Best Workgroup Printer

By Krishna Pérmi . Last updated Aug 2, 2013.

The best workgroup printers excel in printing speed and capacity, and are able to multitask up to twenty users; making them an ideal option for small-scale industries and teams within larger businesses.

Workgroup printers generally have powerful processors that allow for a more rigorous workload with a monthly duty cycle of at least 20,000 sheets indicating its durability. They also have hard drives to store fonts and forms, and come with large paper trays that can hold several hundred sheets as well as optional ones for letterheads or envelopes.

If your printer isn't required to bear laborious printing tasks, an inkjet printer is an economical option also best suited for photographs. Monochrome Laser printers are great for text documents and spreadsheets, while some colour lasers with high resolutions of 1200dpi are quite good for simple graphics. On the whole, lasers are the more recommended purchase for heavier and speedy printing requirements.

The best workgroup printers also offer convenient features like keeping track of pages printed or allowing you to restrict colour printing to certain users which users can print in colour to manage your work efficiently.