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Sharp UX-B700 Large-Capacity Business Inkjet Fax Machine
Studio : Sharp
by Sharp
Brand : Sharp
Model : B700
Release Date : 2003-03-04
Publisher : Sharp
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0074000033528
UPC : 074000033528
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 14 reviews)
List Price : $129.99
Our Price : $102.58
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Up to 600 dpi resolution
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Large-capacity paper tray, holds 200 letter or legal sheets
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20-sheet auto-document feeder
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Built-in 1.8 MB memory stores up to 100 pages of incoming faxes
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Stores up to 99 numbers for quick dialing
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Product Description |
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Sharp's new UX-B700 Inkjet Fax Machine is ideal for the home or small business that requires big office features in a smaller compact machine. The quiet inkjet printing produces crisp and clear incoming faxes and copies of up to 600 dpi quality. With features like a large, 200 sheet capacity paper tray and 1.8MB memory, the UX-B700 delivers high performance and convenience in one machine. Inkjet Output optimizes quality of incoming faxes and copies at up to 600 dpi. Plain Paper Fax prints or copies on standard copier paper. Large Capacity Paper Tray adjusts to fit 200 sheets of letter or 50 legal-size paper. Automatic Document Feeder features a 20-sheet auto document feeder for faxing and copying. 1.8 MB Memory stores approximately 100 pages of incoming documents should you run out of supplies. Dialing Directory stores up to 99 phone numbers for quick dialing. |
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Significant drawbacks |
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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Don't even think about it! |
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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. |
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Find Another Fax Machine |
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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. |
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Fax eats ink, but generic refill kit works fine |
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. |
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Save your money |
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This is the worst fax machine I have ever owned. I don't know what happens to the ink, but the ink cartridge doesn't last very long. Furthermore, the print quality is horrible when it does work. You will save money and headaches in the long buying any other fax machine. |
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