All In One Printers

With many technologies now being consolidated in a single device, printers now come in all in one models. Known as Multi-Functional Devices (MFDs) in the U.S., all in one printers give decent print, copy, scanning and fax results for less than the price of a quality printer. With all in one printers, you get the convenience of one peripheral on your desk doing the job of three or more equipment.

Here’s the gravy on all in one printers. . .

Less Maintenance Costs.
Getting an all in one printer up and running may be a little more expensive, but it’s undeniably less costly to maintain one super machine than four separate devices. 

Installing and looking after office equipment, while easier for businesses who have an IT unit or tech support team is not exactly a walk in the park for individual users. So having to set up one device instead of four is a definite plus.

Space Saver.
If you only have a small office or minimal desk space, a single all in one printer is almost always better than three devices cramping it.

Economical.
The cost of all in one printers starts at U.S.$200. It’s highly improbable that you’ll be able to snag a standalone printer, copier, scanner, fax and copier machine for less than US$300, unless they’re stolen goods!

Add-ons.
Current models of all in one printers supply slots for removable storage media that lets you access files on media such as MemoryStick or CompactFlash without having to buy a separate media reader.

Some manufacturers/brands of all in one printers:

• Brother
• Canon
• Dell
• Epson
• Hewlett-Packard
• Konica Minolta
• Kyocera
• Lexmark
• Olivetti
• Ricoh
• Sharp Corporation
• Xerox