Customer Reviews

Brother GX-6750 Daisy Wheel Electronic Typewriter

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I have, for the past ten or so years, been a professional writer with over fifty short stories published, and two novels. When I saw this typewriter on Amazon.Com, I was shocked to see such a wonderful model going for such a small price. Daisy Wheel typewriters provide a long life, durability, and good quality production. Not to mention that it came with free shipping. And on a ten pound item, you will pay more than you would like for shipping and handling. This has several features that save a lot of time, and a lot of repeating, frustrating motions. The only thing better than the great deal our friends at amazon have given us is this: With a high Yeild Nylon Ribbon, it flows like a stretch of silk. I am currently half way through my next book, coming to about four-hundred pages as of now, and I am still on the same ribbon I started with. One High-Yeild ribbon is good for about 80,000 characters. If you are a student, this is a nice buy, and cheaper than buying a computer and a printer. If you are a writer like me, then you might hit it big on this one. In closing, you should grab these up, because the free shipping won't last forever, and I know all of my friends will want one. So, here's to you, Amazon, for this great model at an affordable price.

I am a very nostalgic person...thought my daughter would get a kick out of using a typewriter like the one I learned on in the 70's. Well, I bought this one for her and she loves it. Of course, it is very different typing on this as compared to a pc. It is also different than typing on a more expensive or more professional daisy wheel. For the price, it is a good typewriter and a good value.

I'VE OWNED THIS TYPEWRITER FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND, FOR THE PRICE, IT PROBABLY ISN'T A BAD DEAL; BUT IF YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT OF TYPING, DON'T EXPECT IT TO HOLD UP. THE DAISYWHEEL IS ACTUALLY MADE OF PLASTIC AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT TWICE.

FILLING IN FORMS, EVEN IN 'VIEW MODE," IS NERVEWRACKING AND PRONE TO FREQUENT ERRORS.

COMPARING IT TO THE OLD IBM ELECTRONIC IS LIKE COMPARING A YUGO TO A MERCEDES!

My wife has been using this brother-GX6750 almost everyday since I purchased it for minor office work, like forms etc. It works fine for this purpose but she still needs her PC for major reports. Before I got this typewriter she used an old IBM Selectric which she loved for it's speed...but it died on her and it was very heavy to move around.(Wife) I am enjoying this Brother GX-6750...everyday I get a little more used to it's slower speed.

It's cheap and works fine. I like it better than a computer just because it's satisfying to write on, but that's me.

I just use it for envelopes and short quick notes on the billings. Easy to use, quick, definitely worth the money, better than labels on the printer if there is just one addy and not likely to come up again.

Plus, who knows how long typewriters will continue to be made and the Smith Corona is twice as much. One of my better purchases, envelopes drove me nutz on the computer.

I bought this for my 80-year-old mother, who is disabled and can't cope with a computer. Every time the typewriter is turned on, we find that it either types the wrong letter (press a Q, it prints an S; press E and get P, etc.) or else it prints the correct letter but they are not spaced correctly (some overlapping, some huge spaces). There is some esoteric combination of keystrokes that, supposedly, will reset the programming. But this is just too much for Mom. Also, every time it's turned on, you have to re-program the line spacing, the tabs and everything else. I ended up buying a 40-year-old manual typewriter on e-Bay and Mom is much happier with it.

This typewriter was purchased for the writing of actual snail-mail letters, since I do not have a printer with my laptop. It does not have all the bells and whistles of an expensive typewriter but it has all I need for the simple writing of letters. The price was south of $100 (it might be the least expensive typewriter sold by Amazon) and when you figure in Amazon's Super Saver Shipping, the price cannot be beat. Recommended!

I had this typewriter for about 4 months and then the keys starting typing incorrectly. I would not recommend anyone to purchase it.

This unit is very good for filling in forms, which was the purpose of my purchase. The erase/whiteout features work very well, and the type is clear and uniform. I suspect that a fast typist writing long entries might be frustrated with the electronic limit on typing speed, but that has not been a problem for the use I have made of it. For the price, this is an excellent machine.