| Fax
Machines
Quick tips
Multifunctional devices
Many fax machines can be connected to a computer to serve as a printer
and/or a computer scanner. And if you use a printer for mailing
purposes, check if you can print onto envelopes or labels from the
fax machine you're considering buying.
Legal-sized
faxes
Firms that receive faxes on legal-sized paper should look for a
machine with two paper drawers. This will allow legal- and letter-sized
faxes to be printed on appropriately sized pages without switching
paper trays.
Service contracts
If you expect to receive more than 50 faxed pages per day, a service
contract makes sense. Make sure your agreement includes a backup
machine in case of a breakdown.
Incoming fax
pages
Some fax machines print the pages of incoming faxes last page first,
meaning you'll have to reshuffle the pages into the correct order
before reading. If you find this a hindrance, don't purchase a machine
with this feature.
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