UK Loyal To Single-Function Printers

Brits are proving themselves more than fair weather friends to single-function printers, according to a 27 January post at PCR-Online.Biz.

Speaking to Nicky Trup, printer product specialist Phil Miller of distributor Micro-P said the United Kingdom is ahead of Europe in not moving to all-in-one printers and sticking to traditional inkjets.

However, the falling price of multifunction printers may break the British resolve.

“The UK has been slow to adopt the transition from single function to multifunction printers in the home and small business, compared to our European counterparts,’ Miller said. Yet Brits may break with their compatriots and abandon their old fashioned inkjets as “the price of multi-function printers continues to fall.”

Several printer manufacturers are preparing to storm the fortress of British loyalty to traditional printers.

For example, Kodak no longer offers single-function printers – compelling Britons loyal to their brand to upgrade to integrated printer-scanners. Further, recent Canon studies reveal that the popularity of single-function printers is dwindling.

The days of the traditional printer appear to be numbered – even for Britons not looking for anything else.