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Thread ID: 54026	2005-02-02 10:29:00	Fax/scanner recommendations needed	Mercury (1316)	Press F1

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320771	2005-02-02 10:29:00	The fax has thrown a wobbly and may have reached the Age of Replacement. The scanner is also a few years old so a multi-function beast may be an idea. Any recommendations as to what to look for in a replacement machine - or which ones to avoid? Ink costs would be a consideration.	Mercury (1316)
320772	2005-02-02 19:13:00	There have been a few similar threads to this in the past six months or so with lots of suggestions and recommendations. A search for multi-function (and similar terms) will find them. :)	FoxyMX (5)
320773	2005-02-02 19:47:00	...A search ... will find them... Yes miss... sorry miss... thank you miss... :o I had a sneaking suspicion someone was going to tell me that but one can always live in hope that the answer will magically appear without having to do any work. :) Now that it is no longer 11:30pm I'll settle down to some rational research.	Mercury (1316)
320774	2005-02-02 20:03:00	I (few years ago) went through the process of buying a new fax machine. We fax regularly, several daily actually, and ongoing costs was paramount so we went for the old style thermal. Our faxes never need to be kept so the fact that thermal paper fades was not important. The plain paper ones need (toner/ink) regular replacement so these costs alone ruled plain paper machines out. We settled on a Panasonic KXFT-37 which has served us nicely and continues to do so. Multifunctions in my opinion are overrated. Analyse how much scanning you do, how much faxing you do and then weigh up the costs. I have a standalone scanner which I use maybe 3 or 4 times a year. I fax regularly so a reliable fax was most important. I would hate to think how much ink I would have to buy if every fax was 'printed' if I had a multifunction. You might find the overall cost of buying 2 separate items better value in the long run.	sam m (517)
320775	2005-02-02 21:27:00	Yes miss... sorry miss... thank you miss... :o I had a sneaking suspicion someone was going to tell me that but one can always live in hope that the answer will magically appear without having to do any work. :) Now that it is no longer 11:30pm I'll settle down to some rational research. LOL Was being lazy myself actually. :p Thought your post needed a little bump up the page so that anyone who has recently bought one might be inspired to give an opinion on theirs while you had a little browse at previous posts. ;)	FoxyMX (5)
320776	2005-02-02 21:59:00	Well I've been hunting. I could just say "Stuff it" and go for the Brother MFC210C using Flybuy points instead of cash. Using ink though could prove expensive in the long run. Alternatively a laser one, although more expensive, could prove cheaper overall. Have come across the Brother MFC 9180 which currently looks interesting. Current machine is an early model plain paper using a wide and expensive ribbon. Uses are a daily fax or two and the odd spot of photocopying - which it does a semi-reasonable job of but not brilliant - and of course, being sheet feeder there is always difficulty with books and large pieces of paper. I've been thinking of buying a laser printer for the last year or two to cut down on the cost of ink printing whilst keeping the ink jet for colour things. The scanner is also a number of years old and has difficulties with drivers - it is currently hooked up to a Win98 machine on the network as I couldn't get it working with XP. And then there's the digital camera... A combination machine might be the solution. Primary purpose is plain paper fax and photocopying with minimal running costs. Anyone with an opinion?	Mercury (1316)
320777	2005-02-02 22:23:00	Brother have excellent fax facilities, but avoid them for use as a printer. Quality is very ordinary and s-l-o-w, and although the ink tanks are reasonably priced (3 colours @ $20 each, Black at $30) they just guzzle it. They clean themselves more often than a cat. I have a late model one sitting idle now in the shed, gone back to a thermal fax and the old trusty HP PSC 750.	godfather (25)
320778	2005-02-02 22:56:00	...They clean themselves more often than a cat.... Existing current Canon printer seems to spend a lot of time cleaning its toenails and drinking ink. It frequently reminds me of a cat. Thus the thoughts on a laser printer. And, seeing as how the fax is misbehaving maybe it's time to combine the thoughts. Photocopying is also useful as there are no public machines locally. Ever looked at a laser fax?	Mercury (1316)
320779	2005-02-02 23:04:00	I recently retired my Brother fax/printer combo due to excessive ink use during the cleaning cycles and bought a laser printer. Had a quick look at the combined laser/fax units, Prices were way out of whack.	Metla (12)
320780	2005-02-02 23:17:00	"and bought a laser printer." Ah, but whose ?? Cheers T	TonyF (246)
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