An ever increasingly popular fixture in modern business offices are the larger 11x17 laser printers (11 inches by 17 inches), also known as tabloid printers, as they the size of a tabloid sized newspaper. These larger and high quality laser printers are not only very fast but also give the user the option to print out poster-sized documents, which are often needed around the office. These printers have eliminated the need to shrink down your documents to the letter sized paper of smaller printers.
You can purchase 11x17 laser printers in both color and black and white models. The only downside to printing in color can be the amount of toner used and the cost of the replacement toner cartridges. For this reason you should research the various makes and models available and not only the cost of the printer but also the cost of replacement toner cartridges (the choice is very large), before you make your final decision. Most color printers will have the option to print in black and white too, so these prove to be the most popular as it still gives you the option to save money on toner, while still having the option to make high quality color poster sized documents when desired.
In general these larger printers come in a freestanding tower that is placed on the floor, which helps saving on desk space. They are specifically designed with office use in mind so come with many additional handy office use features. Very few come without a photocopier facility and most also come with a fax feature often including multiple phones so you can have more than one fax number working off the one machine. Other useful features that one should consider while comparing makes and models include maximum paper capacity, i.e. how many sheets can placed in the paper drawer in preparation, very important in bust offices (you do not want to be loading paper in every other day after all ). Inbuilt scanners are a common feature too and are of course exceptionally useful. USB ports are available on many models and have multiple uses that can increase the efficiency of the workplace. The USB port can be used to print documents from mobile memory sticks or any mobile hard drive with a USB port (such as many phones and MP3 players), and also give the added advantage of being able to scan direct to the USB port so it can be downloaded to those same data storage devices. Whatever the office needs there are 11x17 laser printers to suit.
