| Even though the modern office increasingly relies | | | | An important aspect of a laser printer is it's paper |
| on computer and online based distribution of | | | | feed capacity. That is, the amount of p[aper the |
| documents, there is still much demand for a | | | | paper loading tray can hold. If you have a busy |
| printed copies of documents for most businesses. | | | | office with printing constantly occuring throughout |
| Legal documents, contracts, reports and other | | | | the working day, you will want to make sure that |
| such materials still need to be printed so it is | | | | the tray holds at least 250 sheets or even better, |
| important that a business has a printer that is | | | | a printer that has two trays so that different |
| capable of handling the work load of the office | | | | sizes of paper can be loaded as and when needed |
| while being economical for the business to use. | | | | without having to manually change the paper type. |
| The first step in choosing a printer for your office | | | | Additionally, if you are planning to use the printer |
| is to assess the printing needs of your business. | | | | to print large or finely detailed documents, the |
| Does the company produce a large volume of | | | | amount of memory that the printer has should |
| printed materials? Will the printer need to be part | | | | also be a consideration. The more memory the |
| of a network? IS there a need for colour or high | | | | printer has, the easier printing large documents will |
| quality photo printing? Will you need to print on | | | | be. |
| paper larger than A4? | | | | For offices with a computer network, having a |
| These are the main questions that need to be | | | | printer that can connect to that network would |
| asked to ascertain what type of printer is most | | | | be the most sensible option. Most modern printers |
| suitable for your office. There are other | | | | have a function to be connected to a network so |
| considerations to take into account but these | | | | that multiple computers can access and print from |
| would be more of a matter of looking at the | | | | the central office printer but if you have a large |
| spec of the printer rather what type of printer it | | | | office network such as a business that has a call |
| is. | | | | centre, you will want to look into buying a |
| Generally speaking, for a small business with small | | | | network laser printer that can handle all the needs |
| print needs such as monthly client reports, | | | | of the employees in your company. Printers of |
| occasional scanning and maybe fax functionality, a | | | | this type can connect to local area networks |
| multifunction printer will suffice. As the business | | | | (LAN), handle various types of paper and have a |
| grows, this printer may need to be replaced but | | | | typical print speed of between 15 to 30 pages |
| multifunction printers are inexpensive yet produce | | | | per minute. |
| good quality prints. A printer of this sort would be | | | | Businesses that need colour printing and art |
| inappropriate for a large company as they cannot | | | | photography printing facilities should consider |
| handle heavy print loads. | | | | buying a high quality colour laser printer that is |
| Companies that have a need for a printer that | | | | dedicated to specific jobs. use this printer for |
| can produce high volumes of printed documents | | | | printing fine quality or colour materials and then |
| economically should look into buying a office laser | | | | have a monochrome printer for handling text and |
| printer. These printers are generally more robust | | | | lower quality materials. |
| than multifunctional machines due to the fact that | | | | Also, for photography printing, photo cartridges |
| they contain less plastic parts. The cost of these | | | | can be bought that work much more effectively |
| printers will be more but the overall cost drops as | | | | with high-gloss photo paper. Inkjet colour printers |
| office laser printers rely on a toner cartridge to | | | | are another alternative to consider. Though the |
| produce the prints rather than an expensive | | | | use of inkjet printers has declined with the advent |
| printer cartridges. A good monochrome laser | | | | of colour laser printers, the quality of colour |
| printer can produce approximately one thousand | | | | printing from an inkjet printer can deem it a |
| pages with one toner cartridge. | | | | worthwhile investment. |