All in one printers combine faxing, printing, photocopying and scanning into one machine. This makes for better space usage in the modern world. The price of these machines varies depending on the features and brand. Generally, all in one printers are expensive machines.

All in one printer

A machine that combines multiple devices that can undertake various tasks. It is commonly a combination of a printer, a fax, a photocopier and a scanner. As a combined machine it has a smaller footprint in the office or home, this works well for smaller businesses especially in today's market.  The printing abilities are mostly based on laserjet technology as it is faster and has better colour saturation. This works well for large businesses. There are some all in one printers that do have inkjet printers, but these models are few. All in one printers are also called Multifunction Printers (MFP).

All in one printers are available in different sizes, the larger ones are more powerful when it comes to speed and the ability to store more paper. There are units that can fit on top of a desk while others are floor standing, similar to photocopy machines.

Possible features of all in one printers

It is important to consider what kind of functions you would need from your all in one printer, as nearly every brand that produces printers makes these machines. This means there is a lot of variation in features. For instance, not a lot of machines have duplex printing; the ability to print on both sides simultaneously. The DPI varies, as does the formats of paper a machine can stock. Some machines have USB ports that one can print from directly, while others connect to a WiFi network allowing more users access to the machine. Certain models have an internal hard drive as well so documents can be stored and printed again in case needed; this feature is handy for things like forms that are needed often.

Due to the photocopier added there are all in one printers that also have finishing features. These include things such as hole punching, stapling and folding.

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The known brands that produce all in one printers include HP, Epson, Xerox, Canon, Dell, Brother, Konica Minolta, Samsung, Sharp, Panasonic, Kodak, Toshiba, Okidata, Oce, Sindoh, Olivetti, Kyocera and more.

The prices of all in one printers vary a lot, this mainly depends on the size, features and brand of the machine in question. Generally, an expensive machine to purchase.