Article: FAX MACHINES CAN DO DOUBLE DUTY AS A COPIER.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: Consumer Reports

One of every four calls handled by U.S. phone lines today carries afacsimile, or "fax," transmission rather than a voice. Since you probably would not want the expense of a separate phone line for a fax machine, those intended for home use typically have circuitry that monitors incoming calls, routing voices to the phone and fax tones to the machine. Virtually all fax machines for the home can also double as a basic photocopier. Expensive office machines print on plain paper. The inexpensive machines that Consumer Reports tested, suitable for a home office, use thermal paper. The average prices of these models ranged from $300 to ...

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