Profit has dropped 22 percent for the Japanese corporate headquarters of Konica Minolta, but color copiers are getting a lot of attention in the U.S. subsidiary.
Profits dropped in the parent company's holdings in the third quarter ending Dec. 31, 2004, attributed by the company to lower copier sales and a dip in digital camera prices.
The company's emphasis on color machines seems to be gathering steam, though. Konica Minolta has the top market share positions for color copiers in the 21-30 ppm and 41-69 ppm color copier/MFP segments throughout the first three quarters of 2004, according to Gartner/Dataquest.
Reviews have been excellent for color copier-printers such as the Konica Minolta CF2001 (50 ppm, $17,495, with controller, $21,445) and the bizhub C350 MFP (35 ppm monochrome, 20 ppm color, price $11,500)
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