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Sharp UX-B700 Large-Capacity Business Inkjet Fax Machine | List Price: $129.99
Discount Price: $249.99
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Brand: Sharp
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2003-03-04
Features: - Up to 600 dpi resolution
- Large-capacity paper tray, holds 200 letter or legal sheets
- 20-sheet auto-document feeder
- Built-in 1.8 MB memory stores up to 100 pages of incoming faxes
- Stores up to 99 numbers for quick dialing
Fax eats ink, but generic refill kit works fine [Posted on 2006-01-08]
Got the Sharp UX-B700 fax from CostCo way back when. It was replacing one that uses thermal paper, so it was a big improvement. It was bad that the ink cart could have been larger or cheaper, but after I found that the ink cart can be easily refilled, I've saved quite a bit of money since. My main grip is how sensitive the fax itself is to the ink cart.
Many of the reviews have complained about the high cost and low volume of the ink cart. The carts are about $30 in those office superstores and they do hold very little ink, but you can buy generic black refill kits and refill these for pennies. Each cart can be used anywhere from 5-10 times. Nothing special needs to be done... Just drill a hole on the top and add ink until almost full, and reuse. This is in contrast to HP or Lexmark carts which must maintain air pressure, or needs a chip reset, and so on.
The MAIN problem I ran into with the fax is the cart holder inside the fax eventually goes lose, making the fax not recognize the cart, even if it's brand-new. It just keeps saying "CHECK CARTRIDGE". Then it becomes a hit-or-miss whether you can get the cart working or not.
Print quality is decent and it works fine as a convenience copier for a few pages at a time.
Find Another Fax Machine [Posted on 2006-09-29]
I bought this machine less than a year ago and am now having to replace it. It has started a Printer Error loop and can't clear the error without replacing the circuit board. Inexcusable for basic office machine puchased within the last year.
Terrible Machine!!!!! [Posted on 2007-05-14]
Constant Line Error reports and jams! And the ink costs a fortune! Worst fax machine ever!!!
Don't even think about it! [Posted on 2007-06-19]
If you make the same mistake I did and buy this machine, be prepared to change the ink constantly! It prints on average 112 pages a week and needs new ink every 7 days at $35.00 a pop. Needless to say, after owning it for one month it is going on the garbage heap.
Significant drawbacks [Posted on 2008-03-25]
This is an adequate fax. The paper feed has jammed twice for no apparent reason. Commands are a little awkward to execute and are not always intuitive. Footprint is compact, and the resend function works reasonably well. The major drawback is that it eats ink cartridges and the replacements are expensive. I receive a small volume of faxes, not more than ten pages a month, and usually less than that, but the cartridge runs dry after a few months. Per page costs are high. This is the third fax that I have owned, and the least economical. I would recommend buying another brand, based on on my experience.
Also, while you may refill cartridges, I have had poor luck with that solution.
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