Seconded as to the Epson 1290, it is extremely good although probably overkill if you don't want to print photos. It produces very high quality prints and, as far as A3 printers go, is relatively cheap especially considering the quality. Only downside it's a little slow. I primarily use an Epson SP 895 for A4 prints, it has edge to edge printing, is relatively quiet and fast and produces very good results in A4. Again, it's a fairly good printer for what I spent. If you do get a printer most Epsons are good, in my experience, much better than HPs.