Brother FAX-575 Personal Fax, Phone and Copier

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 11.9 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007KI6PE
• Item model number: FAX575
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,396 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 2, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

A convenient communications tool for a range of personal and home office applications, the new Fax 575 is a compact, stylish plain-paper fax with an unobtrusive footprint that works well in typical home or home office environments. Special attention to compatibility with home telephone usage lets it switch seamlessly between fax and telephone modes, allowing customers to receive fax and voice calls on a single line.

Features:

• Up to 10-Page Auto Document Feeder
• 50-Sheet Input Paper Capacity
• 512KB Memory stores up to 25 pages for Out-of-Paper Reception
• 104-Station Auto Dialing
• Convenience Copying with Sort

What's in the Box
Fax unit, telephone handset, handset cord, power cord, phone cord, 30-page starter print cartridge, user's guide, warranty and registration card

Product Description

A convenient communications tool for a range of personal and home office applications, the new Fax 575 is a compact, stylish, plain-paper fax with an unobtrusive footprint that works well in typical home or home office environments. Special attention to compatibility with home telephone usage lets it switch seamlessly between fax and telephone modes, allowing customers to receive fax and voice calls on a single line.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

155 of 157 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for. Be warned., January 2, 2006

By	D. Wieringa (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I actually picked this fax machine up at a local retailer when I saw it in a weekly advertisement. It was 30 bucks after rebate. I thought it would be a great value since I occasionally (but not often) need to fax for the business I run out of my home.


I'm very technical, so I was pleasantly surprised by all of the features backed into this inexpensive unit.

I'm highly skeptical of any inexpensive printing device, since manufacturers usually get your money on the replacement ink cartridges. I had no intention of using this machine for printing anything -- only SENDING faxes.

I was aware that fax resolution is always low compared to resolution of scanning a document or photo copying it. But, I figured all fax machines would be equally "low resolution". How tough can it be to hit a low standard?

The first thing I did was to send myself a fax by directing it to an incoming fax service I use (j2.com). I was disappointed. Upon digging into the specs of several fax machines I noticed that most decent fax machines provide 300x300 resolution (that seems to be the max...but is also very common). This fax machine provides less (note fax and copy resolutions are different).

I also noticed fax speeds are different: This fax machine advertises 15 sec per page. HPs I've looked at range from 3-6 seconds per page. HPs also handle color faxes. Entry-level HPs seem to run about $99 retail.

I also noticed that when I picked up the chinsy plastic handset I had static/noise in the background. Not obnoxious, but noticeable.

All in all, I'll pay a little more for something better. But if you don't care about fax resolution or speed, this may be fine for you.

163 of 166 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for home use, April 28, 2005

By	okiemunchkin - See all my reviews

Bought this to have a fax machine at home. It was easy to set up. Doesn't take up much space on the desk and you have a built in phone with caller ID, too. The copy machine part of fax makes nice clean copies, too. This wouldn't be very cost effective if you are going to receive a lot of faxes or make a lot of copies. It is great for someone like me who has to fax stuff for work occasionally and doesn't want to drive to the library and pay $2.00 a page.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value for the money, June 14, 2006

By	Xuruev (USA) - See all my reviews

This fax is perfect for the home. Takes up little space, inexpensive to operate and very reliable.

It is NOT a business machine on any level. As with most things in life you get what you pay for, and this fax provides great value for its price.

Pros: plain paper, small footprint, easy to use
Cons: transfer cartridge annoying to replace. We rerolled it twice and it is still good (cheap, I know, but then I bought a cheap fax...)