Design

Unlike most multifunction printers, the Sharp MX-2310F printer looks sleeker and stylish with a 7-inch wide VGA colour LCD touch panel and a neatly arranged operator panel. The MX-2310F MFP printer is a freestanding device that can handle up to four paper trays. It has a flatbed scanner on top and connectivity ports. The Sharp MX-2310F digital copier runs on standard 1GB of memory with a 160GB hard disk drive, and weighs 74Kg.

Advantages

It comes with built-in networking and a full-featured fax machine with super G3 compatibility and 1GB of memory for storing more pages. The Sharp MX2310F prints in speeds of up to 50ppm. There are options to expand the input paper tray capacity. Continuous copying lets users reproduce up to 999 copies from the original. The Sharp MX-2310F colour laser printer is environment-friendly to run, and it is easier to operate because of the large touch panel. Good value Sharp MX-2310F colour cartridges have capacities of up to 10,000 pages each to lessen the amount being spent on producing high quality graphics.

Disadvantages

The high initial cost is one of the major setbacks of the Sharp MX-2310F colour printer. Next is the limited 600x600dpi resolution, which could compromise the quality of highly detailed graphics. Media handling for the copier is quite limited. Upgrading the Sharp MX-2310F copier for higher paper capacity means spending more for it.