Olivetti D-Color MF304 Toner Cartridges
D-Color MF304 Printer Review
Expert review of the D-Color MF304 printer
The Olivetti D-Color MF304 toner impresses with its substantial 6,650 sheet capacity and 9-inch colour multi-touch display, both of which can drive efficiency and productivity in small to medium-sized workspaces. The device is mobile ready too with both NFC and Bluetooth integrated within the operator panel for tap and print functionality from smartphones via apps such as Google Cloud Print. The 30-ppm output is also speedy, making this a great solution for the home or office.
Design
Olivetti D-Color MF304 toner has a two-tone colour scheme, contrasting black and white cues for a modern design. It has an 800 MHz CPU and 2 GB of RAM to support intensive daily workloads, and connectivity includes USB 2.0 and Ethernet for the most reliable operation. There is one 500 sheet A3 to A5 paper tray and one 500 sheet SRAW to A5 paper tray, which have duplex printing support, but extras including a 2,500 large sheet tray can increase paper capacity significantly. A 250 GB hard drive supports and stores a variety of work tasks.
Advantages
The Olivetti MF304 toner combines great print quality, value for money, and long-term reliability for an excellent overall package. It is capable of printing banners and 300gsm card, which is ideal for any form of promotional marketing or short run point of sale. Its large display makes it easy to access the entire feature set available, while mobile printing can support bring your own device policies in modern, connected enterprises. It also supports OCR scanning of “searchable pdf” files.
Disadvantages
This printer’s 30 ppm output is adequate but exceeded by Olivetti’s higher end models in the same class. The processor clocking in at less than 1 GHz is also disappointing, though the 2 GB of RAM should be sufficient for most workloads.
