Choosing an Office Printer Lease: A4 vs A3, Mono/Colour

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How to Choose the Right Office Printer in Australia

To choose the right office printer lease, size the device to your monthly page volume first, then decide A4 versus A3 and mono versus colour, then match the service tier to that volume.

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Last reviewed: July 2026

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Printer lease cost bands in Australia (indicative)

The Australian printer lease market sits in four broad monthly bands.

Figures below are indicative market benchmarks compiled from publicly published competitor pricing as at May 2026, not LMP quotes.

Your formal quote depends on the device, term, monthly page volume and finance provider.

Device class	Typical use case	Monthly band (ex GST, all inclusive)
A4 mono MFP	1 to 5 staff, under 1,000 pages per month	from $80 to $150 per month
A4 colour MFP	5 to 15 staff, 1,000 to 3,000 pages per month	from $150 to $220 per month (LMP entry $160)
A3 colour MFP	10 to 30 staff, 3,000 to 8,000 pages per month	from $220 to $320 per month
A3 colour high volume	30+ staff, 8,000+ pages per month, finishing options	from $320 to $500+ per month

Indicative market benchmarks based on publicly published competitor pricing including CopierChoice, Sharp EIT Solutions, Mitronics, ABT Group, Global Document Solutions and Axia Office (May 2026).

All inclusive bands assume the lease bundles equipment, scheduled service, parts and toner consumables.

Toner, parts, service labour and call outs are included in the monthly fee, so the only thing you buy is paper.

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At a glance

•Capture the monthly page count and split it across mono and colour, A4 and A3.
•A4 mono workhorses suit text heavy small offices that rarely need colour or A3.
•ABS counted around 1,950 active ANZSIC 161 Printing enterprises in June 2024, providing a deep supplier pool across every state.

Step 1: Size the volume and the page mix

Capture the monthly page count and split it across mono and colour, A4 and A3.

A small office under 2,000 pages per month sits in a different equipment class to a 20,000 page per month operation.

A volume forecast that overshoots leaves the buyer paying for a device that never runs hot, while undershooting forces upgrades inside the term.

Step 2: Pick the equipment class

A4 mono workhorses suit text heavy small offices that rarely need colour or A3.

A3 multifunction devices suit teams running quote packs, floor plans, presentations, and finishing inside one box.

Production class units sit further up the curve for marketing, signage, and high volume mailing operations.

Step 3: Choose the service and supply backstop

ABS counted around 1,950 active ANZSIC 161 Printing enterprises in June 2024, providing a deep supplier pool across every state.

IBISWorld values the Australian printing industry at roughly $5.6 billion in revenue across 2024, indicating that parts, toner, and break fix supply chains are well capitalised.

A managed lease with a national service contract leans on that supply chain, so a faulty drum in regional Australia is a callout, not a freight problem.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the first step in choosing an office printer?

Capture the monthly page count and split it across mono and colour, A4 and A3.

The volume profile decides the equipment class before any vendor or model conversation.

How big is the Australian printing industry that stands behind office printer leases?

IBISWorld values the Australian printing industry at roughly $5.6 billion in revenue across 2024.

ABS counted around 1,950 active ANZSIC 161 printing businesses in June 2024.

When should an office choose A3 over A4?

Choose A3 when the team prints quote packs, floor plans, larger marketing material, or finished documents that need stapling or booklet folding inside one device.

Pure text offices can stay on A4.

How does the supplier base affect service reliability?

A deep supplier base of around 1,950 ANZSIC 161 printing businesses across the country means parts, toner, and break fix supply stays competitive.

National service contracts lean on that supply chain in regional locations.

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