Fax Machines: Reviews

Although you can find cheaper fax machines for small business, home office and home use, the Brother IntelliFax-4100e is a top choice for busy offices where faxing demands are heavy. The SuperG3 fax modem can transmit… pages in as little as three seconds, and the machine can hold up to 500 sheets if an optional second paper tray is used. On-board memory can hold up to 500 pages in memory, so nothing important will be lost should the Brother 4100e run out of toner or paper while unattended. The laser-based printer spits out good-looking monochrome-only documents at a rated speed of 15 pages per minute.

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The Brother IntelliFax-2820 is an economical solution for those who want the lower consumables cost and high-quality output that laser technology can produce. The biggest difference between it and the pricier Brother… 4100e is that the modem is slower, taking twice as much time to transmit faxes. Additionally, paper capacity is capped at 250 sheets. However, the Brother IntelliFax-2820 can still hold 500 pages in memory, spit out pages at the same rated speed of 15 per minute and costs more than $100 less.

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The Brother IntelliFax-1860C is a great choice for the home or for home office users who want color faxing and printing, but it costs more to run than a laser fax. Owners say the Brother inkjet faxes quickly, and the… built-in memory can hold up to 300 pages. The ink cartridge system only requires you to swap out colors that have run out, and a nice touch is that the fax machine ships with full-capacity ink cartridges, not starter cartridges. The one sore spot is that paper jams are an occasional problem, but most reports are positive.

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This budget home fax machine doesn't get the best professional reviews, but most users say it's fine if you only occasionally need to send and receive faxes. You'll need to feed pages one at a time, since several owners… say this Brother tends to grab more than one page at once. Fax transmission speeds are very slow compared to others, about 15 seconds per page at best. Still, if you only need to fax once in a while, reviews say the monochrome Brother FAX-575 is more reliable than other inexpensive fax machines.

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