The benefits of using a printer stand are self evident. First they are designed to be compact and easy to move around especially if you purchase one on wheels. Cleaning becomes easy as we all know how dust builds up behind fixed structures. They are usually designed for easy mobility and easy movement. Just pull it out, vacuum and push it back.
Finding a Printer Stand with an Added Cabinet
You have many options when buying a printer stand. One of them is a full workspace area cabinet designed to carry everything including the printer. It has the disadvantage of not always being very easily portable and therefore cleaning can be more problematic, but still for many it’s a good choice.
You can adapt any desk into not just somewhere to house the printer, but to house all your equipment with storage space in cabinets too like with this L-Shape Corner Computer Desk w/ Hutch – Ebony Ash Finish, a complete storage solution for around $300.
For many a printer stand with a cabinet for storage is an ideal clutter solution. Even the printer makers are getting into making printer stands as with this Printer Cabinet from HP.
Some are made specifically for a certain printer but can often manage to accommodate other printers. The Ricoh Cabinet Stand for Printer (413762) compliments the Ricoh Aficio SP C820DN Laser Printer (406547). A printer worth around $2900 is worthy of a $160 home as is the price of the Ricoh cabinet stand.
Many printer stands are open and your paper and supplies are unprotected. It is fine for some but not so good for those of us with young children. Most of these stands simply have some shelves below the top, allowing an individual to place printer paper and other office supplies straight onto the shelves. A nice simple design like Winsome Wood Printer Stand with Drawer and Shelf fits the bill for those with less people and pet traffic at around $70.
But as most households or offices have people traffic, most would prefer some kind of protection in the form of a cabinet like this Lexmark Mfp, Printer Stand with Cabinet nicely priced under $180.
For The Home Office
For individuals that spend a lot of time working from home, an office should be a place of organization and productivity. Many of us have limited space so something compact yet functional is often what needed. For a home office you may be wanting something like the New-Safco 1854GR with 1-Shelf and measuring a compact 19w x 18 and1/4 d x 22 and 1/2h. Priced around 4270 is a great storage solution and best of all its on wheels which makes movement and cleaning so much easier.
If you have an existing desk but don’t want it cluttered by a printer, then an idea is to buy a printer stand designed to snugly fit under your desk. Safco again have the SAF5206BL – Underdesk Mobile Printer/Fax Stand on handy wheels, for less than $60.
Adapting
It doesn’t have to bear the words printer stand to be a perfectly decent printer stand. Many of us whilst searching see another piece of furniture that can easily be adapted and used as a printer stand. Corner desk units often become work station desks to house all our equipment and something as simple as a sturdy trolley can be used as long as it is designed to carry the weight.
Winsome Wood make printer stands but not too many of them, but they have a terrific range of affordable furniture in general many of which could be deemed as suitable for a printer stand. Let’s face it the main component of a printer stand is a flat surface and sturdy base. Even something like the Winsome Wood Foldable Mission Cart has all the ingredients needed to make it a printer stand even giving you a little storage space for just over $60.
Maybe the Winsome Wood Beechwood End/Accent Table, Espresso http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TDMUDS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=mrieckcom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B000TDMUDS which is really made for a bedroom can fit the bill for under $60. The beauty of adapting is you have more options for attractiveness. Use your imagination and search everything for potential. Monitor stands carts even large based footstalls for a small printer under the desk.
Heavy Duty
In offices sometimes some large scale printers can be quite huge. So much so moving its location becomes a nightmare. Some heavy duty printers have stands on wheels designed specifically for them.
If you have a heavy duty office printer then check the manufacturer to see if they produce a stand designed to move it around for your particular printer.
You may come up with something like the Hewlettpkr Laserjet P4010/P4510 Series Printer Stand, 26 X 25-1/2 X 5-3/10 designed specifically for P4010/4510 printer series.
There are many options and wheels would be recommended for obvious portability reasons, but take a look at printer stands online and if not to your taste look further afield. They are a great solution to cluttered and muddled office space.
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