A3 printer consumables can cost a business over the long run. When you purchase an A3 printer, you want to make sure you understand: Media Costs - media costs can be quite expensive for a number of A3 printers. Some A3 printers have matte rolls that cost between $40 and $60 dollars per roll/paper bundle per kg. So it is important to understand that in the event of errors with your printer that the media costs are not going to supersede the cost of the printer itself in a 1 week period. You want to make sure that when you purchase your A3 printer that it has quality printing capability that will ensure that the money you spend on media, will not go to waste. Ink Costs - ink is a massive consideration when you think of A3 printing. If you are printing quality photos as an example daily, you will be thinking about things like continuous ink streams, which cost somewhere in the vicinity of $124 dollars. Now, if you are doing this on a daily basis, and you are again having to do test prints or recover after mistakes, you are going to need to ensure that the A3 printer you are buying is going to be reliable in the sense that it doesn't waste your ink, and cost you money over the long run. Ink costs go high when a jet doesn't work well on the printer itself. If a head is not cleaned often, then the printer will produce poor quality prints, making the cost of both ink and paper expensive. This is why you should ask your retailer, whether the heads are likely to jam up and in the event they do, what can be done, furthermore, what can be done to ensure that the printer stays on track. This will save you money over the long haul. Cents Per Page - when you take into consideration cents per page, you will be looking at the media used and ink used. If these 2 items are expensive, then of course your cents per page ratio will be high. If they are not, then naturally they will be low. What you will need to understand is that if you want quality, you will have to pay money. You don't have to pay an arm and a leg, but more often than not, you get what you pay for. Cents per page is relevant concerning print errors too, as you can see how much one mistake can cost if certain maintenance procedures are not performed. That kind of information is valuable to newcomers to the equipment, as it will help them be mindful of the fact that maintenance saves money. If you take into consideration these factors with your printing costs, you will save money over the long haul.