Sharp UX-200 Plain-Paper Fax Machine

Yes, this machine has a fax/phone switch. It's a button actually. Maybe some should read the owners manual before posting reviews on a product. Cartridges are about 29-34 dollars for a pk of 2 where I live. And, yeah it will run thru a lot of cartridges, if you use it daily as a copier! I use mine once a week, and mainly for faxes. Never had problems with this machine!!

Print quality is only fair - blurred text. Forget any kind of small chart or image.

Ribbon is not in a cartridge, making it hard to load.

There is no tray to catch pages.

Main advantage is a small footprint.

I've had this fax machine for approx. a year and have only used 1 ink cartridge (which I don't think is too bad considering how much I use it). This is a half way decent fax machine for the money. I wouldn't get this machine if you plan on copying very detailed info but if you are copying regular typeface on regular sheets of paper it's okay. If you try copying something heavier than regular paper or lighter than regular paper it will most certainly get stuck (at least for me it did!). But for basic faxing and copying this fax works fine. I also have digital telephone and answering machine and call id and it worked fine for me.