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Brother MFC-490CW multifunction printer
Brother MFC-490CW
 
 
 
 
 
Last updated on 05/19/13 01:35:13
 
 
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• Fax / copier / printer / scanner • Ink-jet • Color Printing - Yes • Up to 33 ppm B&W Print Speed • up to 27 ppm Color Print Speed • Hi-Speed USB, Ethernet 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, USB host
 
 
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EXPERT REVIEWS (5)
 
Published
Jul 15, 2010
Editor Rating
60.0/100
Brother MFC-490CW • reghardware
A photo print took 103s, nearly 30s slower than any other machine, and a colour photocopy took 42s...Black text is fair, but colour graphics on plain paper are pale and insipid...The colour speed only beats the Kodak and is well behind the other four...
Published
Jul 21, 2009
Editor Rating
2.5/5
Brother MFC-490CW Overview & User Reviews - Multifunction Devices - CNET Reviews
Triple-interface connectivity includes USB, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet LAN; inexpensive; small and stylish....Taxing print head produces slow-moving prints; suffers the same mechanical errors affecting other Brother...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...We
Published
Apr 17, 2009
Editor Rating
8.0/10
Brother MFC-490CW Wireless All-in-One Inkjet review - Printer - Trusted Reviews
Overall, the MFC-490CW looks like a better deal to us than the MFC-990CW...The convenience of wireless connection, the widescreen LCD display and the comparatively small footprint all work in the MFC-490CW’s favour, as a true multifunction device for home and small business...Brother has a wide range of all-in-one printers aimed at the home and home office markets...
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USER REVIEWS (20)
 
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Average rating
from 258
reviews
3.5/5
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Brother MFC-490CW Inkjet Multifunction w/Wireless Networking
"I was skeptical of Brother printers, but after having a miserable experience with HP trying to get a 6380 to work (two broken units delivered; two units returned; 4 hours on phone with tech support), I broadened my search and found consistently good reviews of this printer..."

"Overall, the set up was easy and quick..."

"Print quality is good, not fantastic (I will play with settings and see if I..."

Average rating
from 159
reviews
8.2/10
Brother MFC-490CW Printer Reviews - Compare Prices and Deals - Reevoo
"It is compact, easy to set up and very good value..."

"Quiet, compact machine which looks good and is easy to operate..."

"Slower than could be and print quality is OK for business use but not good enough for photo printing..."

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Average rating
from 44
reviews
2.1/5
Brother MFC-490CW prices and availability - CNET Shopper
"I will never buy another Brother printer again It looks good on my desk..."

"Also saves you on the $20.00 USB cord!! =) LOVE IT, SO HAPPY! Small, light weight Nearly impossible to connect to print This looks good and all, hey wait! You actually want this to printt..."

"Whilst working, scanner good, black ink print fine Mechanically flawed to the hilt..."

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Published
Feb 22, 2009
 
 
Brother MFC-490CW Color Inkjet All-in-One with Wireless Networking for $71.72
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Published
Jul 31, 2007
 
 
490CW Review - An Overview of the Brother 490CW Printer
The good folks at Brother have a hot selling all in one printer in the 490CW...The 490CW looks very similar to the other Brother models of the last few years...The speed of photo printing is really pretty good...
Average rating
from 32
reviews
4.0/5
Newegg.com - Brother MFC series MFC-490CW Up to 33 ppm Black Print Speed 6000 x 1200...
"My black cartridge is "empty" so it will not print ANYTHING..."

"o) Cheap (I got it for $80 in Feb.) Prints very fast Ink isn't too expensive Prints on paper look fantastic Photos look pretty good WiFi is flawless, and easy to setup The paper tray is a little annoying, it reminds me of a comercial printer..."

"Brother is very good value and I strongly recommend this Wireless and Linux..."

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Average rating
from 15
reviews
4.7/5
Brother MFC-490CW All-in-One Color Inkjet Printer - 6000 x 1200 dpi 2500 Pages Per...
"Excellent value and happy with almost everything, except the color quality isn't as good as I expected..."

"good machine for the price I bought it refurb on recco's of other purchasers and was not disappointed at all..."

"But copies good and makes papers look nice..."

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Average rating
from 7
reviews
4.0/5
Brother MFC-490cw All-In-One InkJet Printer Reviews. Buying Guides & Consumer Product...
"LCD Display, fast printing, ADF , four separate ink cartridges no legal sized scanning Summary: We have been purchasing HP inkjet printers for the past several years due to some bad experiences with the usually reliable Epson printers..."

"I have never had a bad experience with this printer, other than copying can take a while to come out..."

"I assumed it was a bad cartridge and bought a new one, but the..."

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Average rating
from 1
reviews
3.0/5
Brother MFC 490CW Multifunction Printer - Reviews & Prices @ Yahoo! Shopping
"multi function at outstanding price works like crap with vista durring the install, the printer needs to be recognized via usb, when i am directed to plug in the usb and power on, the computer chimes for usb, but insall halts still waiting for the connection..."

"asy to figure out, practicle and sound, but i've never figured out it's fax function and this is the second computer that i have tried and i..."

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Average rating
from 4
reviews
2.0/5
BROTHER MFC-490CW All-in-One Color Inkjet Printer with Wireless Networking : Digital...
"While the print, photocopy and scan qualities are good the production speed is poor..."

"I had purchased a good HP all-in-one, but for some reason it wouldn't interface with my Vista 64-bit, even after 3 hours on the phone with Tech Support..."

"Quick, with no problems, it's quiet, the print quality is really good for the money, and the replacement ink is more than reasonably priced, which is important to..."

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Average rating
from 1
reviews
5.0/5
Brother MFC-490C Wireless Photo Printer Copier Scanner and Fax at HSN.com
"Prints out very quickly! I am using strictly wireless to print from all 4 of my computers withotu a problem..."

"Only issue so far is the software does not work with windows 7 pre release and their is no fix yet..."

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PRICES (5)
 
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Service & Parts CD for Brother MFC-490C Printer (OEM - For Technical Reference), manufactured by Brother The page yield for this color drum is 36000 pages. Page Yield ...
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MANUFACTURERS (2)
 
Brother MFC-490CW | All In One Color Printer
Brother MFC-490CW, All In One Color Printer – Brother-USA.com. Features of the Brother MFC-490CW all in one color printer. Brother MFC-490CW printer...
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USER’S GUIDE - Brother International - At your side for all ...
Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages ...
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