Hello I often (3-5 times a month) have to deal with construction plans up to A00. The printer is in the company but without scan function. Until now, they have always been brought to the repro centre. I wonder if this method could be replaced by, for example, assembling photos or individual A4 scans and assembling them. Or could the scan function help here?

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The quality of the scans from the P-208II are very good from my point of view (subjectively). Subjectively better than from my Epson WF-7525.

Since these are blueprints, I am rather sceptical whether you will be satisfied with the scanner and/or with your idea.

This scanner is designed for A4. It has some headroom, but that probably won't be enough to put together a clean coherent A0.
I know there are apps/software that would automatically stitch, but I don't have any experience myself.

Via smartphone app (Microsoft Lens, Scanner Pro, CamScanner, etc) it would be worth a try, but I don't know if the quality is enough for your needs (or you end up needing a smartphone in the CHF 1000+ range because of the lenses/sensor).

With 3-5 times / month, an A0 scanner would also not be worth it (start at 2500.- as new, but I don't know if you can buy something used in good condition).
In terms of cost/benefit, you can try Microsoft Lens (assuming you have an Android smartphone and a free app).

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I wouldn't do that. In my experience, the scan quality is not that good and it is also a bit tricky to get the sheets to feed in straight.

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