How does a mobile pedestal compare to a lateral file cabinet for storage efficiency?

Mobile pedestals and lateral file cabinets serve different primary purposes: a mobile pedestal (12"–15" wide) optimizes for under-desk, personal-scale storage of daily working files and supplies; a lateral file cabinet (30"–42" wide) optimizes for high-volume file storage in a shared or departmental setting. For raw file storage capacity, a 36" wide lateral cabinet with four drawers holds approximately 3× more hanging files than a standard BBF pedestal. However, lateral cabinets occupy significantly more floor space and are freestanding (not under-desk). The two products are complementary: personal working files in a pedestal, shared reference archives in a lateral cabinet. OfficeFurniture2go.com carries both — call 1-800-460-0858.