A Little bit of advice if your stuck between A4 and A3.

[dazzul]

After looking around of the forum, there seems to be people stuck between A4 and A3, and 9 times out of 10 its the price for start ups.

I got recommended a brother J5910DW. So on a shopping trip i went and shown the mrs the printer in pc world. She just moaned its tooo big.
I tried to argue that its only tiny really and she was having none of it. So i had a backup plan.


Armed with 2 pieces of a4 paper i sent her into primark. First asking her to find a nice printed top she likes that would fit onto a a4. (Cause you might think a4 is a good size, untill you do this test.) She came back not so impressed i then sent her with the two pieces of a4 to make a a3 and asked her to come back within a couple of minutes that big expensive printer came so cute and adorable.

Now ok, you might just want a a4 to start but do what i done, take two sheets of a4 into clothing shop and see what would fit, you will be shocked how many you think would be a4 but are really a3.

To sum this up for you, The cheapest epson S22 on ebay is £69.99 with empty carts. The brother can be found close to £110, which can still print a4, and also has wifi, if you dont want to buy a supported printer it looks like this could be the way forward.

[arko]

You blackmailed your missus!... hahahaha.... but thats the way I would have got my missus to comply! hahaha! Nice one.

[MugNewbie]

I wish I'd done the 'primark test'! Got an A4 and I'm now kicking myself after a visit to the Transfer Press and seeing all the lovely A3 bags and satchels they had

[twinsgran]

I've got the brother J5910DW but for the same money I could have bought the next one up with the A3 scanner instead of the A4. Noticed too late!

[dazzul]

Which model has the a3 scanner?

[NASH]

The MFC-J6510DW has A3 scanner

[dazzul]

I saw the J6510DW for £150 in pc world yesterday

[John G]

Cheaper again at Printerbase

[Renniwano]

At the time.. and still now *after buying way too many gadgets* I can't afford the move up to A3 and this is where this forum always comes in someone out there would be happy to print up A3 for a price and send out till I can afford the move (hmm space wise as well come to think of it !!)

Plus.. I may be female but I LOATHE shopping of any kind lol

[New Horizons]

If you go for a printer that has wifi, then a bigger A3 size printer can usually be stashed away in a lot more locations than is practical with a wired connection, such as in your storeroom area etc. Having said that, many A4 printers can be put sideways onto worktops or integrated into shelving units, which is simply not feasible with many A3 format printers.