Canon has introduced a business class printer in Pixma MX310 multi-function printer; it can scan, copy and fax along with printing. The printer is targetted at small offices and home offices (SOHO). It's widely believed that with Canon, one can hardly go wrong, and this new MFP could just be a perfect one for business users.
MX310 is a high quality printer that offers a best printing resolution of 4800 X 1200 dpi and 1200 X 2400 dpi scan resolution. Printing speed is average for a Canon at 22ppm for monochrome and 17ppm for colour. Photo printing speed is at 46 seconds for a 4" X 6" borderless photograph.
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Perhaps this printer is a rare breed for the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) option it avails. The ADF can store up to 30 originals making the scanning, copying and faxing activity effortless. Not many inkjet printers come with an ADF though.
Although the printer would not stand up and be counted as a photo printer, it is mounted with a PictBridge port but the absence of memory card readers is notable. For an office printer, networking is absolutely necessary and it's quite odd that Canon has decided to do away with it on this printer, thereby providing option-less connectivity through USB alone.
While the world is moving towards individual cartridges for each colour, Canon seems to be going back in time with MX310. The printer has a two cartridge system which can end up being an expensive solution with the economics concerned. Staying with the topic of finances, Canon has modestly set a price of £60 on this printer. It is a decent price but the cost of printing could send chills down the spines of consumers.
Canon Pixma MX310 Multi-Function Printer
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