I am planning to buy an all-in-one printer, which can scan, copy and fax. I am looking in a price range of $ 150 or less. I know printers with standalone faxing capability are expensive (which I don’t want to buy) than printers with PC-faxing capability. I am not too much worried about the speed of printer (ppm), as I would be using it at home. Plus, the printer’s ink cartridges should be relatively cheaper. I am at initial stage of my search, but right now, I am thinking of Epson Stylus CX5400, costs $149.00. I don’t know yet if this printer has pc-faxing capability or if there is a faxing application that this printer can communicate with. Your ideas and suggestions are requisted; please help. Thanks.
If you want to buy the worst of all three, buy an all-in-one printer. You can get it real cheap but they usually try to combine all three of those with the lowest quality. My bro bought it once even after I told him not to and he hated it. The scanner sucked, the printer was inkjet I think which cost too much for cartridges. The fax machine for home use doesn't even make sense.
Here is what would do... Buy a b/w laser printer... Brother 1440 for example is a very good one under $150. Samsung 1710 is not bad either for $100. Buy a good scanner, 1200X1200 dpi for under $50. For fax, use eFax to recieve faxes which is free and use your computer/modem to send. all-in-one is no good unless you spend some serious money on it.
Oh and by the way, the scanner can work like a copier, printing to your laser printer. I have one with a "Copy" button and a "Scan" button. The copy button always prints to the default windows printer.
[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Asif2000: *
For fax, use eFax to recieve faxes which is free and use your computer/modem to send.
[/QUOTE]
I don't think efax is free anymore. And sending fax from broadband is an art, I still haven't figure out.
[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Faisal: *
I don't think efax is free anymore.
[/QUOTE]
This is news to me. No wonder I haven't been receiving any faxes lately.
[QUOTE]
*Originally posted by Asif2000: *
This is news to me. No wonder I haven't been receiving any faxes lately.
[/QUOTE]
hahaha... yeah, well, they sent a number of emails asking the muftas to cough up some money. Obviously some (cough cough) didn't take the bait. :-D
[QUOTE]
Originally posted by Faisal: *
hahaha... yeah, well, they sent a number of emails asking the muftas to cough up some money. Obviously some (*cough cough) didn't take the bait. :-D
[/QUOTE]
I had used my work email address for efax registration and they installed powerfull spam filters at work not too long ago. Thats where some of my legit emails must have been going lately.
They are good for the space saving aspect but can work out pricey to fix if they break down.
they are quite good. I am using Xerox workcentre myself and never had any problem with that!... what ever you choose keep it in your mind to buy flatebed printer, you don't want to take papers out if you are copying something from a book!. HP is offering some good and cheap printers but those are not flatebed. The other thing you should take into consideration is the cartridge price. a cheap printer with higher refilling price is of no good.
One Advise
Dont go Lexmark , easy to buy, hard to maintain , bloody expensive catridiges.
cheapes to maintain = canon.
get laserjet 3330 :)
i just bought one, its really fast!