Does the task of office desktop printers need reconsidering? 
IT Pro Portal discussed the role of desktop printers and said that they still “hold an important place in British businesses today”, and that they “help create efficient and flexible printing management”. The article noted that these printers can be integrated with the bigger MFPs and “document management strategy”.
The argument that the bigger printers are needed to do a better job is no longer the case, and desktop printers can deliver high standards of print, do several jobs at a high standard and copy and scan with speed. Features also include scan to email and folder and PC, OCR (optical character recognition) web browsing and security options, and with Wi-Fi connectivity, Postscript support, and ARDFs (automatic reversing document feeders) as extras are just as good as the bigger printers.
For SMBs these printers have all the features needed in the office, although larger organisations with high volumes of printing may need the larger models, but the desktop printer does come with all the “device management features” that the larger MFPs have, and managers can set up “printer/copy/fax functions, troubleshoot, set up user codes, establish a mono or economy colour set up, and monitor the army of devices wherever they may be”.
Managed document solutions come with new desktop printers, and so reordering supplies is simple and cost-effective, with quick access to “engineering and technical support”. Security features are in-built in many printers, and with good management the desktop printer can “seamlessly integrate with modern businesses today”.
The article concluded that “IT managers should continually look for ways to innovate a company’s printing activities to keep the workforce as productive as possible”.