I'm looking for the cheapest copier that will do 11"x17". The load won't be large, and it will be in a crappy environment so it won't last long. The Canon imageRUNNER 3025 is a bit under $3k. Are there any desktop models capable of 11"x17"?
From what I can see on the Brother site, they AIOs you were talking about can print 11x17, but can only scan 8.5x17. That is dumb, and rules them out.
Wrong model. The MFC6490CW scans A3/11x17 for US$300. Being a large format inkjet, it's apparently pretty slow, if that's an issue.