Copier or MFP: What's Right for Your Team?

As a team leader, manager or owner of a business, it is important to consider each aspect of your team's dynamics and the tools used to accomplish their goals. As your team develops, there will be different avenues of facilitating their work that will prove crucial. With everything from office chairs to computers and phones to consider, have you thought about the right printing device for your developing team? We will address one of the most common dilemmas in this type of decision: copier or MFP? It is common to think up a quick answer like, "we don't need some fancy machine," or on the flip side of the coin, "a printer can't do everything we need it to do!" While both of these opinions have a basis, we would like to explain them so that you can make an educated decision about your next purchase.

Copiers

Copiers have been office companions for years, faithfully serving, and copying, Monday through Friday year round. Of course, that doesn't come without a few hiccups here are there; plenty of office workers have wanted to take a baseball bat to their old copy machines, but ultimately they are a great tool. For the small office that only needs to print and copy things like employment papers and drivers licenses, a simple copier paired with a scanner might service you just fine. As things grow, you can consider moving up to a more complex model.

Multifunctional Printers

Multifunctional printers have been evolving into the office's workhorse, providing a myriad of functions at high-speed. For the office that needs to do a little more than copy a few pages, the multifunctional printer offices quality printing, copying, faxing and scanning, along with additional functionality depending on the model. If they are newer than 2002, they typically have their own hard-drive. They are often able to scan to email, they have security codes, and can get jobs done quickly. For the developing team or the already busy only getting busier, this is the right machine to choose.

Do you want more information on the right copier for your office? Maybe a multifunctional printer would suit you better? Either way, you can contact us to learn more and find the right model for your office today!