Why offices step up to A3
Three reasons come up on the phone, in roughly this order. The old A3 machine has finally given up. The office has outgrown A4 because someone started producing drawings, rosters or fold over booklets. Or a new office is being fitted out and the manager wants one machine that does everything.
An A3 multifunction also prints A4, and it usually has the larger engine, more drawers and better finishing than a small machine, so many offices end up using it for the daily load too. That is a good outcome and it is also the most common reason a machine is sized too small in the first place.
A3 photocopier sales Brisbane: what we supply
The brands on our floor are Toshiba, Kyocera, Canon, Ricoh and HP, new and second hand. Nobody at a maker steers our advice. The person who recommends a machine also repairs them, so we know which A3 models run for years and which turn into a feed roller job every season.
Commercial machines only. Home and small inkjet buyers are not who we are set up for.
Decisions that change the price and the day to day
The things worth deciding before a quote, and what each one does in practice.
| Decision | What it affects |
|---|---|
| Speed | Five people at a front counter are happy on a modest engine. Thirty people sending reports at four o'clock are not. |
| Monthly volume against the duty rating | Run a machine above its rating and the drum, fuser and feed parts go early. |
| Finisher | A stapling finisher turns a stack of pages into a set. Booklet finishers suit schools and councils. |
| Drawers | One for letterhead, one for plain, one for A3. Fewer reloads, fewer wrong sheets. |
| Scan feeder | A two sided feeder saves hours in an office that scans client files. |
| Security | Secure release and drive encryption matter in practices and financial offices. |
Give us the answers and we will put a machine against each line.
A3 multifunction printer Brisbane: print, copy and scan together
When people search for an A3 multifunction printer they usually mean the same device as a copier. It prints from the network, copies, and sends scans to an inbox or a shared folder, and in some offices it still faxes. Think of a small computer wrapped around a print engine: it only behaves when its settings suit your network and mail system.
Leave a multifunction half connected and you own a very expensive copier. We set up scan to email, scan to folder, user codes and secure release, then run each one from a real desktop before anyone leaves the building.
Colour or mono
Colour on A3 costs more per page than mono, so it is worth thinking about how much of the output is really colour. A lot of offices run an A3 colour multifunction mostly in black and white and use colour for proposals and plans. If that sounds like you, buy colour and set the default to mono.
A drawings office or a warehouse that never needs colour should look at a mono A3. It is simpler to run and cheaper to feed.
Used A3 photocopier Brisbane and second hand A3 copier Brisbane
This is where good value lives. A3 machines are built tough, and a well looked after one often has years of work left. The questions that matter are the meter reading, what was replaced during reconditioning, whether the finisher and document feeder are included and working, and whether the machine is warranted.
Used, reconditioned and ex demo A3 machines are all part of what we sell, and every machine we sell is warranted. We go through what is covered before you commit. The stock turns over quickly, so a phone call is the best way to learn what is on the floor right now.
Refurbished A3 photocopier: how we prepare one
Preparing a refurbished A3 photocopier means a full inspection and service, replacing parts that have worn, a proper test run and a reset for its next office. If you want to look at one brand at a time, there are separate pages for Toshiba e-STUDIO, the Kyocera TASKalfa and ECOSYS ranges, Ricoh IM C and HP Color LaserJet, each listing the model families we handle and who they suit.
Three A3 offices we could describe from memory
A structural engineer on the northside who prints sets of drawings on Tuesdays and almost nothing on Wednesday. A busy accounts office near the CBD where the A3 machine is used mostly for A4 spreadsheets, with the odd tabloid sized report during budget season. A school administration block with a booklet finisher, because the newsletter and the term calendar both fold to A4.
Those three want three different machines, even though the paper is the same size. The engineer wants colour accuracy and a gentle path for heavy stock. The accounts office wants a quick two sided feeder and a sturdy stapler. The school wants the finisher. Asking what is actually on the paper is how we get from A3 in general to the one machine in particular.
Paper, trays and the A3 habit
A3 sheets are awkward to store. They live in a drawer that is only half the size of a ream on its end, or in a bypass tray where they curl in Brisbane's summer air. Keep the A3 ream sealed until the moment it goes in. Store it lying flat, and never park a half used pack open on top of the machine. Curl is the commonest cause of A3 jams we are called to, and it is nearly always a storage habit and not a machine fault.
Tell us how much A3 you really print and we will talk through whether it deserves a drawer of its own. In offices where it is rare, a bypass tray and a bit of care is perfectly fine.
Moving a floor standing machine
An A3 copier on its stand is heavy and awkward. Before delivery we ask about lifts, steps, doorways, corners and the room itself: a power point within reach, a network point, space on the sides for covers, a floor that takes the weight. The technician who installs it is trained, experienced and certified.
Keeping an A3 machine running
A3 machines work harder, so planned service matters. Feed rollers, the fuser and the transfer belt are the parts that wear first. Servicing A3 copiers from every major brand is part of the week for us, and it happens on your site. Technicians bring the usual spares, and 98% of repairs are finished on the first visit. A fault that comes back is repaired again free. Same day attendance can often be arranged.
When A4 is the better answer
If your office prints A4 almost exclusively, an A4 multifunction is cheaper to buy, cheaper to run and takes less room. We will say so. A3 earns its place where plans, big spreadsheets, rosters, menus and booklets are part of the week, or where a shared floor needs a faster engine and bigger drawers to avoid a queue.
What the first week looks like
Delivery day, the machine goes where you chose and gets levelled. The technician connects it, loads the right drivers onto each computer that needs one, and sets scan destinations with whoever looks after your mail and file server. Staff then print and scan something real while the technician stands there. The first two or three days are when odd little problems appear, like a folder path someone mistyped or a user code nobody remembers, and a phone call to the same team sorts them out.
If the new machine replaces an older A3, we plan the handover so that the old one stays until the new one is proved. Nobody wants a day with no copier.
Selling the old one
Upgrading? We buy used A3 photocopiers from owners and arrange the collection, and what we pay can be put toward your next machine. Machines on a lease normally belong to the finance company, so read the agreement before you offer one.
Getting an A3 quote
Quotes start with a call on (07) 3073 5255 or the contact form. Helpful details: pages per month, colour or mono, the finishing you want, and whether you lean toward buying, renting, leasing or hiring. If we are on another call yours is logged and we ring back.
Ask the people who print
The operator knows first
So our technicians ask before they open anything. What did it do, when, how often, who was using it. Then they go and look.
Tell us the first thing you noticed, even if it sounds small. Often it is nearly the whole answer.
- Asked first. The users are the first source.
- Written down. What you said goes on the job record.
- Checked against the machine. Then the covers come off.
Keep reading around Brisbane
New photocopiersNew commercial copiers, delivered and set up.Ex demo photocopiersNear new copiers with light use.
Used and refurbished photocopiersTested and warranted used, refurbished and ex demo commercial copiers, delivered and set up.
Refurbished Toshibae-STUDIO AC models, tested, warranted and set up.
Refurbished KyoceraTASKalfa and ECOSYS, tested, warranted and set up.Lease, rental and financeLease, rent or hire, with service from our team.
Plotter serviceHP DesignJet, Canon imagePROGRAF and Epson SureColor plotters, repaired at your premises.Buy, sell and lease
Buy, sell and lease commercial copiers in Brisbane
We also sell new and refurbished commercial copiers and buy used ones. Same team, same technicians.
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Questions people ask us on the phone
What size is A3?
297 by 420 millimetres, twice the area of an A4 sheet. An A3 machine also prints A4.
Do you sell A3 photocopiers in Brisbane?
Yes. We sell A3 copiers and multifunction machines in colour and mono: new, ex demo, reconditioned and second hand.
Is a second hand A3 copier a sensible buy?
Often. A3 machines are built to last. Ask for the meter reading, what was replaced and whether the finisher and feeder are included and working.
Do I need A3 if I only print A4?
Usually not. An A4 multifunction is cheaper to buy and run. We say so on the phone.
What is an A3 multifunction printer?
A single machine that prints, copies and scans up to A3, and sits on your network so scans can go to email or to a shared folder.
Are used A3 machines warranted?
Yes. Each machine we sell is warranted, and we spell out what is covered before you decide.
Can you deliver and connect it to our network?
Yes. It arrives with us, the drivers go on, scanning gets configured and we try it from a desktop to be sure.
Can I rent or lease an A3 machine?
Yes, rental, lease, hire and finance can all be arranged.
