Documents for the office: what are IFIs?

For those who do not know what an IFI is, let's take a closer look at this miracle device. Modern business is accompanied by huge volumes of documentation, all kinds of estimates, contracts, forms of various forms and purposes. In order to implement all this , secretaries no longer use typewriters. Today, this work is done with the help of printers, scanners, photocopiers.

The printer is a device for printing documents from a computer, the scanner performs a reverse operation, it copies an image from a paper document and saves it on the computer, but a photocopier is used to duplicate paper documents by copying one copy.

So what is an MFP? This is a multifunctional device that combines all kinds of copying documents. This is a hybrid, which has gained popularity just recently and has become a truly indispensable attribute of any office.

What is an MFP printer for users that they massively started buying it? The fact is that at the time of separation of devices, which function perfectly in the common building today, the scanner, printer and copier occupied a very large space. In order to place them, you had to sacrifice your own comfort, especially this caused inconvenience to the employees of small offices, calculated not by a few people.

Over time, when the technology for working with documents began to become cheaper, and separately manufactured devices ceased to yield the same revenue, enterprising developers decided to make a "move horse". They created a hybrid of three devices and assigned him a new price. Initially, the IFI could only buy a person who had a good income, but eventually these devices became available to almost everyone.

Today there are few devotees of the division of this device, so increasingly the MFP becomes the best alternative to a separately sold printer, scanner and copier. In addition, that space is not cluttered with additional equipment, consumables are saved.

Of course, the fact that such an MFP is optimal for work in the office is undeniable, but there are also pitfalls. For example, in the event of a breakdown, the office will remain without three devices at once, thus, the production of documents will be completely paralyzed. That is why, if it is decided to use a multifunctional device in the office, you should carefully look after it and keep it on time, clean it from dust and so on.

It should be noted that such an MFP - a hybrid of three devices - is most often produced by a laser type. There are inkjet, but their use is not practical for work in the office. The thing is that the jet devices are not designed for mass printing, they are produced for everyday life. For production, it is better to choose laser multifunction devices, while many manufacturers generally abandoned the jet options, and those who still produce them, do not practically implement the supply of spare parts. This means that in the event of a breakdown, the device can not be repaired or the repair will cost a great deal.

When choosing an MFP, it should be weighed "for" and "against", it is possible that it will be best for the office to select individual devices.