| Gone are the days when there were different devices | | | | - Multifunction printers are cheaper when compared to |
| for office work. It was a headache to use scanner for | | | | the total price of individual components they |
| scanning things, separate printer for printing work, | | | | encompasses. |
| photocopier for making Xerox of original documents, | | | | Disadvantages of multifunction printers |
| and Fax machine for receiving fax. Thus, need was | | | | - Multifunction printers lack the efficiency and the |
| felt to get rid of wires and to manage all things | | | | quality which individual devices can provide. The main |
| efficiently. Multi function printers evolved as an answer | | | | reason behind this is as everything is packed into one |
| to this need. | | | | thing, quality and efficiency has to be sacrificed. |
| A Multi Function printer can be defined as an office | | | | - Multifunction printers are not targeted for large |
| machine having the functionality of many devices in | | | | business and can’t deliver the quality and precision |
| one device. A single device caters to all needs of | | | | which a large business seeks. |
| printing, scanning, fax, and copy. From the time multi | | | | - Multifunction printers lack robustness. If a fault |
| function printers came into existence, there is praise as | | | | develops in a multifunction printer you have no idea |
| well as criticism for them. | | | | where it occurred. Moreover, all the functions cease to |
| Advantages of multifunction printers | | | | occur. Till the time problem is resolved, you can’t do |
| - Multifunction printers occupy less space when | | | | any printing, scanning, copying, or fax. |
| compared to space occupied by individual devices. At | | | | - Multifunction printers are not in favor of multi tasking. |
| home or in small offices, you don’t have much | | | | Consider a situation where you are printing a long |
| space to put individual components. Thus, multi function | | | | batch of prints and you need to receive or send some |
| printers are only option left with you. | | | | urgent fax. For this to occur, either you need to wait |
| - Multifunction printers cater to the need of small | | | | for the current job to get over or have to halt the |
| business (SOHO). | | | | current job. |
| - Multifunction printers provide centralized document | | | | Multi function printers vs Normal Printers! Which are |
| management. | | | | better? |
| - Multifunction printers minimize the number of power | | | | If you are at home or owning a small business having |
| plug-ins required. The reason for this being number of | | | | space problems with you, multi function printers are |
| wires reduces drastically in case of multifunction | | | | your answer. But if you are running a large business |
| printers which saves power and hence proves | | | | where accuracy, precision, and precision matters; you |
| cost-effective. While in case of individual devices, you | | | | should go with normal printers. |
| need a separate power socket for each device. | | | | |
