The Shift to Color Laser Printers and MFPs in U.S. Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Key Industries Taking Lead

This IDC study gives an overview of the use of printers and MFPs in small and medium-sized businesses by technology, based on company size and vertical industry, and examines a number of recent announcements regarding color printers and MFPs aimed at the SMB market.

"Essentially, all of the roughly 7 million PC-owning small and medium-sized businesses in the United States also have printers, and three-quarters of PC-owning SMBs have MFPs," says Merle Sandler, senior research analyst in the SMB and Home Office services at IDC. "Over the past few years, declining prices have caused a shift to mono laser technology in SMBs, and the emphasis from many vendors on color in the office should result in a move to color laser printers and MFPs."