Konica Minolta · A3 Colour Multifunction Copier
Konica Minolta bizhub C257i
A compact A3 colour copier for busy offices — 25 pages a minute on A4 and 12 on A3, a 7-inch touch panel, 256 GB SSD and printing from A6 up to A3 plus banners up to 1.2 metres. Available to lease or buy from KM Direct Holdings, with sales, installation and service handled in-house across Gauteng and the Western Cape.
- 25 ppm A4 / 12 ppm A3
- A6–A3
- 7" touch panel
- 256 GB SSD
- Banner printing
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- Dealer of the YearKonica Minolta, 2024
- 1,000+ clientsSupported nationwide
- In-house techniciansWe service what we sell
- Lease or buyFlexible contract terms
Why offices choose the bizhub C257i
A3 colour in a compact, 70 kg frame — for teams that print mostly A4 but need A3 for drawings, spreadsheets and the odd poster.
A3 when you need it
25 ppm on A4, 12 ppm on A3, automatic duplex up to A3 and banner printing up to 1.2 metres, with an optional 130-sheet document feeder.
Built for POPIA-conscious offices
AES 256 drive encryption, secure print, user authentication and IP filtering as standard, with optional Bitdefender® real-time virus scanning.
Compact and efficient
Simitri® HD polymerised toner with up to 24,000 pages per toner, and a recommended monthly volume of up to 10,000 pages.
The machine
What the bizhub C257i does
Driverless direct print of PDF, XPS, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, JPEG and TIFF, an embedded PostScript 3 / PCL 6 controller, USB print and one Universal Printer Driver for the whole fleet.
Scan
Up to 55 images per minute in simplex. Scan to email, SMB, FTP, USB, WebDAV or the document box, with 2,000 destinations plus 100 groups and LDAP support.
Copy, fax & finish
Stapling, punching, half-fold, letter-fold and booklet finishing as options, plus banner printing to 1.2 metres and optional Super G3 fax.
Print from anywhere, anytime
Straight from a phone or tablet — no cables, no workarounds.
bizhub C257i full specifications
| System speed A4 | Up to 25/25 ppm (mono/colour) |
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| System speed A3 | Up to 12/12 ppm (mono/colour) |
| Autoduplex speed A4 | Up to 25/25 ppm |
| First page out (A4) | 6.8 sec mono / 8.4 sec colour |
| Warm-up time | Approx. 20 sec |
| Imaging technology | Laser, Simitri® HD polymerised toner |
| Control panel | 7" colour touchscreen, 800 x 480 |
| Memory | 6,144 MB |
| Storage | 256 GB SSD |
| Document feeder | Optional, up to 130 originals, A5–A3, 35–128 g/m², reversing (RADF) |
| Paper sizes | A6–A3, custom sizes, banner up to 1,200 x 297 mm |
| Paper input capacity | 1,100 sheets standard, up to 3,600 sheets max |
| Paper weight | 60–256 g/m² |
| Duty cycle | Recommended 10,000 pages/month; max 125,000 |
| Toner life | Black and CMY up to 24,000 pages each |
| Print resolution | 1,800 (equivalent) x 600 dpi |
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| Page description languages | PCL 6 (XL3.0), PCL 5c, PostScript 3 (CPSI 3016), XPS |
| Interfaces | 10/100/1,000-Base-T Ethernet, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (optional) |
| Network protocols | TCP/IP (IPv4/IPv6), SMB, LPD, IPP, SNMP, HTTP(S), Bonjour |
| Operating systems | Windows 7 and later, Windows Server 2008–2019, macOS, Linux |
| Mobile printing | AirPrint (iOS), Mopria (Android), Konica Minolta Mobile Print; optional Wi-Fi Direct |
| Scan speed | Up to 55/55 ipm simplex |
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| Scan resolution | Up to 600 x 600 dpi |
| Scan destinations | Email, SMB, FTP, Box, USB, WebDAV, DPWS, URL, TWAIN — 2,000 destinations plus 100 groups, LDAP supported |
| File formats | JPEG, TIFF, PDF, Compact PDF, Encrypted PDF, XPS, PPTX, PDF/A; optional searchable PDF and DOCX/XLSX |
| Copy resolution | 600 x 600 dpi, 256 gradations, 25–400% zoom |
| Fax | Super G3 (optional), i-Fax, IP-Fax, up to 33.6 Kbps |
| Finishing (optional) | Stapling up to 50 sheets, 2/4-hole punch, half-fold, letter-fold, booklet, offset sorting |
| Data protection | Hard drive encryption (AES 256), secure print, print data encryption, confidential fax |
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| Network security | IP filtering and port blocking, TLS, IPsec, IEEE 802.1x, Kerberos |
| Optional protection | Bitdefender® real-time antivirus scanning |
| User accounts | Up to 1,000, with Active Directory support |
| Document storage | Up to 3,000 documents or 10,000 pages |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 571 x 661 x 786 mm without options |
| Weight | Approx. 70 kg without options |
bizhub C257i — common questions
How much does the Konica Minolta bizhub C257i cost in South Africa?
Pricing depends on your monthly print volume, the finishing options you need and whether you lease or buy outright. We quote both side by side so you can compare the total cost over the contract term. Send us your monthly page count and we'll come back with a firm figure.
Can I lease the bizhub C257i instead of buying it?
Yes — most of our customers lease, with the machine, toner and servicing bundled into a single monthly cost. We'll quote lease and purchase side by side so you can compare the total cost over the term rather than just the upfront number.
Is the bizhub C257i an A3 or an A4 copier?
It is an A3 colour multifunction. It prints, copies and scans up to A3, at up to 25 ppm on A4 and 12 ppm on A3, so it suits offices that need A3 now and then without paying for a heavier machine.
Who services the copier after installation?
We do. KM Direct Holdings sells and services everything we supply, with our own technicians in Gauteng and the Western Cape backed by a nationwide network. The person who quotes you is accountable for the machine afterwards.
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