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OKI B431dn A4 Mono LED Laser Printer

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Key Features

Automatic Double Sided Printing
1200 x 1200 dpi Print
USB, Network & 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, Windows 98 drivers available Compatible

OKI Mobile Printing

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.

Print Job Accounting

OKI Print Job Accounting

OKI® Print Job Accounting software enables you to securely monitor your print fleet so you can charge back departments, bill back clients, and control the cost of colour prints.

See Exactly Who is Printing What

This optional application for OKI colour, mono and multifunction printers helps to give you a clear overview of of print activity by tracking the output of each individual user or department.

Assign cost values to documents including full colour and duplex (double sided) jobs to allow you to use information gathered to charge back departments or clients.

Easily capture full details surrounding:

Colour Vs Black & White pages
Number of printed pages
Page size
Media types
Paper trays used
Document name
Total time spent by job/person/department

Perfect for Multi-Device Owners

Print Job Accounting is designed for use by small or large business alike with multiple print sources with support for up to 50 devices for the standard version or even 1,000 printers when you upgrade to the enterprise version.

Total Access Control

Keep control over your workgroup's print output by defining who can print and what gets printed. Restrict users to black & white printing or allow access to full colour HD prints.

Assign access levels by username, application, file name, PC/server name or website URL. All policies are password protected and added security is provided by restricting authentication through the system manager.

Speak to an OKI specialist at Printerland on 0800 840 1992 for more information

Trusted Review

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.

Detailed Specification

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

Interfaces

Interface Type(s)	USB, Network & Parallel
Parallel Ports	1 x IEEE 1284 Bidrectional Parallel Parallel Port
Network Ready	Yes
Parallel Port	Yes
USB Port	Yes
USB Ports	1 x USB 2.0

System Specification

Processor	330MHz PowerPC405 Processor
Memory (Maximum)	64MB (320MB Max) RAM

Compatibility

Operating Systems Supported

Windows & Mac, Windows 98 drivers available Compatible

Media Handling

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)

Barcodes & Labels

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

Duty Cycle

Monthly Duty Cycle	80,000
Recommended Max Print Volume	5000 Pages/Month

Physical/Dimensions

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

Consumable Info

Drum Life	25,000 Pages
Mono Toner Life	3,000 Pages

Software

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 **

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

Cartridges Included **

Black

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.

Cartridges & Accessories

OKI B431dn Consumables

Description	Product Code	Price
Genuine OKI Black Toner Cartridge (3000 pages)	44574702	£66.81 ex VAT @ 20% £80.17 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock
Genuine OKI Black Toner Cartridge (7,000 Pages)	44574802	£101.05 ex VAT @ 20% £121.26 inc vat	Buy 6 In Stock
Genuine OKI Black Toner Cartridge (12,000 Pages)	44917602	£140.59 ex VAT @ 20% £168.71 inc vat	Buy 16 In Stock
Genuine OKI Image Drum (25000 pages)	44574302	£93.06 ex VAT @ 20% £111.67 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock

OKI B431dn Accessories

Description	Product Code	Price
Second Paper Tray (530 Sheet)	44575714	£131.00 ex VAT @ 20% £157.20 inc vat	Buy 24 In Stock
TP-Link AV600 Nano Powerline Adapter Kit	TL-PA4010KIT V1.20	£25.48 ex VAT @ 20% £30.58 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock
64MB RAM Memory	44615402	£26.99 ex VAT @ 20% £32.39 inc vat	Buy
256MB RAM Memory	44615411	£154.99 ex VAT @ 20% £185.99 inc vat	Buy

OKI B431dn Warranties

	Description	Product Code	Price
	2 year NBD on site warranty (Total 3 years)	09902577	£125.00 ex VAT @ 20% £150.00 inc vat	Buy 1 In Stock

OKI B431dn Cables

Description	Product Code	Price
USB 2.0 Cable (1.8 Metre)	usbcable	£4.95 ex VAT @ 20% £5.94 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock
USB 2.0 Cable (3 metre)	usbcable3m	£6.95 ex VAT @ 20% £8.34 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock
Standard Ethernet Cable (3 Metre)	networkcable	£9.95 ex VAT @ 20% £11.94 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock
USB 2.0 Cable (5 Metre)	usbcable5m	£9.95 ex VAT @ 20% £11.94 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock
Standard Ethernet Cable (5 Metre)	networkcable5m	£12.95 ex VAT @ 20% £15.54 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock
Standard Ethernet Cable (10 Metre)	networkcable10m	£14.95 ex VAT @ 20% £17.94 inc vat	Buy 99+ In Stock

Questions & Answers

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Q We have a B431 Oki printer, below the image drum there is a black roller which on ours appears to be damaged can you supply a price for us to replace this part. Thanks in advance Fraser Gall Ravensby Glass Co Ltd

A The part you have described is not a consumable item, it may be covered by Oki if your printer is still under warranty, please call them direct on 01784 274 318 to confirm If you would like advice on an alternative printer or pricing on any consumable items please call our sales team on 0800 840 1992

Customer Reviews

4.7 / 5 based on 15 Customer Reviews

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5/5
Value...5
Features...5
Quality...5
Performance...5

Fabulous machine!

Another purchase from Printerland! Again an excellent machine, very low cost to run and very very fast! Prints 5k+ pages per month and works great!

4.5/5
Value...5
Features...5
Quality...4
Performance...4

Excellent service

This printer was purchased to replace my previous OKI when the drum went down in the middle of an urgent job. Like other reviewers, I believe it is easier to replace the printer than get a new drum. This printer was very easy to get up and running, and the print speed is fast. The duplex facility is important to me as a paper saving exercise. However, I have the impression that the print quality is not as sharp as my previous model. I must give full credit to the salesperson, who was quickly able to ascertain my needs and point me in the direction of this excellent printer and arrange next day delivery. I fully expect this printer to be a reliable and trouble-free as my last OKI 410, and I hope the larger 12,000 pages toner cartridge purchased at the same time will make the job of printing more economical.

5/5
Value...5
Features...5
Quality...5
Performance...5

OKI 431

Does what it says on the tin, great office printer, we have 3 PC's connected and works well. GreT recommendation from you guys! G

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OKI B431dn A4 Mono LED Laser Printer

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OKI Print Job Accounting

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Perfect for Multi-Device Owners

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