Large Format Plotter Selection Help

Need to buy a large format plotter for a small company. It will be used to
do Architectural shop drawings and print out 36"x42" scanned drawings for
estimating purposes. It will be used often but not for multiple users as
of
yet anyway.
I have worked where we used the HP inkjet models and the large laser
plotters. The HP-500 or 800 are what I have pretty much decided on unless
other similar or cheaper models are available. The $2000 to $3000 dollar
range is what I am looking for +/-.
Any information on a cheap cheap large format scanner would be helpful
also.
Any ideas, suppliers, special price offers or websites would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks
~JNJ~

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