The Best Printers For Small Businesses
So, you are a small business that needs a printer and/or copier that is reliable, cost-effective, and can cope with numerous staff using it daily, but your knowledge of printers and copiers is not the best. We have racked our experts’ brains to find the best printers for small businesses to give you an idea of the types of machines you should be looking at and considering.
Kyocera ECOSYS P3150dn
A4 Mono Laser Printer
With up to 50 pages per minute print speed, fast first print times, a powerful controller, mobile print support and low running costs, the ECOSYS P3150dn will be a welcome addition to any small team. It also boasts enhanced security features with card authentication, private print, and hard disk protection. And as you would expect of a Kyocera printer, the long-life components and lower energy consumption ensure this device leaves a small environmental footprint.
Key Features:
- Up to 50 pages per minute A4 and A5
- Time to first print: only 5.4 seconds
- Standard Gigabit LAN, Wi-Fi option with Wi-Fi Direct available
- Powerful 1.2 GHz CPU and 512 MB controller
- Double-sided and N-up printing for less paper consumption
- 500 sheet paper output capacity for continuous printing
- Optimal document distribution and workflow with optional Print&FollowTM*
- Environmentally friendly: long-life components, low energy consumption
- Exceptionally low printing costs in its class
Kyocera M3645idn
A4 Mono Multifunctional Laser Printer
This MFP is the best choice for small businesses looking for a compact, flexible and easy-to-use device. Simplified login possibilities eliminate access bottlenecks while keeping the security of your documents high. The document workflow can easily be optimised thanks to the individually customisable colour touch panel and the integrated open solution platform HyPAS™. The long-life components provide exceptional reliability and low running costs and help keeping the environmental impact to an absolute minimum.
Key Features:
- Up to 40 pages per minute in A4
- Double-sided print, copy, fax and colour-scan functionality
- 75-sheet reversing document processor supporting A6 originals
- Mobile printing support including AirPrint
- 7-inch full-colour touch panel with home screen provides ease of use
- HyPAS™ Solution Platform enables powerful customisations
- Exceptionally low printing costs in its class
Konica Minolta C250i
A3 Colour Multifunctional Laser Printer
Enjoy the bizhub i-Series with its 10.1-inch panel just like a tablet, on of the the best user experiences in the market. To boost workflow and cut out waiting time for your small business, the new i-Series is Konica Minolta’s fastest ever range. In fact, thanks to its brand new 4 Core CPU, it’s four times quicker than the previous bizhub C368 model.
Key Features:
- 25/25 ppm in colour and black & white
- Paper formats: A6-SRA3, custom formats and banner formats of up to 1.2 metres length
- 1-inch tablet-like colour touch panel with multi-touch support and redesigned user interface for intuitive operation and ease of use
- Reduced environmental impact thanks to state-of-the-art technology with competitively low power consumption – saves both energy and money
- Highest data security featuring various security functionalities – including Bitdefender anti-virus engine – reduces the risk of data loss and keeps confidential data safe
Kyocera TASKalfa 2554ci
A3 Colour Multifunctional Laser Printer
Designed to operate in dynamic work environments and ensure consistent productivity. The TASKalfa 2554ci is one of the most reliable products in the field featuring cutting edge security and intelligent features that will help your business focus on what matters. The TASKalfa 2554ci is designed to operate in dynamic work environments and ensure consistent productivity. Sharp black text and high impact colour output with an exceptional range of scanning, input and professional finishing options will help your business focus on what matters. The 10.1 inch touchscreen with its new simple, intuitive and efficient user interface will make operating this device smooth and easy for your small team.
Key Features:
- Up to 25/12 pages A4/A3 per minute in b/w and colour
- Outstanding image quality due to advanced colour technology
- User friendly and tablet like 10.1 inch operation panel with intuitive user interface
- Capture images faster with the high-speed, multi-feed detection DSDP option capable of scanning up to 200 impressions per minute
- High-level build in security features including data overwrite and encryption, Trusted Platform Module, Secure Boot and Run Time Integrity Check, S/MIME and TLS 1.3
- Intelligent technology boosting overall performance with Super resolution and handwriting enhancement
- Productive finishing options including a space-saving inner finisher
- Flexible paper handling from A6 up to SRA3 for up to 7,150 sheets
- Comprehensive support for all state of-the-art mobile communications
Lexmark XC4140de
A4 Colour Multifunctional Printer
Combining the capabilities and durability of a workgroup MFP with the ease of use of a personal output device, the Lexmark XC4140 features superb print quality, enterprise-level security and integration into Lexmark’s smart MFP ecosystem, all in a simple, compact, feature-rich package. With a 1.2 GHz quad core processor, up to 4GB of memory and instant warm-up fuser, the XC4140 can produce its first black page as fast as 6.0 seconds, and first colour page in as little as 6.5 seconds. And at up to 38 pages per minute, the Lexmark XC4140 supports everything you do at a business-friendly pace, ideal for small companies.
Key Features:
- Productivity stays high when even large colour print jobs are quickly complete thanks to a print speed of up to 38 ppm.
- Minimise wait time with XC4140’s ability to print a single colour page in as little as 5 seconds.
- Power through complex print jobs with large, high-resolution photos and graphics. The powerful print controller has the processing power you need built in.
- The XC4140 scans up to 56 ipm, combined with the powerful quad-core processor, your information is captured and made available to you and your network applications fast.
- Work from wherever, print where you want with mobile printing from iOS, Android and Windows Mobile devices and optional wireless and NFC direct mobile printing from smartphones and tablets.
- Better access for all with the tilting eTask panel that makes the interface viewable for users at all heights, drawers and paper guides that move effortlessly, and standard headphone jack and talk-back features to help users with limited vision engage with the device.
Lexmark C4150
A4 Colour Laser Printer
Combining the capabilities and durability of a workgroup printer with the ease of use of a personal output device, the C4150 is a great solution for your small business’ printing needs. The C4150 features fast 47 pages per minute print speed, enterprise-level security and integration into Lexmark’s smart MFP ecosystem, all in a simple, intuitive design. Plus, important brand colours print flawlessly with PANTONE® calibration and Lexmark Named Colour Replacement.
Key Features:
- Productivity stays high when even large colour print jobs are complete quickly. With print speeds of up to 50 ppm, you’ll get more jobs done, faster.
- Minimize wait time with C4150’s ability to print a single-colour page in as little as 5.5 seconds. Convenient direct printing from flash drives, network drives or online servers save you even more time
- Power through complex print jobs with large, high-resolution photos and graphics. The powerful print controller has the processing power you need built-in.
- Work from wherever print where you want with mobile printing from iOS, Android and Windows Mobile devices and optional wireless and NFC direct mobile printing from smartphones and tablets. The C4150 is also Google Cloud Print and Apple Airprint 1.5 and Mopria ready.
- Better access for all with drawers and paper guides that move effortlessly, and standard headphone jack and talk-back features to help users with limited vision engage with the device.
