In our fast-paced, information age, the acquisition, documentation and dissemination of data holds a special significance. With the advent of the digital age, a new market has emerged, which caters to such needs with the manufacture and distribution of devices that are dedicated to such tasks; computers and computer peripherals among them. Among computer peripherals, printers have emerged as a special sub-market product, and are subject to the same market forces that drive other elements of the market system. The printer market as such, both due to demand and competition is a fast growing one and is flooded with a plethora of printing devices. The Canon Pixma MX310 All-in-One Printer With Fax (4-in-1) and PictBridge, developed and marketed by industrial giant, Canon, is one of the better ones.

The Canon Pixma MX310 is perfect for all your home and office needs. It features a printer, a copier, a scanner and a fax machine, all rolled into one. The Canon Pixma MX310 features Canon FINET technology, which delivers ink drops as small as 2 picolitres; the smaller the picolitre value, the more detailed the final print. The Canon Pixma MX310 can print at a maximum resolution of 4800x1200 dpi and can print and copy at speeds of 22ppm for mono and 17ppm for colour. The Canon Pixma MX310 can print on a wide variety of media including plain paper, photo paper, envelopes, cards, and labels. It features PictBridge support which means you can connect it to PictBridge enabled cameras and camcorders and print directly from there. The Canon Pixma MX310 can print a 4x6-size photo at an astounding speed of 46 seconds. The Canon Pixma MX310 is also Chromalife100T enabled; this means that with a special combination of Canon tested and certified papers and inks you can produce high durability photos with the Canon Pixma MX310.

The Canon Pixma MX310's inbuilt flatbed scanner can scan at a maximum resolution of up to 1200x2400 dpi and its 24-bit colour support and 16-bit grayscale support gives your scanned copies a true-to-life feel. Along with the printing, copying, and scanning functions, the Canon Pixma MX310 also includes an in-built FAX machine of the Super G3 type, with a maximum transmission speed of 33.6 kbps. The FAX machine features a memory capacity of up to 50 pages and speed dialing for 20 stations. The Canon Pixma MX310 connects to your PC via high speed USB and is easy to set up. The Canon Pixma MX310 is compatible with Apple Mac OSX 10.2.98 and higher and with Microsoft Windows 200, XP and Vista.

The Canon Pixma MX310 is the perfect home and office printer. Its printing, scanning, copying, and fax functions together make it a versatile all-in-one printing unit. Fast scanning, copying and printing speeds are no longer a dream with the Canon Pixma MX310. With the Canon Pixma MX310, you can also print high quality, durable photos that will last you a lifetime. Further, once you buy and use the Canon Pixma MX310 instead of any other, average printer you will also be fulfilling a social responsibility, since the Canon Pixma MX310 is Energy Star compliant and environment friendly. Weighing a mere 19 pounds, the Canon Pixma MX310 is a compact but efficient printer.

Canon is a company that was formed in 1930 by Goro Yoshida and Saburo Uchida. Named after the Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy, 'Kwanon', Canon is a company that has been traditionally known for its cameras. Now headed by Chairman and CEO Fujio Mitarai, Canon is the world leader in the optics and imaging industry. With over 127,338 employees worldwide and earning an annual revenue of around 4,156,759 million Yen, Canon is one of the most trusted and popular brands in the world. Canon is also an environment friendly company known to have launched the 'Green Generation' environment friendly standard for its products. The Canon Pixma MX310 is a Green Generation product and does justice to Canon's awesome reputation.