A3 colour printer? Reliable model?

[Tom Kendall]

Dear ICT Colleagues,

I'm seeking to purchase an A3 colour printer for my school's art
department. It will be used for a wide range of projects including
printing photos, graphic designs and simple documents. Most of the
photos will be printed to regular paper, not photo quality. The nature
of the work will be batch orientated. A lot of printing one week and
then quiet for a few weeks, etc.

Might you have an A3 colour printer in your school that works well? I
open to either laser and inkjet.

Regards,
Tom Kendall
Loreto Secondary School
St. Michael's
Navan

[Viewsion]

Hi Tom 

The HP Deskjet 1220c works well for me. FÁS were using the same model when I was working there. Very reliable A3 printer. There's probably a more up to date model now but its probably worth checking ebay for second hand ones to save a few quid.

Regards, Paul Lee

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[Cormac]

We use an Oki A3 Colour Laser.

Excellent quality but original toners can be expensive.

We had an inkjet before this (HP). The inkjet is only suitable for
very small volume print jobs.

I would recommend a laser A3 - Oki or Epson.

[Joe Halpin]

Dear Tom,
Printing A3 Artwork on an Inkjet may be very expensive.

While the initial cost of an A3 laser is substantially more you may find the
running cost less.

You need to estimate the amount of printing to be done before you decide
between Laser and Inkjet.

If you have another inkjet in your school doing similar printing check the
stationary and ink cartridge cost and usage over the past year.

From those figures you can ask your supplier to estimate the saving, if any,
by using a laser.

I know OKI had, and may still have, a special Academic Price for A3 colour
laser printers.

I know many schools using inkjet and many schools using laser but possibly
more using laser.

The main brands would be HP, Epson, OKI and Brother.

I would be interested to know how you get on!!!!

Joe Halpin

Dear ICT Colleagues,

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[Mary O'Malley]

Tom
We have an OKI C8600 that works very well. We got it for ICG classes for
their projects. It is a laser network printer
Regards

Mary

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