Should I get Fax in All in One Printer ?

[dan99t]

Hi,

I am buying an All in One Printer with Print, Scan & Copy.

Should I get it with Fax too ?

Is fax obsolete since you can scan & e mail any documents ?

What is the difference between faxing & scanning the documents & e mailing them ?

Why most companies are still selling printers with fax ?

Thanks

[Scorbing]

Hi,

I am buying an All in One Printer with Print, Scan & Copy.

Should I get it with Fax too ?

Is fax obsolete since you can scan & e mail any documents ?

What is the difference between faxing & scanning the documents & e mailing them ?

Why most companies are still selling printers with fax ?

Thanks

Yes if you can. You never know when you might need it. Get a Kodak AIO printer. The inks are super cheap and they print great. The wifi is super easy to setup. I got one and its great. Never had an issue with it.

[adam7288]

I'd recomend not getting an all in one. Typically it is does all three functions in a very mediocre way. If you have the money, here is the ideal setup:

1. Laser printer

2. Fujitsu scansnap scanner - an amazing high speed scanner - once you try it you will never go back to flatbeds

3. Myfax service (10 dollars a month) - scan the document and send the fax via email attachment (ie [email protected]) - so much easier than fooling around with POTS lines

Just my 3 cents

[dan99t]

Thank you both.

But I still don't understand what is the difference between Faxing a document & sending it by e mail after scanning ?

What does faxing achieve that scanning & e mailing doesn't ?

[xn--bya]

Faxing is just an older technology, and scan+email enables you to send in colour, higher-resolution and for free. Unless you need to deal with some companies which still only accept faxes I would say it isn't needed.

[jakem1]

Personally I don't think you need to pay for a fax. Chances are you'll never use it as the technology is now pretty much obsolete so you'd just be wasting your money.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Screw fax, nobody uses it anymore (up jumps some idiot going "My little company does" - nobody cares).

Use email. It's more secure (if you knew about how faxes worked, you'd know there is no encryption built into the encoding), it's faster, cheaper, paperless, inkless...