- Automatic Double Sided Printing
- 1200 x 1200 dpi Print
- USB & Parallel
- 4.5 Seconds First page
- Up to 38ppm Mono Print
- PCL5e, PCL6, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PostScript3 emulation
- 250 Sheet Input Tray
- 100 Sheet Multi-Purpose Input Tray
- 330MHz PowerPC405 Processor
- 64MB (320MB Max) RAM
- Windows & Mac Compatible
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![OKI Mobile Printing]( "OKI Mobile Printing")
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OKI & Mobile Printing
With the modern mobile workforce increasing at a rapid rate, and the growing popularity of tablets, smartphones and laptops, printing documents where and when you need them adds a whole new meaning to print on demand providing you have access to a compatible device.
Thanks to the many mobile applications available, you no longer have to be ‘back in the office’ to print and share documents essential to your business, customers or partners; promotional customer information, contracts - you can keep your business going whilst you are on the move.
Printing from Apple iPad or iPhone?
How to print to an OKI Printer from an Apple iPad
How does mobile printing work?
Cloud or mobile printing works by connecting to a wireless, networked or web enabled printer through a smartphone device or tablet, meaning you can print remotely from anywhere in the world, without having to connect directly to a printer nearby.
OKI products & Mobile Printing
OKI Colour, mono and multifunction printers are compatible with a number of applications available, so you can download an application of your choice that enables you to print to almost any device simply through a single mobile printing application.
Microtech Corp’s ePrint and Cortado Workplace, for example, are compatible with most printer manufacturer brands including OKI’s portfolio of mono and colour LED printers and MFPs.
Microtech Corp's website - compatible with iOS and Android devices*
Cortado's website - compatible with iOS, Blackberry, Android and Symbian devices*
*please note: a PC or Apple Mac on the same wireless network may be required for full compatibility.
Review Date: 3rd Aug 2010
Author: Simon Williams |
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Fast mono laser printers are still the stalwarts of most offices and OKI has revamped its mid-range offerings with new LED engines and built-in duplex print. In the process, they've updated the styling and improved the looks.
In a cream and light-grey case, the B431dn is neat and unobtrusive, as a good printer should be. The deep-set indentation in its top cover shows that it's designed to cope with relatively high workloads, where higher-capacity output trays are a necessity.
This capacity is matched by a 250-sheet input tray and a flip down 100-sheet multi-purpose tray for letterheads or envelopes. An additional tray, with a healthy 530-sheet capacity, is available as an option, to sit underneath the printer.
The control panel, which OKI points out is the same as on their new range of colour printers, thus making it easy to move from one model to the other, has a simple, four-way control disc for menu operations and two buttons for Online and Cancel. Indicator LEDs are mounted in the printer's front page to show Ready and Attention conditions.
There's a 2-line by 16-character LCD display, which would be a bonus if you could read it. As it is, without a backlight, with the display angled at around 45-degrees, and with a reflective acrylic face, it's very hard to see what it says. A couple of white LEDs would be all that was necessary for a backlight, so hardly a major cost burden.
The B431dn comes as standard with USB, Ethernet and legacy parallel connections and the whole machine is easy to set up. There's a two-part drum and toner cartridge, where the toner cartridge clips into the drum that carries it. The whole assembly dropped into place from the top, taking literally seconds to change.
Drivers are provided for Windows and OS X and are available for various Linux distributions. It's also compatible with a wide variety of network protocols.
OKI claims a top print speed of 38ppm for this machine, which is one of its selling points. As we include processing time in our measurements, the speeds we see are usually quite a bit lower, and our 20-page print clocked up just 25.5ppm. This is still a healthy print speed, but when we printed in draft mode, which in OKI’s case is really just a toner save mode, we still didn't get close to 38ppm.
This printer offers duplex print as standard and feeds paper very efficiently, with each completed page followed immediately by the first side of the next. We measured it at 17.1 sides per minute, making it possible to set the machine to duplex by default, without wasting a lot of time waiting for jobs.
A 15 x 10cm photo print on an A4 sheet took an impressively short 15 seconds at the printer’s top resolution and just 10 seconds printed at its default 600dpi. With most printers spending most of their lives asleep waiting for the next job, the wake-up times are important and this machine takes 20 seconds to heat its fuser up, which will add significantly to intermittent print times.
Print quality from the newly-engineered engine is extremely good. Text is sharp and clean, looking almost like traditional print. Even with toner-save switched on, it's still very readable, though a little light and grey.
Greyscale graphics are smooth, with very little blotchiness or banding. The only slight problem is a reduced range of grey shades, meaning that some colours in an original can be represented by very similar greys.
Photo reproduction, normally a bugbear with mono lasers, is very good, with lots of foreground detail and enough in the difficult, darker shadowed areas to still see what's going on. Although there are some differences between the default 600dpi resolution and the top level, true 1,200dpi, both are good and show virtually no banding.
This printer can handle a wider than normal range of paper sizes and you can load paper from A6 all the way up to a 1.2m banner. Useful at one end for ID cards and at the other for 'Well done on the sponsored Bat Watch' placards.
The toner cartridge is available in two capacities: 3,000 and 10,000 pages and the drum should need replacing only every 25,000 pages. Using the best prices we could find on the Internet gives a cost per page of 2.3p, including 0.7p for paper.
This is better than most of the mono laser printers and all-in-ones we've reviewed recently, though we have seen machines, like the Samsung ML-3471ND, which have a cost per page of under two pence.
Verdict
This is a well-conceived, mid-range, laser-equivalent printer that uses OKI’s mature LED print technology to great effect. The new LED engine is quick and produces quality print of text, graphics and even photographic documents. Running costs are better than most and the only quibble we have is with the LED display. It could do with one of OKI’s high-intensity LEDs as a backlight. |
Glossary Of Printer Terms
| Double Sided Printing Unit (Duplex) |
Duplex as Standard |
| Double Sided Printing |
Automatic Double Sided Printing |
| Printer Resolution |
1200 x 1200 dpi Print |
| First Page |
4.5 Seconds First page |
| Product Group Output |
A4 |
| Speed Monochrome |
Up to 38ppm Mono Print |
| Warm Up Time |
20 seconds from power save |
| Interface Type(s) |
USB & Parallel |
| Parallel Ports |
1 x IEEE 1284 Bidrectional Parallel Parallel Port |
| Parallel Port |
Yes |
| USB Port |
Yes |
| USB Ports |
1 x USB 2.0 |
| Processor |
330MHz PowerPC405 Processor |
| Memory (Maximum) |
64MB (320MB Max) RAM |
| Operating Systems Supported |
Windows & Mac Compatible |
| Paper Handling Input 1 |
250 Sheet Input Tray |
| Paper Handling Input 2 |
100 Sheet Multi-Purpose Input Tray |
| Additional Paper Tray |
optional 1 x 530 Sheet |
| Maximum Duplex Paper Weight |
120gsm |
| Maximum Input Capacity |
880 Sheet |
| Maximum Paper Size |
A4 |
| Maximum Paper Weight |
163gsm |
| Paper Handling Standard Output |
150 sheets face down, 100 sheets face up |
| Paper Size |
A4, A5, B5(JIS), A6, Letter, Legal 13, Legal 14, Executive, Statement; |
| Paper Trays (Standard/Maximum) |
2 (3) |
| Barcode Types |
12 types of one dimension with 28 variations: UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN/JAN-8, EAN/JAN-13, Interleaved2of5, Code39, Code 128, EAN/UCC-128, CODABAR, ZIP+4POSTNET, Customer barcode, USPS Zip Barcode, 1 type of two dimension: PDF417 |
| Monthly Duty Cycle |
80,000 |
| Recommended Max Print Volume |
5000 Pages/Month |
| Mono or Colour Printer |
Mono |
| Technology |
LED Laser Printer |
| Dimensions |
244.5mm (H) x 387mm (W) x 364mm (D) - Weight 12kg |
| Environmental |
Operating Temperature 10 to 32C - Humidity 20 to 80% |
| Noise Level |
54dbA |
| Power Consumption Printing/Standby/Sleep Modes |
Typical: 550W; Max: 900W; Idle: 70W; Power Save: 8W |
| Product Type |
A4 Laser Printer |
| Carton Dimensions |
48cm (W) x 34cm (D) x 47cm (H) - Weight 14kg |
| Drum Life |
25,000 Pages |
| Mono Toner Life |
3,000 Pages |
| Printer Languages |
PCL5e, PCL6, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PostScript3 emulation |
| Font Capabilities |
87 scaleable PCL and 136 PostScript fonts, 2 bitmap fonts, OCR-A/B |
| Software Included |
Template Manager, Configuration Tool, Op-Panel Download Utility, Print Control Server, Print Control Client, Storage Device Manager |
| In The Box |
OKI B431d mono printer, AC Cable (UK), CD/DVD (including Software/ Utilities/ Drivers and User Manuals), Setup Guide, Image Drum and Starter Toner = 1500 pages |
**Page yields are declared by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO/IEC standards or occasionally estimated based on 5% per page coverage. Yields will vary greatly depending on image, area coverage, print mode and environmental conditions.
OKI B431d Consumables
| Description | Product Code | Price | |
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![Genuine OKI Black Toner Cartridge (3000 Pages)]() |
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44574702 |
£75.27 ex VAT @ 20%
£90.32 inc vat
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99+ In Stock
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![Genuine OKI Black Toner Cartridge (7,000 Pages)]() |
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44574802 |
£113.84 ex VAT @ 20%
£136.61 inc vat
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99+ In Stock
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![Genuine OKI Black Toner Cartridge (12,000 Pages)]() |
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44917602 |
£158.36 ex VAT @ 20%
£190.03 inc vat
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83 In Stock
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![Genuine OKI Image Drum (25000 Pages)]() |
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44574302 |
£100.23 ex VAT @ 20%
£120.27 inc vat
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99+ In Stock
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**Page yields are declared by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO/IEC standards or occasionally estimated based on 5% per page coverage. Yields will vary greatly depending on image, area coverage, print mode and environmental conditions.
OKI B431d Accessories
| Description | Product Code | Price | |
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![OKI Second Paper Tray (530 Sheets)]() |
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44575714 |
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![OKI 64MB RAM Memory]() |
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44615402 |
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![OKI 256MB RAM Memory]() |
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44615411 |
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OKI B431d Warranties
| Description | Product Code | Price | |
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![2 year NBD on site warranty (Total 3 years)]() |
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09902577 |
£125.00 ex VAT @ 20%
£150.00 inc vat
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1 In Stock
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OKI B431d Cables
| Description | Product Code | Price | |
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![USB 2.0 Cable (1.8 Metre)]() |
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usbcable |
£4.95 ex VAT @ 20%
£5.94 inc vat
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99+ In Stock
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![USB 2.0 Cable (3 metre)]() |
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usbcable3m |
£6.95 ex VAT @ 20%
£8.34 inc vat
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99+ In Stock
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![USB 2.0 Cable (5 Metre)]() |
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usbcable5m |
£9.95 ex VAT @ 20%
£11.94 inc vat
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99+ In Stock
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Customer Question & Answers
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4.4 / 5 based on 6 Customer Reviews
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2.8/5
- Value...3
- Features...2
- Quality...3
- Performance...3
Network Mgmt Needs Work
It's not a bad printer but the management card doesn't support TLS. This means it will not work sending email alerts if you have Office 365 or to be honest quite a few other hosting services.
We ended up having to use a second hosting package to send emails from this printer in plain text. Not really what you'd expect these days.
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5/5
- Value...5
- Features...5
- Quality...5
- Performance...5
Oki B431D
I've used these printers for several months and have found them to be rock solid. To paraphrase another company's slogan, they do exactly what is says on the box. Good quality printing, reliable and quick. The extended warranty gives piece of mind.5 Stars deserved.
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4/5
- Value...4
- Features...4
- Quality...4
- Performance...4
OKI printer
Would have liked the printer to have a paper counter.
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Should you purchase from us and need to return your cartridges, you can do so within 6 months of purchase.
Items must be in an unopened and unused condition and any packaging must be in its original undamaged and unmarked condition.
The return must be arranged in advance by calling our Customer service team on 0800 995 1992
The return of goods is entirely at our discretion. The sender must cover the carrier charges incurred to return the items safely.
Lowest Price Guaranteed*
We check our closest competitors every day to make sure you get the best deal possible.
If you still find anyone cheaper, we'll match the price on request - Even on ink and toner cartridges!
To request a price match, call us on 0800 840 1992 or email us at info@printerland.co.uk
for terms and conditions please click here
Free Next Day Delivery on orders over £125*
Free next business day delivery is available on all orders over £125.00 + VAT on the UK mainland.
Most items are shipped to you via ‘Next Working Day’ courier service. The cut-off for next working day delivery is 4:30pm. In the event of an item not being available via this service, we will
endeavour to contact you at the earliest opportunity.
We also deliver to the Channel Islands, Scottish Islands, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Eire. Areas such as the Scottish Highlands or where a body of water is crossed are subject to
a 2-3 working day delivery time.
No guarantees are given for next day delivery. However, our mission is to achieve this where possible.
Return unopened cartridges within 6 months*
Should you purchase from us and need to return your cartridges, you can do so within 6 months of purchase.
Items must be in an unopened and unused condition and any packaging must be in its original undamaged and unmarked condition.
The return must be arranged in advance by calling our Customer service team on 0800 995 1992
The return of goods is entirely at our discretion. The sender must cover the carrier charges incurred to return the items safely.
OKI B431d A4 Mono LED Laser Printer
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This calculation is based on current pricing which is subject to change over time and excludes the cost of additional long life components such as drums, fusers or other maintenance items.
*Page yields are declared by the manufacturer in accordance with ISO/IEC standards or occasionally estimated based on 5% coverage. Yield will vary greatly depending on image, area coverage, print mode and environmental conditions.