What's the difference between a desk pedestal and a lateral file cabinet?

A pedestal is a compact under-desk drawer tower (15–18 inches wide) designed for personal daily filing within the workstation — convenient for the files you reach for constantly. A lateral file cabinet is a larger freestanding unit (30–42 inches wide) designed for high-volume departmental or shared filing. For a single-person office, one pedestal under the desk plus a 2-drawer lateral nearby covers most filing needs without taking up excessive floor space. At FindOfficeFurniture.com we configure workstation pedestals and freestanding laterals together as a complete filing solution — call 888-719-4960.