SHARP Mx-B455w
The model at a glance
The Sharp MX-B455W is a professional A4 black-and-white laser multifunction printer, recommended for businesses, offices, professional practices, schools, public authorities, reception areas, administrative departments and workgroups that need a compact yet fast machine for printing, copying, scanning and faxing.
It is primarily designed for document management: invoices, contracts, quotations, administrative files, accounting documents, case files, forms, archives and business correspondence. Scanning is also available in color, but printing is black and white only. It is therefore not suitable for color graphics, photographs or A3 formats.
Print speed: up to 45 pages per minute in A4 format. Suitable for offices with many users and frequent print jobs.
Functions: printing, copying, color scanning, faxing and digital document archiving. Super G3 fax is integrated as standard in the European configuration.
Duplex: automatic and integrated for printing and copying. It features a single-pass duplex document feeder, which can scan both sides of a sheet in one pass.
Print resolution: 600 × 600 dpi, with equivalent quality of up to 9,600 × 600 dpi in some modes. Suitable for sharp text, tables, monochrome charts, forms, barcodes and professional business documents.
Supported formats: A6 to A4, including A5, B5, envelopes and compatible custom sizes. A3 printing is not supported.
Supported paper weights: approximately 55 to 220 g/m², depending on the tray used. Handles plain paper, recycled paper, letterhead, preprinted paper, labels, envelopes, compatible glossy paper and cardstock up to 220 g/m².
ADF: 100-sheet single-pass duplex automatic document feeder. Scanning speed reaches approximately 70 originals per minute in simplex mode and up to 110 images per minute in duplex, in both color and black and white.
Connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet network, USB and built-in Wi-Fi. Also supports printing from mobile devices and services such as AirPrint and Sharpdesk Mobile.
Work volumes: suitable for offices with medium to high-medium volumes that require speed, fast duplex scanning and frequent document handling. Its design is closer to a professional business multifunction printer than a standard desktop A4 printer.
Main consumables: Sharp MX-B45GT black toner for the European market, with an approximate yield of up to 30,000 pages at 5% coverage. In documentation for the US market, the equivalent toner is listed as MX-B45NT.
Maintenance components: Sharp MX-B45GV black developer and Sharp MX-B45DU drum unit. In US documentation, the equivalent developer is listed as MX-B45NV, while the drum code remains MX-B45DU. The developer and drum are separate from the toner, so they can be replaced individually according to wear and the machine counters. The official commercial specifications consulted do not state a precise yield for these two components.
Recommended use: businesses, administrative offices, professional practices, schools, public authorities and workgroups that need a fast monochrome A4 multifunction printer for invoices, contracts, case files, accounting documents, high-volume scanning and digital archiving. It should be presented as a professional document-management machine, not to customers looking for color printing, graphics, photographs or A3 format.

