Reviews of the Brother MFC-490CW
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CNET Review
The Good: Triple-interface connectivity includes USB, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet LAN; inexpensive; small and stylish.
The Bad: Taxing print head produces slow-moving prints; suffers the same mechanical errors affecting other Brother printers; photo quality can use improvement.
The Bottom Line: The Brother MFC-490CW is an improvement over the more expensive MFC-5890CN, but that still doesn't excuse its drudging print speeds and mechanical issues under the hood. Instead of dealing with these headaches, we recommend you look toward the Canon Pixma MX330, which will give you consistent performance and a variety of extra features for the same price.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 64/100 and users 88/100. Comparing these reviews to 210785 other Printers reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 100/100 = Excellent.
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macuser.co.uk
Review Summary: The Brother MFC-490CW has the virtue of packing a lot into a comparatively small footprint device. You've got an automatic document feeder, memory card slots, wireless connection, fax and a convenient widescreen LCD display. What you don't get is fast ...
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trustedreviews.com
Review Summary: This all-in-one bundles plenty of features into an attractive and affordable package.
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goodgearguide.com.au
Review Summary: The Brother MFC-490CW offers good colour accuracy, but it delivers poor print speeds and has issues with text clarity.
Manufacturer: Brother International
Part number: MFC-490CW
General
- Width 15.4 in
- Depth 14.8 in
- Height 7.1 in
- Weight 17.9 lbs
Printer
- Ink Palette (Colors) 4-ink - Cyan, magenta, yellow, black
- Nozzle Configuration 94 nozzles (black), 3 x 94 nozzles (cyan, magenta, yellow)
- Ink Cartridge Configuration 4 cartridges (1 each: cyan, magenta, yellow, black)
- Ink Type Brother Innobella ink
- Direct Printing Specifications DPOF, PictBridge
Miscellaneous
- Consumables Included 1 ( Black ) - Brother Innobella LC61-BK, 1 ( Cyan ) - Brother Innobella LC61-C, 1 ( Magenta ) - Brother Innobella LC61-M, 1 ( Yellow ) - Brother Innobella LC61-Y
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
Environmental Standards
- EPA Energy Star Compliant Yes
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Express exchange - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 50 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 95 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 20 - 80%
- Sound Emission (Operating) 50 dB
Product Photos
User Opinions
Buying Choices
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