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Brother MFC-490CW Color Inkjet Wireless All-in-One Printer

Brother MFC-490CW Color Inkjet Wireless All-in-One PrinterBrand: Brother
Category: CE

List Price: $179.00
Buy New: $147.99
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Seller: PixLaser
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 200 reviews

Format: CD
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 1
CPU Type: AMD Athlon
Processors: 1
System Memory: 128000
Memory Type: DRAM
Hard Drive Size: 1
Graphics RAM: 256
Native Resolution: 640x480
Display Size: 669.2913385826772
Shipping Weight (lbs): 17.9
Dimensions (in): 14.8 x 15.4 x 7.1
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MPN: MFC-490cw
Model: MFC-490cw
UPC: 012502620495
EAN: 0012502620495
ASIN: B001FBIWHQ

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Features:
  • Flexible wireless (802.11b/g) or wired (Ethernet) network connection
  • Wide 3.3" color LCD provides easy help menus and photo enhancement
  • Unattended fax, copy or scan; up to 15-page auto document feeder
  • Direct photo printing from media card slots, USB direct/PictBridge Interface
  • Fast speed printing up to 33ppm black and 27ppm color
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Product Description
This compact and stylish color inkjet all-in-one comes with up to 15-page auto document feeder for convenient unattended fax, copy or scan. It also offers the flexibility to share with multiple users using wireless or wired network connection. The user-friendly widescreen 3.3" color LCD display provides help menus and photo enhancement. Also, easily print photos on demand from the media card slots, USB direct or PictBridge interface. You can print rich, vibrant photos on demand at up to 6000 x 1200 dpi. It prints at up to 33ppm black and 27ppm color and includes a high-speed super G3 33.6Kbps fax modem. Plus, with the 4-separate ink cartridges, only replace the cartridge that needs to be replaced.

Customer Reviews:
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5 out of 5 stars So far, I love it!   December 1, 2008
KV Trout (Los Angeles, CA USA)
86 out of 86 found this review helpful

I've only had this for about 2 weeks but so far I love it.
I cannot say how durable or reliable it will be but here's what I can say:
1) it worked great right out of the box and was not difficult to hook up
2) it prints much faster than my Canon Pixma
3) the scanning software is easier to use than my Canon Pixma
4) it has a fax which - again - worked the first time, very easy
5) it SEEMS to use less ink than the Canon or the Epson I had before that (you do have to buy 4 ink cartridges not just one, but you can buy only the one you need, you don't have to buy all at once)
6) You can turn it off and when you call for it by clicking PRINT on a document or photo, it turns itself on - very nice! (and it comes on quickly)

This may or may not be a downside: the manual is very thick and there are lots of options. I haven't even felt like going through them all and I figure I may never do so unless I need something to work a certain way that does not, as it is, out of the box. I did have to set a few things on the menu, like turning off the ringer of the fax, but that was easy.

My ONE complaint is that the scan screen is smaller than the pixma, so if you have a document or picture larger than about 11x14 (not sure the exact size - see the specs) then it won't work for you. The Pixma had a larger screen.

All in all, if this thing gives me 2 years of good service I will be satisfied.

So far, I would give it a hearty recommendation.


5 out of 5 stars Awesome All-In-One Printer, Small Footprint!   December 3, 2008
Jim Jennings (Rockford, IL United States)
70 out of 70 found this review helpful

Just bought the Brother MFC-490cw to replace my dead Lexmark X83. Simply stated, this is an awesome all-in-one printer! Setup was quick and easy. The printer found my wireless router in seconds. Loaded the proper drivers in the various laptops and BAM! we were printing without wires!

The print quality for both text and color images is very good. the 3.3" color screen is a very nice feature. Having true CMYK print cartridges (meaning 4 different cartridges) means you only have to replace the color that is empty. It also has slots for memory cards and flash drives so that you can fax/scan straight to those when you don't have a PC handy. All things considered, I couldn't be happier with this printer. At $79.99 it was a steal of a deal!! Wi-Fi printing, the only way to print!!!!

Update: We've used this printer quite a bit since we purchased it, both for my daughter's many high school homework, reports, photos, etc., and for my writing and editing work. This printer is AMAZING. It takes every wireless job with ease and speed. It prints edge to edge if needed, and it's use of the CMYK print cartridges is excellent. I really can't believe I was able to get such a great all-in-one machine for under 80 bucks!! If you haven't looked closely at this printer, you should. I've seen $200+ printers that weren't nearly this good. IT ROCKS!!!


5 out of 5 stars The best multi function printer I have ever owned!   January 24, 2009
Raj Rao (Denver, CO)
33 out of 33 found this review helpful

I bought my MFC-490CW yesterday and in the 24 hours that I have owned it I have just one thing to say - WOW!
I like this printer so much - that I felt that I needed to review it right away and here is why: (my review is based on over 15 years of owning various printers, scanners and fax machines)
1. The Setup:
Setup was even easier than most wired printers that I have had:
The hardest part of the setup was unpacking and getting all the tap and locks of the printers. After that, I pretty much was able to get everything setup by not even having to take a look at the manual (I did use the quick setup manual).
Once the printer was setup and hooked to my wireless network, I installed the drivers that were on the CD on my computers and the setup did all the parts of finding the printer, installing it, that I was amazed that by the end of the installation I had a working printer setup.
I have one computer that is wired to the wireless router and 2 laptops that access the network using wireless connectivity. The printer accesses the network through wireless connectivity too.
2 machines on the network run Windows XP and installation was eventless on them. On my Vista laptop, the setup ran into some problem and just kept waiting for a long time. I just shutdown the installation process, restarted the computer and then restarted the installer - this time around - the installation went off successfully.
I am amazed at how hands off the installation from each computer is: Normally after the drivers are installed you need to find the printer, etc, etc.... With the MFC 490, you run the installer and you are done... You are ready to print/scan/fax right after that.
2. The features:
This is probably the most feature rich printer that I have seen in a $100 multi-function printer.
* You can scan from any computer on the network.
* You can scan from the printer and have it send the image to any computer you like.
* The automatic paper feeder works!
* You can not only send and receive faxes on the device, but also do it from any of the computers on the network.
* the Paper port software provided - does a great job of the OCR
* I love the integrated paper feeder for printing - no ugly stack of papers sticking out of the printer.
* It is fast - I was worried that being connected over the wireless network - printing and especially scanning would be slow.... but it felt just as fast as when I used to be connected to my old printers using a USB cable.
* With all these features - it is like having a separate printer connected directly to each computer on your network.
3: Print quality:
No complaints - it is a $100 printer - I am not expecting shop quality print outs, yet the quality of photos was good and I could not find anything to complain about.
Also - the ink is pretty cheap - $10 for color cartridges and $15 for the black ink. (I found after market cartridges for even cheaper - but wouldnt risk those).
4: Scan quality:
Scanning was easy and every computer accesses the scanner just as though it were directly connected to it. You can specify scan settings (resolution, quality, size and area to be scanned) from your computer.
Scan quality of photos was good.
Scan quality of documents was good and the OCR I did of a printer letter was good and had an accuracy of about 95%.
5: Looks:
The printer has a low form factor - so it blends nicely with the office. With no papers sticking out - it looks very aesthetically pleasing.

I would recommend this device to anybody who is looking to buy a new printer any time soon. It is a solid printer, with great features and best of all it is cheap. It certainly is worth $200 for what it gives you in features and ease of use. You can get it for $100 to $130 in most stores.

I love it! This is how printers should be made.


5 out of 5 stars Great and Affordable All-in-One   December 9, 2008
K. Fishburn (Columbus, OH)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful

To get a great all-in-one printer without killing your wallet is one thing, but throw in wireless capabilities for the ease of printing from your portable device, is the icing on the cake.
From the moment I opened up the box, my printer was set up (including software for my laptop) in under 30 minutes. I was printing wirelessly in no time. Because I only use this printer wirelessly, I cannot rate the item on a wired setup.
This seems to be a huge upgraid from my Lexmark all-in-one, but without a hugh price difference. I really like that there is no attached phone for the fax portion. Now my two year old can no longer tie up the phone line due to a pointless attachment. So far all the documents I have printed have come out looking great. I have not used it for photos yet.
I highly recommend this product. An extremely affordable wireless all-in-one with a very simple and stress free setup process.


5 out of 5 stars I'm impressed!   January 9, 2009
PT Cruiser (CA USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful

Ordinarily one of my least favorite things to do is to set up office equipment like printers or fax machines. I was prepared to hunker down for the evening and install this multi function printer on a wireless network with three PC's and two Mac's. Four of the computers are connected to Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router by ethernet and the other wireless. The set-up of the printer was a snap. It probably took about 40 minutes from taking the printer out of the box to printing a test picture on the last computer and most of that time was taking the plastic packing material off the printer and waiting while the software and drivers installed on the computers. It was painless. No foul words, no bad temper or snarling.

After plugging in the printer and connecting the phone line for the fax, I installed the ink cartridges and set up the fax info on the little LED screen. It was simple, just followed the directions in the quick start guide. (They even supplied pictures) Then I followed the prompts on that little LCD screen to connect to my wireless network. It saw it right away, asked for passwords, etc. and, POOF! the printer was connected to my network. Then I just put the CD that came with the printer into each of the computers, one at a time (They have installers for both the Mac and PC on the same CD) and POOF! again. They were all hooked up and I could print pictures. It was that easy. Now I can print from all of the computers and there's no wires running from the printer to any of the computers or to the router. It almost seems like magic!

I can remember times when connecting just one printer to a computer was a major "plug and pray" ordeal. This was completely painless and I'm not a computer geek by any stretch of the imagination.

The photos I've printed so far look great. I sent a fax to my office, but will have to wait til tomorrow to make sure it went through. It looks like it did. The scanner works just fine. Another little thing that's cool about this machine is the LCD window. I took a picture of it and posted it on this product page.

Two thumbs up for this printer!

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