Office Printers
What does an Office Printer do?
Office printers remain essential workplace tools, despite the increase in digital services, with many people preferring to work with paper documents and with these documents being necessary for a variety of workflows and sectors.
Covering a wide range of applications and demands, office printers range from A4 to A3, colour or black & white. Whether you want the high-powered large office printers that can handle output for multiple teams, or standalone wireless printers ideal for executive team offices or areas with limited access to network cabling.
Some printers are ‘single-function’ – they simply print documents and nothing else. But multifunction office printers (also known as ‘all-in-one office printers’) let your teams print, scan, photocopy and more, with options to add advanced features, including booklet-making, hole punching and much more.
For larger prints, A3 multifunctional printers are perfect for technical drawings and spreadsheets, or any print that needs a bigger impact. Explore our latest generation devices to view our vast range of printers and find the perfect fit for you.
Sharp printers: big, small, and everything in between
Desktop printers are a popular choice for home office use or where space is limited, offering affordable A4 colour printing as well as A4 black & white printing. Despite their compact size, some models can also offer A3 printing in both black & white and colour. The MX-B468P and the MX-B427PW are an ideal solution for a compact A4 black & white printer, and if you require a device of a similar size but would prefer a colour option then the MX-C428P is a great fit.
Desktop printers are ideal for small teams or businesses with lower print volumes, but office printers are better suited to companies with high print outputs. With the optional finishing items, you can tailor your printer to your needs and scale it up or down to help you find the best office printer for you.
Light production printers such as the BP-90C80 and BP-90C70 have been specifically designed to be speedy and reliable solutions. The traditional large floor-standing office printers are naturally suited to teams or departments with higher print volume demands and requiring a variety of finishing options.
Do printers need security?
Yes – office printers need tough security. They contain the same components as your laptop computer, meaning printers are targeted by hackers in just the same way.
The best devices feature security measures designed to protect your sensitive data. Look out for:
- Self-healing firmware for backing up settings and aiding recovery in the event of an attack
- Whitelisting for monitoring access attempts and only granting access to applications and firmware on approved whitelists
- S/MIME encryption to prevent the interception of data during email transmission
With our print security solutions such as Complete Print Security, and with the help of Bitdefender, Sharp have your printer's security covered to ensure you can work stress-free and more efficiently.
What should I do about print management?
No matter which office printers you select, you may also want to consider print management software. This clever add-on can help improve document management, secure document storage and more, for a fully optimised workflow.
For example, by enabling certain departments to access colour printing or duplex printing while preventing others who don’t need those functions from doing so. You can also create user accounts, meaning that users can only access their own print jobs – not anyone else's.
Our Synappx Cloud Print is a cloud-based print management solution, great for hybrid working, that optimises productivity and efficiency amongst workforces, helping you to get the most out of your printers.
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