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HP used to as I used to have one. I'm sure a Google search will reveal more.
That said, I wouldn't buy another HP. The offerings from Epson are far superior in my experience, which is predominantly (but not exclusively) black and white printing. I bought an Epson R3000 and found it a vast improvement over the HP. Canon also have some highly rated printers in this price bracket and are definitely worth considering.
That said, I wouldn't buy another HP. The offerings from Epson are far superior in my experience, which is predominantly (but not exclusively) black and white printing. I bought an Epson R3000 and found it a vast improvement over the HP. Canon also have some highly rated printers in this price bracket and are definitely worth considering.
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To date, no. I've been very happy with it since I got it in February and have had no issues at all. Do bear in mind the costs associated with running an A3 printer - a full set of OEM inks for the R3000 is over £100, and decent A3 paper doesn't come cheap either. I don't know your income or what you'll be using the printer for, so this May or may not be an issue for you!
Certainly for what I use it for it's been brilliant. But I'm sure the equivalent canon would have been equally competent!
Certainly for what I use it for it's been brilliant. But I'm sure the equivalent canon would have been equally competent!
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John,
I don't think anyone uses HP for "proper" printing much these days, most seem to opt for either the Canon Pixma Pro range or, as Andy says, one of the very good Epson A3 printers. This choice generally seems to be down to personal choice as both manufacturers have come up with excellent ranges of A3 printers and they are pretty evenly matched cost wise.
I can't pass comment on Epson as I have never had one, not even an office AIO but I can recommend the Canon Pixma Pro-100 which will come in within your price range.
Either way can I suggest you make sure that you have enough room to house the printer. I'm not sure about the Epson A3 versions but the Canon I have is huge and needs about 10" behind it as the A3 paper is rear fed. Also remember that they are bloody heavy!
Also, can I echo Andy's comments re the running costs. Whilst these printers have separate colours of ink (my Canon has 8 and the next version up has 10 if memory serves me well) it is generally the paper that is expensive. Unless you have experience of what papers work well etc may I suggest getting one of the many "trial" packs that can be bought easily enough. These contain different types of the makers main paper.
Another thing that I had forgotten about was the necessity to have good colour collaboration. At the very least you will need to have a calibrated monitor, then there is the question of printing profiles. All in all it is a very in depth aspect of digital photography, I have watched countless video's on You Tube, read a lot of books and still feel as though I am only beginning to scratch the surface of home printing.
I am not trying to put you or anyone else off but, as I have found out, it is not just a case of plug in and print, well not if you want decent results
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I don't think anyone uses HP for "proper" printing much these days, most seem to opt for either the Canon Pixma Pro range or, as Andy says, one of the very good Epson A3 printers. This choice generally seems to be down to personal choice as both manufacturers have come up with excellent ranges of A3 printers and they are pretty evenly matched cost wise.
I can't pass comment on Epson as I have never had one, not even an office AIO but I can recommend the Canon Pixma Pro-100 which will come in within your price range.
Either way can I suggest you make sure that you have enough room to house the printer. I'm not sure about the Epson A3 versions but the Canon I have is huge and needs about 10" behind it as the A3 paper is rear fed. Also remember that they are bloody heavy!
Also, can I echo Andy's comments re the running costs. Whilst these printers have separate colours of ink (my Canon has 8 and the next version up has 10 if memory serves me well) it is generally the paper that is expensive. Unless you have experience of what papers work well etc may I suggest getting one of the many "trial" packs that can be bought easily enough. These contain different types of the makers main paper.
Another thing that I had forgotten about was the necessity to have good colour collaboration. At the very least you will need to have a calibrated monitor, then there is the question of printing profiles. All in all it is a very in depth aspect of digital photography, I have watched countless video's on You Tube, read a lot of books and still feel as though I am only beginning to scratch the surface of home printing.
I am not trying to put you or anyone else off but, as I have found out, it is not just a case of plug in and print, well not if you want decent results
Andy
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Printer size - I was going to mention that but forgot! The footprint of an A3 printer is huge, and they are heavy lumps as well.
As Andy says, getting really good results can sometimes be a trying time, especially so if you are printing monochrome. I'd suggest sticking with either branded papers from the OEM, or quality 3rd parties such as Ilford, Fotospeed, Permajet, Hahnemuhle, or Canson for the best results. Using profiles can also help as well, either canned ones downloaded from the manufacturers website (normally only for Canon or Epson by the way), or custom ones you will have to pay for.
Preparing the print properly in Lightroom / Photoshop can also help, as can a decent screen, ideally one that is calibrated.
That's what I reckon is needed to produce high quality prints, but I'm printing for exhibitions, portfolios and competitions - as I said before, I don't know what you will be using the printer for or your experience of these things. If your audience is less demanding and less critical, then you could get away with doing less but you will still need to experiment a bit!
As Andy says, getting really good results can sometimes be a trying time, especially so if you are printing monochrome. I'd suggest sticking with either branded papers from the OEM, or quality 3rd parties such as Ilford, Fotospeed, Permajet, Hahnemuhle, or Canson for the best results. Using profiles can also help as well, either canned ones downloaded from the manufacturers website (normally only for Canon or Epson by the way), or custom ones you will have to pay for.
Preparing the print properly in Lightroom / Photoshop can also help, as can a decent screen, ideally one that is calibrated.
That's what I reckon is needed to produce high quality prints, but I'm printing for exhibitions, portfolios and competitions - as I said before, I don't know what you will be using the printer for or your experience of these things. If your audience is less demanding and less critical, then you could get away with doing less but you will still need to experiment a bit!