Sharp has started the New Year as it means to go on, with six of its black and white MFPs hailed as the industry’s best offerings of 2009 by BERTL®, Inc - an authoritative source for objective, independent evaluations of digital imaging devices. The research firm honoured Sharp with two awards: ‘Best Value for Price for Small Office Mono Series’ and ‘Best Digital Imaging A3 Mono MFP Range’.
Best Value for Price for Small Office Mono Series
The ‘Best Value for Price for Small Office Mono Series’ award went to the Sharp MX-M310 and MX-M260 MFPs. Following rigorous testing and comparative analyses of multifunction systems from all major brands throughout 2009, BERTL’s research team made the award in recognition of several high-value features that are normally found only on more expensive machines.

Specifically, the team cited the machines’ large 8.1” LCD touchscreen display, standard 2x500-sheet paper supply, and industry-leading security functions. The researchers were also impressed by Sharp’s modular, expandable design which allows easy upgrades such as the addition of a space-saving 500-sheet inner finisher. Other options include faxing, network scanning, network printing and extra paper trays.

Best Digital Imaging A3 Mono MFP Range
The BERTL’s Best 2009 award for ‘Best Digital Imaging A3 Mono MFP Range,’ - also awarded after extensive testing and comparisons against...