Centralized printing servers or printer sharing is a very common concept in various instutions. It provides various benefits :-
- Usually, printers are not frequently used by every individual. Instead of having a printer for every computer and most of them lying idle, we can instead time share a single printer between multiple computers and utilize it to the fullest.
- The same concept is used to save the cost of purchase and maintainance of multiple printers and instead just have one printer.
- Printers are also advanced and can be connected directly to networks nowadays and have internal systems to manage multiple requests, saving the cost and time of handling them by an individual.
- Most organisations are network ready, so there is no cost involved to connect a printer to the network specially for printing.
- A single printer system, can be a complex and advanced printer, thus benefiting from the advantages of having one fast more reliable printer with low overall cost