Brother FAX-575 Personal Fax, Phone, and Copier
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Customer Review: Satisfied with performance and price
Summary: 4 Stars
I have managed to go my entire life without a fax machine, but lately I have found myself trekking regularly to the library or office supply store to send faxes at $2 or so per page. It was adding up quickly and is at least a little bit inconvenient.
I wanted a simple fax machine with a reasonable price. I didn't want to have to send a thousand faxes before buying my own personal fax machine became the more economical choice.
All of that said, I am pleased with this machine. I use it solely for faxes, usually sending (not receiving). The phone is fine, but the handset is very small, so I don't see myself using it regularly. As far as the copier function, it is about standard for fax machines I have used. (It is not the same quality as the copier function of my printer/scanner.)
If you are looking for a simple fax machine at a very affordable price, this unit probably fits that bill. I am pleased with the purchase.
Customer Review: Inexpensive Fax That Works
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent, inexpensive home fax unit. Fax quality can be increased manually for individual faxes where needed. I use it with a comswitch 7500 and this allows the fax to scan paper documents (any page number) directly into you computer (requires shareware fax software and a modem).
If you are a business that faxes frequently, this machine is not sufficient. However, if you have a small home office area and sometimes need to send or receive faxes, this machine does work. E-mail has overtaken the fax and the fax is now a niche machine.
Those who bother to read the user manual and are willing to tweak the settings to get specific results may find that the low price does not necessarily mean low quality. One star reduced for max 9600 transfer rate.Brother FAX-575 Personal Fax, Phone and Copier
Customer Review: Good Functional Fax, Try to Find it on Sale
Summary: 4 Stars
The Brother FAX-575 is a fairly good, and inexpensive, home or small office FAX machine. The unit feels a little on the flimsy side, mostly due to the wire paper holders, but is good enough for most uses once in place.
The 575 functioned as expected, able to send and receive FAXes, make quick copies with acceptable quality, and includes a phone handset. It does none of them as well as any one of my all-in-one Scanner/Printer/FAX devices, but it also takes up less room and is somewhat less expensive.
This unit does go on sale fairly often and can often be had for less than the MSRP.
Recommended for limited usage. You might want to consider getting an extra Brother PC501 Print Cartridge (Fax 575), because the one that comes with it runs out fast.
Customer Review: Inexpensive fax
Summary: 2 Stars
For some reason, this fax has issues sending info. I sent a few documents and my transmission report showed the message "poor line condition". Don't know what that meant, it wasn't found anywhere in the manual. I called Brother and had a support technician go through the process of troubleshooting - even sent her a test fax. It went through ok but still gave same error message. She suggested it was something in my phone line and advised I call Verizon or try moving the fax to a different location (phone jack) in my home. I did so with same results. Several important faxes went through, but weren't received on the other end. It's hit or miss. I always have to call and verify if faxes are received. Frustrating...
It receives faxes perfectly. Sending is an issue.
Too much hassle. Should've invested more $ in another model.
Customer Review: You get what you pay for!
Summary: 3 Stars
As most persons have highlighted about this product, it does have its pros and cons, however you really get what you pay for. I thought this was a steal with the 30 rebate, however poor print quality as well as problems with the cartridge made it problematic to deal with. I finally just lay it to rest and got a efax number. This was a excellent choice for me, as I didnt have to deal with the hassles on getting a dedicated line or buying paper or toner. I just called them on the toll free number 866-944-0768. They gave me a 30 day trial to check out the service and all my faxes are converted to pdf and sent directly to my email address.
My overall take if you want to try it then you can but save yoursel some headache and just go with an efax. Its easy just call them and in minutes you are setup.
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