Home > Consumer Reviews > Panasonic KX-FL501 Plain-Paper Laser Fax/copy Machine

I recommend this fax for anyone who has need for one to use in a personal/home or small business office. The setup is a bit cumbersome, but the ease of use more than makes up for this one downside. The reports are a great way of tracking useage.

I have yet to order a cartridge but been told it is very expensive - nothing surprising there.

Buy this machine. It is great!

Bought it based on Panasonic reputation and apparently good feature set. It worked for a few months and then started jamming. Blank paper jams. Outgoing faxes jam. Incoming faxes jam. The only thing this machine does well is take up space and use electricity. Oh yes, if your cat comes near it may get its tail jammed in the stupid machine as well. Replaced the awful thing with an HP and have been quite happy. Don't Buy This Awful Thing!

I've had this machine for about a year. Worked fine first 6 months. Thereafter began to frequenly jam paper in an accordion fashion which is very difficult to clear. Sometimes had to use tweezers to remove bits of jammed paper. ARGHHH!!!

Initially we were very pleased with this fax machine, but about 18 months after we bought it we started having problems. Usually a couple times per week the paper jams as it is trying to exit the machine. Once it starts happening, it continues over and over. It becomes very frustrating. Eventually we just have to turn it off until the roller cools down. Do not buy for office use.

This fax machine requires the drum unit be replaced about every three toner cartriges. Drum unit $75-$100. May as well buy a new fax machine every three months.
RS