Well, ya gotta hook the fax up to a phone line anyway, so why not spend the 50 bucks for a tiny apple motorolla modem that plugs into an usb port?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 6:16 PM Subject: Re: networking all in one devices Thanks, I actually have a scanner, but as far as faxing, you can't do this unless you have a separate modem attached to the machine. So, the idea was to have it all available via the network. I had wondered if one of the print servers would allow the scanner etc. to be used on one of the all in one machines. However for the money, I might as well get it built-in I imagine. Laser, yeah, for the amount of printing we do, it would last us for a few years unlike the ink jet. Thanks, On Jan 6, 2008, at 5:21 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > Laser is still the best bet. I believe hp can give you what you > want but it > might be even more expensive. if you can do it though, you might > want to > consider hardwiring the device since wireless can go flaky and you > wouldn't > want that to happen in the midst of getting out that late project. > I have > to say though I have a wireless print server and beside having to > change the > ip address the computers look for when it gets unplugged and > replugged due > to my router config, it's a neat little device. I plugged it into the > printer port of my printer where the cable to the computer would go > and set > it up via its ip address and that's all there was to it. > > you already have fax capability built into the mac and scanners are > cheap > these days and come with copy utilities and such so you might > actually save > money by getting a printer and a scanner. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:26 PM > Subject: networking all in one devices > > > Folks, > > I've been doing some research on all in one printer, scanner, and fax > machnes. I have found a Brother MFC-5460CN and a wireless version of > this unit which is an ink jet and the MFC-9840 series which is wired > and wireless units and this is a color laser. Now what made me > consider this particular brand is the fact that apparently you can > utilize the scanner, printer, and fax functions from the Mac. I'd like > to know a few things. > > 1. Does anyone know if there is an Epson or HP unit that would allow > the same abilities. > 2. Do you know if Brother is a reliable brand like HP. > 3. It seems that although laser is more expensive, does provide a > little better quality print, it does out last ink jets in terms of > those cases where you don't print as much since the ink jet uses > liquid ink which is of course going to dry up at some point. > > Does anyone know if the ink jets have improved to make it worth paying > less for the unit up front and then just replaces cartriages every six > to eight months? Actually the one thing that Brother does offer and I > think some of the more expensive HP printers allow you to replace some > cartriages as opposed to all of them since they are split into > multiple cartriages of different colors. > > tnx > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
