Looking for an A3 printer, advice please.

Goodersuk

My printer has packed in and am considering getting a printer that can print A3 size as it would help my daughter with her homework. I would be grateful if anyone has any suggestions as to a decent one to buy but not too expensive. Thanks in advance.

John_Gray

They're a bit like hens' teeth, and priced accordingly. We got an HP OfficeJet K850dn a couple of years ago for work, and it's an enormous great thing - as wide as A3 landscape, and then some... Works well, provided you keep it fed with the manufacturer's ink cartridges.

timmmers

Have a look on Ebay for Epson R1800 and other similar in that series.
I got one ages ago for 120 quid so they must be ,,oh sod it I'll search ..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Epson-Stylus-Photo-R1800-InkJet-Printer_W0QQitemZ290371911444QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CamerasPhoto_Printers_Printers_JN?hash=item439b83bf14

They print direct to CD and DVD (although that one seems to me minus the tray)...and use a LOT of ink especially if you are tempted to use them for images. I had one of these on mine http://www.continuous-ink-systems.co.uk/p80/Epson-Stylus-Photo-R800-and-R1800-Continuous-Ink-Systems/product_info.html?osCsid=8cfd1a4dcaf883d0cc5eef74d5307e58 to solve that problem.

I think Epson only make R1900 and R1400 now ..if you're buying new.

I changed to an all in one and sometimes badly miss the big boy. It took up a fair bit of room.

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Canon.

I'd buy this, from here.

Goodersuk

Thanks for your replies and help will take a look at them all.

pennylessstudent

I have a HP K7100 and think it prints really well. It was fairly cheap in comparison to others when I bought it last yr as well. One think I would prefer though is to have individual colour cartridges rather than just the one with all 3 colours in it. It does print my uni work well though...as long as you don't try to print direct from photoshop, you need to save it as a JPG first or the file size is too big for it to cope.

Fifer

Probably too late, but I'm considering the Epson B1100. It's A3+, designed for office use and economical ink usage and the few reviews available (it's a fairly new model, launched last September) are very positive. eBuyet have it for a tad under £170.

Goodersuk

Hi, thanks for the reply. I still haven't bought one so will have a look at this one. Managed to get my other printer working for the time being so decided to wait a while:-)

Fifer

Here you go ...

... and a review.