A host of variables will affect how each office makes its equipment selections.
Factors range from cost and required floor space to appearance and office aesthetics.
Each office has unique needs. The capabilities, advantages, and disadvantages of different types of equipment must be measured in the context of those unique system requirements. Vertical drawer cabinets require more floor space, and more physical effort and time to access folders than other types of equipment. They have essentially the same limitations as vertical cabinets, although they can provide some space savings as well as retrieval efficiency. A 5 drawer lateral cabinet occupies approximately 6.8 square feet of floor space and holds almost 2.5 times more than a vertical drawer cabinet.