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Sharp MX-3501N
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Color at Work
®
Product Dynamics
The MX-3501N is the first of a new series
of color MFP products to come out of
Sharp as the company reshapes its entire
color MFP line up in 2006. While the MX-
3501N may, at first glance, have design
similarities to its predecessors, the AR-
C172M and AR-C262M, BERTL found that
nothing could be further from the truth
once we started using the device.
All the weakness that had forced BERTL to
not place the AR-C172M and AR-C262M
on its recommended list have been
replaced by innovative, cutting edge
technology. These changes have put
Sharp in a very strong position in this hard
fought market sector and have warranted
the rare and prestigious BERTL 5-Star
Exceptional rating.
Users will find the new MX-3501N similar
yet far superior to its Sharp predecessors
in many ways. The machine has much of
the same feel as the previous series with a
different body and many new, enhanced
features.
With the business color market in full
swing, Sharp positions the MX-3501N to
do more than just replace black and
white MFPs. At 35 ppm in both
monochrome and color, the Sharp
MX-3501N can handle those larger
color jobs that traditionally have
been too complex and lengthy for
desktop color printers and instead
have been sent down to the central
reprographic department (CRD) or
outsourced to a commercial print
shop.
Just like its competitive
counterparts, the Sharp MX-3501N
comes complete with copy, print,
and scan right out of the box. Fax
functionality is optional, as Sharp
continues to stay consistent with
rival MFPs in the marketplace.
Before assessing a product such as the
Sharp MX-3501N, it is important to have a
clear understanding of the role the device
has to play in the office and the types of
environments and workflows that the
device is going to have to handle.
Designed to handle the role of overall
workgroup or small department
copy/print/scan (and possibly fax), the
Sharp MX-3501N has a great deal of
responsibilities. As the number of high-
speed color printers increases, the need to
be able to justify the extra expense of the
scanner/copy module is becoming more
pressing.
Even though printing has become the
dominant workflow requirement for most
office environments, copying cannot be
sold short. It is still considered a vital day-
to-day activity and one which needs to be
efficient, especially due to potential user
“dead time” (employees waiting at the
device, carrying out no other useful
purpose).
BERTL analyst putting the
Sharp MX-3501N through its paces