| While your office may produce many documents | | | | printer than you would for individual inexpensive |
| every day, each individual worker may only | | | | printers, larger laser printers are known for a |
| produce a few of those documents. Some offices | | | | longer lifespan than are inkjet printers. They are |
| choose to install an individual printer at every | | | | also more serviceable and technicians are more |
| workstation. Others, however, choose to install a | | | | available to work on these printers. In fact, we |
| shared laser printer that several persons or even | | | | have come to the point that most ink jet printers |
| a whole work group share. For most offices this | | | | are now considered as disposable if they are not |
| is the better option, especially if you choose a | | | | working correctly. |
| good laser printer like the HP Color LaserJet | | | | Your workgroup will appreciate the many features |
| cp6015xh printer. | | | | that can be found in the larger shared printers |
| There are several ways that the shared printer | | | | that are just not available for most of the less |
| makes a better business choice. Most of the | | | | expensive printers. Many of the printers designed |
| printers that are chosen for sharing are faster at | | | | for sharing have the capability for duplex printing, |
| making prints and cost less to operate than | | | | stapling and even preparing booklets directly from |
| individual printers. Many of the printers will have | | | | your word processor. |
| the document ready and waiting by the time the | | | | The shared laser printer also offers the capability |
| employee gets up from his desk. | | | | of multiple sheet sizes from the installed paper |
| Your technology and office supply workers will | | | | trays. You can change paper size without ever |
| appreciate the shared printer. Since there are no | | | | leaving your desk. You will not have to hunt down |
| longer all the individual printers, there is no need to | | | | the correct size and load and unload the paper to |
| order from the myriad of printer cartridges. This | | | | make the prints that you need. In addition, you |
| means less chance of getting Joe's cartridge when | | | | may be able to make larger prints that are not |
| Jack's printer is out of ink. | | | | available on your ink jet printer. |
| Installation of the printer is easier on all of the | | | | Shared printers are available with both wired and |
| computers as well. Technology only has to keep | | | | wireless technology. While wireless technology |
| track of one disk for several computers that | | | | may be more convenient, it is often slower and |
| share the same computer. Most IT departments | | | | less secure. If your group is already connected |
| appreciate the efforts to streamline the process | | | | through an intranet, adding the wired printer may |
| of installing the printer. | | | | be the best choice. |
| While you may pay more initially for the shared | | | | |