Do I wish my Brother would fax directly to .pdf? yes. It does scan directly to .pdf at least. Do I wish it would allow me to fax directly to my server? Yes. Unfortunately it's software requires a direct USB connection (to my knowledge although it can be networked so I'm going to look a little more into this. I do believe it requires a direct USB connection to a client)
Is it the single best multifunction device I have ever owned in print quality/dependability, especially for the price? Yes, by far.
I have a high end HP MFP that I intended to use in the front office and use it's fax/copy/scanner. It failed in the first month, had to be shipped back, replaced, still having some less major issues with software/drivers. And I love HP stuff, especially laser printers. So I throw the little $260 Brother up front while the HP is out for replacement. Left it there and haven't replaced it. My front office crew love it.
Converting faxes to .pdf is a 3 second process with Paperport on any computer in the office because the "received faxes" folder is shared. Many of the faxes need to be split up anyway and cover sheets discarded.
Its not perfect, but I could buy 5 of them for the cost of my Fujitsu scanner that I have never used.
Solo docs need inexpensive, dependable equipment/software. Amazing Charts and Brother work.
