Brother IntelliFAX-1840c Color Inkjet Fax Machine

I have a Brother 1840C fax machine. I didn't need the color capability when I bought it, never used it and I still don't. But every day the machine "cleans" itself, using a little of the color inks. And when any cartridge is empty, the entire machine stops working. You have to buy new color cartidges even if you never use them, because the machine makes sure they're used up over a few months. I bought this machine because I thought the consumables would be appropriate. Now I'm off to the supply store to buy Cyan and Magenta just so I can print out a black and white fax. Grr!!!!

I bought this machine for a client, and from the 2nd day, it wouldn't stop jamming. Virtually every 2nd page, it jammed. I bought different multi-purpose paper for it to no avail. I traded it in for a Sharp for the same price and have no problems now. Avoid THIS particular fax machine like the plague.

I love the fact that this faxes quickly and efficiently, and that it makes black and color copies, but takes up not much more space than a fax machine. I have just tested the color copy feature today for the first time, and I am pleased. It is fast and sharp. You can fax multiple pages without having to separate pages or have pages go through together as was the case with a fax machine that I owned for only a few weeks due to its poor feeding problem. I don't know about color faxes, so I'm not sure if I would ever use that feature. It's just a nice compact desktop way of having fax and copying options virtually at your fingertips. The unit is well-designed and appears to be well-built. I am using this fax/copier in a home office primarily for faxing out and making copies. I use a fax service from innoport.com for incoming faxes that are delivered to my email.
Since I wrote this, I have had an a vertical black line on all incoming faxes,and black and white and color copies...Read more