any more until you do so.

Summary: I searched for hours to find a way to reset the drum counter on the B431 but it still remains a secret. Other Okidata printers have been solved but not ...

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Summary: I searched for hours to find a way to reset the drum counter on the B431 but it still remains a secret. Other Okidata printers have been solved but not the B431.

All printer manufacturers are trying to lock the customer into buying their overpriced ink/toner/drums. They'd like to void the warranty for using any supplies other than their own but they can't because of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Section 102(c) of that Act expressly prohibits inclusion of a tie-in sales provision in any warranty as follows:
No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such product, any article or service . . . which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name... .

I don't know why some ambulance-chasing lawyers haven't slapped lawsuits on all these printer manufacturers that are including chips (namely - all of them) in their consumables that force you to use only their products and force you to change them before you even need to.

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5 stars

poor software service for MacIntosh

by whgoodin on August 13, 2011

Pros: Fast. Excellent black & white printer

Cons: After upgrading all my Macs to OS X7, I could no longer print with my OKI B431 !
I called & emailed customer support. I was told it would be at least 2 months before a new driver would be available ! What can a person or office do with a wonderful cos

Summary: I would not buy this product again for the above stated reason.

Summary: I would not buy this product again for the above stated reason.

1 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
2 stars

Buyer beware! Brutally poor software support.

by bdubdad on June 15, 2011

Pros: It's fast and a good price. When it works, it seems to work great.

Cons: After 1 week I'm having major issues. It printed out 50 blank pages and had no button to cancel the job. You could cancel the job on the software but that didn't do stop the printer. The software support is so retarded. Don't believe the editor of CNET,

Summary: Don't believe the CNET guy, this machine isn't worth the hassle. You're on your own when you run into problems... and after 1 week I have problems ...

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Summary: Don't believe the CNET guy, this machine isn't worth the hassle. You're on your own when you run into problems... and after 1 week I have problems and lack of support means more wasted time in chasing down solutions. Who has time for that?

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1 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
1 stars

another case of poor driver support.

by radiorobot on March 4, 2011

Pros: good printer

Cons: rosetta install

Summary: Good printer yes... if your not installing it on a snow leopard machine. You need rosetta! An outdated powerpc software... mac doesnt make it easy... nor does Okidata. I am ...

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Summary: Good printer yes... if your not installing it on a snow leopard machine. You need rosetta! An outdated powerpc software... mac doesnt make it easy... nor does Okidata. I am sooo mad! You need your install disk

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Specifications

Manufacturer: Oki Data
Part number: 91659903
Description: If you're looking to improve the productivity and lower the operating costs of your business, the B431 series offers all of that and more. For starters, select series models deliver up to 40 ppm, with the first page printing in less than 5 seconds. They produce output in black and white that's clear and crisp, at up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution, using a two-piece consumables system for long-lasting performance and a low cost of operation.

General
Packaged Quantity 1
Printer Type Workgroup printer - LED - Monochrome
Enclosure Color Black
Printer
Print Speed up to 40 ppm - Max speed
Built-in Devices Status LCD
Connectivity Technology Wired
Interface USB,
Parallel,
Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
Max Resolution ( B&W ) 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi
Automatic Duplexing Duplex
First Print Out Time B/W 5 sec
Language Simulation EPSON FX,
PCL 6,
IBM ProPrinter III XL,
PCL 5E,
PostScript 3
Fonts Included 94 x Scalable PCL,
Bitmapped PCL,
Barcode,
136 x PostScript
Barcodes Postnet,
Interleaved 2 of 5,
UCC/EAN-128,
Code 128,
Codabar,
OCR-B,
Code 39,
OCR-A,
UPC-E,
EAN/JAN-8,
ZIP,
UPC-A,
EAN/JAN-13
Media Handling 250-sheet input tray,
100-sheet multipurpose tray
Processor
Processor 330 MHz
RAM
RAM Installed ( Max ) 64 MB / 320 MB (max)
Media Handling
Media Path Type Straight,
Curved
Media Type Bond paper ,
Proofing paper ,
Envelopes ,
Plain paper ,
Water resistant paper
Min Media Size (Custom) 3.4 in x 5.5 in
Max Media Size (Custom) 8.5 in x 14 in
Media Sizes A6 (4.13 in x 5.83 in),
B5 (6.93 in x 9.83 in),
Executive (7.25 in x 10.5 in),
Legal (8.5 in x 14 in),
A5 (5.83 in x 8.25 in),
A4 (8.25 in x 11.7 in),
Letter A Size (8.5 in x 11 in),
3.4 in x 5.5 in
Envelope Sizes International C6 (4.5 in x 6.38 in),
Monarch (3.87 in x 7.5 in),
International DL (4.33 in x 8.66 in),
International C5 (6.38 in x 9 in),
Com-10 (4.13 in x 9.5 in),
Com-9 (3.5 in x 8.9 in)
Media Weight 60 g/m2 - 163 g/m2
Total Media Capacity 350 sheets
Media Feeder(s) 1 x Manual load - 100 sheets - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) weight: 60 g/m2 - 163 g/m2,
1 x Autoload - 250 sheets - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) weight: 60 g/m2 - 120 g/m2,
1 x Optional autoload - 530 sheets - Legal (8.5 in x 14 in) weight: 60 g/m2 - 120 g/m2
Max Media Capacity 880 sheets
Output Trays Capacity 150 sheets
Duty Cycle
Monthly Duty Cycle (max) 80000 pages
Telecom
Modem None
Networking
Networking Print server
Network Controller Name OkiLAN 10/100 Base-T Print Server
Data Link Protocol Fast Ethernet,
Ethernet

Scanner
Type None
Copier
Copier Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Bays None
Expansion Slot(s) 1 x Memory
Connections 1 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type B,
1 x Parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 36 pin Centronics,
1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
Miscellaneous
Consumables Included 1 x Toner cartridge ( Black ) - up to 2000 pages
Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
Power
Power Device Power supply - Internal
Voltage Required AC 120 V
Power Consumption Operational 580 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 70 Watt
Software / System Requirements
OS Required Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition ,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition ,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition ,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition ,
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later ,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4 or later ,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 ,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or later ,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4 or later ,
Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit versions) ,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter x64 Edition ,
Apple MacOS X 10.3 or later ,
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition ,
Microsoft Windows 7 ,
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit Edition ,
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition ,
Microsoft Windows XP Professional ,
Microsoft Windows Vista ,
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 1 year warranty
Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Parts and labor - 1 year,
Limited warranty - Printhead - 5 years
Dimensions & Weight
Width 15.2 in
Depth 14.3 in
Height 9.6 in
Weight 25.1 lbs

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