How useful is color faxing?

[zephyrprime]

So I need to buy a fax machine. I was looking to get a laser based one because of the lower consumable costs. However, inkjet based units often offer color faxing. This would only be useful if a lot of people sent color faxes and I don't know if they do. So is color faxing very useful?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Honestly, I didn't even know color faxing was supported.

 

[EeyoreX]

Does anyone that faxes you fax in color? Do you need to fax anyone in color? If there is enough of a "yes" to either question than it's useful. Personally I don't think so, but then I don't send or recieve faxes all that often. I also didn't know color faxing was supported.

\Dan

 

[corkyg]

Remember - to get color at the other end, the recipient also has to have a color fax. I personally see no reason for it - the bandwidth requirement would really slow down the whole fax process.

Seems like one of those ideas for which there is very little market. I have unplugged my fax machine - I only plug it in when I want to send a fax. I don't want to get fax spam - and that was starting to come. In color that would be expensive. 🙂

 

[zephyrprime]

I haven't received any faxes yet but in the line of work I'm entering into, I expect to receive some faxes. I don't really know if many people send color faxes.

 

[vegetation]

It's not very popular, and I imagine the only people who would be actively using it are fax spammers. So save yourself money and skip it.

 

[HappyPuppy]

You are about to enter into the wonderful world of @%&*&^&^%# fax spammers. I hate them more than email spammers.