I agree that an MFC (if you are in the market to begin with) is the way to go. Any "fax server" as JoyFax or others are fine. You do basically need a fax server to fax effectively from the desktop. Most MFCs like Brother, HP, Dell, Xerox, Muratec have MFCs WITH a fax server in them. Not to be picky but the three terms are MFP (Multifunction printer), MFC (Multifunction copier), and a-i-o (All-In-One). Personally, I still like MFP the best, but it's really not that important. We have been down the Brother road a million times, but just so you know the company is allergic to PDFs and simply refuses to fax to PDF. Only TIFF. Yes, the Paperport software can covert it to PDF rather quickly, but I don't understand it. If you can find a Muratec, then you are all set.
