Brother SX-4000 Electronic Typewriter by BROTHER
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Digital camera reviews of Brother SX-4000 Electronic Typewriter
Digital camera Review: Gift
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this typewriter for my 87 year old Mom who has trouble holding a pen with her right hand. I thought it would be easier for her to address envelopes, cards and letters in general. She loves it and has had no trouble with it. Thanks.
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Digital camera Review: Good for personal usages but too noisy
Summary: 4 Stars
Great typewriter for the personal usage. Working great, although inserting paper is kind of irritate me.
Real problem is, that it is too loud to use in anywhere. The noise is making me feel like I'm around the old lawn mower.
Digital camera Review: Good typewriter
Summary: 4 Stars
Good for the money and very convenient. Mostly plastic in construction and looks cheap, but works as it's supposed to and great for forms and letterheads. Leave business letters or the great American novel for MS Word, but use this typewriter for smaller tasks.Digital camera Review: Good value, Good for forms and envelopes
Summary: 4 Stars
Brother seems to have cornered the market these days on electric typewriters. I bought this typewriter more than five years ago, from a warehouse club for $150.00, which is a much more than its Amazon price today. I only take it out to fill in forms and type on small labels or envelopes. It's worked perfectly and held up great.
I used to own a Smith Corona electric typewriter, with mushy keys. I'd push down on it and it felt spongy, doesn't have that "clicky" feel to it that I prefer. The Brother's keys have a firmer touch. I swore not to buy another Smith Corona electric because of the feel of the keys.
The only reason I didn't give the Brother five stars is that I type over 70wpm, and the typewriter can't keep up with me. I'd type a whole sentence, have to pause, then wait for it to complete the printout. It's a bit annoying, and I'm sure the little print-preview window would solve my problem, but I fix it by slowing...down...to...a...crawl...about...30wpm.
Warning about changing daisywheels. The original wheel that it came with works well. I'd pop it out play with it, then pop it back in and type away fine. However, when I changed it over to a different typeface, it printed wrong characters. I'd type a W and it came out A. I discovered that on the spare daisy wheel, I have to align a pin on the wheel to a hole on the daisy wheel uptake (pin has to be at around the 2 o'clock spot). You'd know it when you look at it. When I lined them up when installing the wheel, the spare daisy wheel printed fine.
It's very easy to change wheels, or change ribbons. I needed to follow instructions for changing the correction tape, but once I did it once, it wasn't hard. All the keys are clearly labeled. It has up and down line-scroll functions. The little print-preview window allows for correcting mistakes before they're typed out.
Overall a fine and reliable machine. I always liked Brother products.
Digital camera Review: Great basic typewriter
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm very happy with the typewriter. It's just used for envelopes and proposals for our business. I've used this brand name before without any problems. Thank you.