Fax machines are still too early to write off. They are still widely used in offices and state institutions, and even for work at home (if it involves the exchange of documents), they are suitable. Faxes cannot boast of a special variety, but among them there are really reliable and easy-to-use models with rich functionality. We have collected the best of them in this review.
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Panasonic KX-FLC418 RU - fast laser fax for large companies
The main feature of this model is the high speed of the network (up to 14.4 kbit / s). But other characteristics of Panasonic at altitude.
Laser technology allows it to print files in a resolution of 600x600 dpi and produce up to 10 pages per minute. In addition, the device has a 200-sheet paper tray and an automatic feeder for 15, which greatly simplifies the work with the device.
Pros:
- The presence of a copier.
- A rich set of functions - Caller ID, Caller ID, answering machine, delayed transmission of messages, etc.
- Record in the device memory 110 numbers, 10 of which can be put on speed dial.
- Multicast simultaneously on 60 numbers.
- Save up to 40 sheets of received messages.
- Two handsets - wired and wireless, each with its own volume control.
- Built-in speakerphone.
- Cartridge toner stock indicator.
- Work with paper format 216x600 mm.
Minuses:
- Cost from 15 to 18 thousand.
Brother FAX-T104 - fax copier for small office
An inexpensive apparatus with a copier function works with a special thermal film, from which the pigment is transferred onto ordinary paper under the influence of temperature. This ensures good clarity of prints and their long-term storage without fading.
The fax itself is quite simple to operate and is small in size 30x19 cm, it does not take up so much space on the desktop.
Pros:
- Automatic paper feeder (holds up to 10 sheets).
- There is a receiving tray for printouts.
- Phonebook for 100 addresses and 4 programmable buttons for hot numbers.
- A good stock of memory for sent and received messages is 25 sheets each.
- Good image quality due to support for 64 shades of gray and smoothing.
- Multi-user distribution function up to 104 numbers.
- The average price is 7.5-8 thousand rubles.
Minuses:
- Additional costs for cartridges with heat-sensitive film.
- It works only with A4 paper.
Canon FAX-L100 - low cost laser fax with large memory
This laser MFP can be used in a small office and at home. The model has a somewhat unusual design for facsimile machines and looks more like a compact printer. Alas, there is no such function here, but there is a copier with the ability to scale the original from 50 to 200%.
Pros:
- High speed printing and copying - up to 12 pages per minute.
- 30 sheet automatic feeder.
- 15 shortcut buttons and a phonebook containing 100 numbers.
- Simultaneous distribution to 130 addresses.
- A decent resolution of 600x600 dpi, plus the function of improving the resulting image when printing.
- Built-in memory of 340 pages for unsent messages and 346 for not received.
- Data transfer speeds of 33.6 kbps.
- The ability to limit the receipt of messages from unknown senders or to configure a confidential transmission.
- A sufficient resource for a complete cartridge (2000 pages) is the toner saving mode.
- Cost up to 5000 rubles.
Minuses:
- Big weight - almost 9 kg.
- Minimum of “telephone” functions - AOH, answering machine is absent, there is not even a speakerphone.
Panasonic KX-FT504 - a device with printing on thermal paper
The functional model has all the basic set of functions: Caller ID, Caller ID and built-in copier.The latter is just the way here, since the device issues messages on a cheap thermal paper that does not differ in durability - and the most important of them can be immediately rewritten.
The device is quite compact and weighs only 2.8 kg. Up to 110 numbers are stored in his phone book, and 28 sheets of unprinted messages are stored in the main memory.
Pros:
- Multicast to 20 numbers at once.
- Supports formats up to 216x600 mm.
- Recognition of 64 shades of gray, which makes the image clear and high quality.
- Built-in modem with a bandwidth of 9.6 kbps.
- ECM function for error-free sending / receiving faxes.
- Fully Russified menu.
- There is a speakerphone mode and volume control on the handset itself.
- Auto cutter for paper.
- The cost is in the range of 6000-7000 rubles.
Minuses:
- Work with thermal paper.
- Wire tube
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