Print Servers:

Print servers provide shared access to printers. Most LAN operating systems provide print service. Print service can run on a file server or on one or more separate print server machines. Non-file server print servers can be dedicated to the task of print service, or they can be non-dedicated workstations.
The disadvantages of using workstations as print servers are similar to the disadvantages of using file servers as workstations. The workstation may run a little slower when print services are being used, a user could shut down the server without warning, or an application could lock up the server. The consequences of a lock-up or shut-down on a print server, however,
are usually less severe than the consequences of locking up a file server. The time involved in dealing with these problems, however. can be costly.