| Is it worth buying an a3 multifunction printer? You have | | | | business plans are required, then you are going to |
| to honestly look at what you are after. Many of the a3 | | | | seriously need to ensure that the specs for your |
| printers are well suited to large scale document and | | | | chosen a3 printer, perform at the level of quality you |
| photo jobs. Some are more dedicated to doing one | | | | are seeking. If you are going to be doing more a4 |
| thing better than another, whereas others are built to | | | | printing than a3 printing, you may wish to consider |
| service the majority of printing needs in an office. The | | | | whether you need an a3 printer. If you are only doing |
| type of office you have will largely impact your | | | | 2-3 a3 prints a week, then maybe an a3 printer isn't |
| decision in buying a multifunction a3 printer: | | | | for you. If you are doing more than this a week, plus |
| Scanning - if you are in a business where you are | | | | a4 printing, then it may be a wise decision for you. |
| scanning documents all day, then getting an a3 printer | | | | A4 Document/Brochure Printing - some a3 printers |
| vs a dedicated scanner could save you money in the | | | | that have the function to perform a4 printing don't |
| long run. You want to make sure that when you | | | | always do the job at the a4 level. Not all a3 prints |
| purchase an a3 multifunction scanner, that the scan | | | | have good scaling features. Some brother a3 printers |
| itself can be done in black and white, and also colour. | | | | can do this well, as too can the canon pixma's. You |
| The resolution needs to be good for scanning, if you | | | | want to check the software capability on the printer |
| expect to gain a quality print from it. Check the DPI of | | | | you are choosing, and also the quality of the prints it |
| the scanning feature of the a3 printer you are | | | | performs in a4 sizes. Just remember that it isn't |
| considering. If in testing you find you get banding or | | | | always going to be the same at one level as it is at |
| blotchiness, you may wish to take it back to your | | | | the other - again this depends on scaling technology |
| retailer and get a refund or ask even on how this can | | | | and whether the printer has quality DPI resolution |
| be improved. | | | | factored in. |
| Copying - when you copy items on a regular basis, | | | | Printers that are dedicated to all the above points are |
| you want to make sure they are clear, easy to read, | | | | not meant for everybody. Some people may just need |
| they have no banding, and that there isn't excessive | | | | the copying and scanning. Others need just the a3 |
| ink usage in their production. Copying items is a regular | | | | printing. Whereas others will need all of the above. It |
| occurrence at a busy office, so again you may need | | | | always comes down to needs when you purchase a |
| to think whether you need a printer that is solely | | | | multifunction a3 printer. If you are going to purchase |
| dedicated to copying or whether you could suffice | | | | one with multifunction, then make sure you do tests in |
| with a multifunction a3 printer. Again with the copying, | | | | store before you purchase if possible. If you cannot, |
| DPI is a very important point and it helps to double | | | | ensure you do adequate testing at home before the |
| check the printers capability through test prints to | | | | end of the refund time. There is nothing worse than |
| ensure it is up the standard you require. | | | | being stuck with a product, that doesn't work the way |
| A3 Printing - when you perform a3 printing, you | | | | you want it. TEST IT! If in testing it doesn't perform the |
| obviously want to make sure that the DPI is of high | | | | standard you want it, get rid of it. |
| quality. There isn't much point in purchasing an a3 | | | | If it performs exactly the way you want it to, then by |
| printer, if it isn't going to give you high quality prints. | | | | all means keep it. Testing is where the truth is, and if it |
| Time is not always of the essence, as the longer it | | | | performs exactly to your standards, then you know |
| takes, the better quality it should be. If you are running | | | | you made the right choice. Don't settle for second |
| a business where quality a3 prints either for photos or | | | | best. |
