Choosing an A3 laser printer

Integral helpers in office work are printers... With their help, you can easily transfer a text or a picture typed on a computer onto a sheet of paper in the shortest possible time. Printers come in different types of jobs on different paper sizes. In this article, we will look at A3 laser printers.

A3 laser printers Are devices whose principle of operation is similar to a copier. First, a magnetized area forms on the paper, onto which the printing powder is subsequently attracted. Then the sheet of paper goes into print. Upon completion of printing, the powder cools and hardens, while the finished image or text remains on the paper sheet. A3 format is a paper size of 297 * 420 mm. Laser printers have a fairly high price tag compared to their inkjet counterparts. They make it possible to print high quality text or picture.

The resource of the cartridge is designed for a large number of sheets, during operation they emit a low noise level, are environmentally friendly and safe for humans. A3 printers are perfect for printing a diploma project or term paper, for working with drawings and everything that is needed for teaching students.

Laser printers are different print quality and color. It can be colored and black and white monochrome options. Monochrome printers use thinner paper, they are much smaller in size, transmit images in a black and white palette, but no worse than color. They are capable of transmitting even a black and white image, but with different shades of gray.

Model rating

• Laser Printer Model HP Color LaserJet Pro CP 5225 has a maximum extension of 600 * 600 dpi, makes both color and black-and-white printing at a speed of 20 pages per minute, printing the first page starts in 17 seconds. Resource of cartridges is 75,000 pages. Resource black and white per month is 7000 pages, and color 7300. The device is equipped with four cartridges. Data transfer is possible by connecting to a computer via a USB cable. The control panel has a monochrome screen with which you can control the progress of the specified functions. For work, paper with a density of 60 g / m2 to 227 gm2 is used. The RAM is 192 MB and the processor frequency is 540 MHz. The paper feed tray holds 350 sheets, and the output tray holds 250 sheets. During operation, the device consumes 440 watts. The model weighs 40.9 kg and has the following parameters: width 599 mm, depth 338 mm, height 545 mm.

• Printer model HP Laser Jet Enterprise made in black and white and stylish design. Has a maximum resolution of 1200 * 1200 dpi, is equipped with one black and white cartridge, the resource of which has 100,000 pages, and the monthly resource is 10,000 pages. First page printing starts after 11 seconds. The device can produce 41 sheets per minute. There is a possibility of double-sided printing. The monochrome model transfers data to a computer via a USB cable or over a network. For more convenient use, there is a monochrome screen on which the set function and the stages of its implementation are visible. For work, it is necessary to use paper with a density of 60 gm2 to 200 gm2 square. The RAM of the device is 512 MB, the processor frequency is 800 MHz.The paper feed tray holds 600 sheets, and for outputting 250 sheets, during operation the device emits a minimum noise level of 56 dB, but consumes 786 watts of power. The model weighs 38.5 kg and has the following parameters: width 568 mm, depth 596 mm, and height 392 mm.

• a printer Kyocera FS-9530DN has laser printing technology with monochrome color. The maximum resolution is 1200 * 1200 dpi. The device has one black and white cartridge with a yield of 300,000 pages, and can print 40,000 pages per month. Printing of the first page starts after 4 seconds, the printer can produce 51 sheets per minute. There is a two-sided printing function. For work, it is necessary to use rather thin paper with a density of 45 gm2 to 200 gm2. The RAM of the model is 128 MB, and the processor frequency is 600 MHz. The input tray holds 1200 sheets, and the output tray holds 500 sheets. During operation, it emits a noise with a level of 51 dB. Power consumption 900 watts. The model is made in gray color and stylish design. The control panel has a small monochrome screen with which you can observe and control the set function. The model weighs 68 kg and has the following dimensions: width 646 mm, depth 615 mm, height 599 mm.

• a printer OKI C823 dn made in white light and equipped with a color laser print in 4 shades. Data transfer is possible via USB cable and the Internet. There is a double-sided printing function. The maximum media size is A3. The print speed is 23 pages per minute and the extension is 1200 * 600 dpi. The monthly cartridge load is 75,000 pages. There is a small display to monitor the performance of functions. The device weighs 40 kg and has the following dimensions: width 449 mm, height 360 mm, depth 552 mm.

• Model Kyocera ECOSYS P404DN equipped with laser monochrome printing technology and has a maximum resolution of 1200 * 1200 dpi. The resource of the black and white cartridge is designed for 15,000 pages. The first page starts printing at 8 seconds. It can print 40 pages per minute. There is a two-sided printing function. Data transfer is possible by connecting to a computer using a USB cable, via a network and an SD card reader. The device has a small monochrome screen. The RAM of the device is 256 MB, and the processor frequency is 750 MHz. The input tray holds 600 sheets and the output tray holds 500 sheets. The model works very quietly and has an indicator of 50 dB. Power consumption is 642 W. The device is quite compact and has a low weight of 20 kg. Its parameters are: width 469 mm, depth 410 mm and height 320 mm. This is the best model that has cheap consumables.

If you decide to buy yourself a laser printer with this paper size, then when choosing it you need to take into account some parameters. A very important indicator is Memory and high cpu frequency... The higher these values ​​are, the better the printed image will be. The memory of the device can be increased by using additional modules.

When choosing, pay attention cartridge... Each cartridge has its own resource, so if you use a printer a lot, then when choosing a model, you must stop at the cartridges with the highest resource. If during use the resource is often exceeded, then the device will quickly fail. Not so indicative parameter is the first page yield. After all, the difference in indicators is seconds, and this is not so much.

Despite the fact that you can refill the cartridge for the first time yourself, over time you will still have to purchase a new one. Its cost depends on the brand of the printer. For example, consumables in HP printers are several times more expensive than in counterparts Samsung or Canon. The function of transferring data via the Internet will be useful in the printer. With its help, you can set printing from a distance from your mobile, if available. special application. Print speed plays an important role. If you purchase a device for business purposes, and printing in the office is sometimes urgent and does not require slowing down, then the maximum and best rate will be 60 sheets per minute.

See below for an overview of the A3 laser printer.