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Brother MFC-6490cw Professional Series Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer with Wireless Networking | 
| Brand: Brother
Category: CE
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $295.42
You Save: $4.57 (2%)
Rating:  21 reviews
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 36
Dimensions (in): 19.2 x 21.3 x 12.7
nv:Print Method: Inkjet
Resolution: 6000 x 1200 dpi
Maximum Duty Cycle: 5,000 Pages Per Month
Print Speed: Up to 35 PPM (Black)
Print Speed: Up to 28 PPM (Color)
Dimensions: 21.3"W x 19.2"D x 12.7"H
Special Features: Copying Capability
Special Features: Scanning Capability
Special Features: Fax Capability
Connectivity: Ethernet
Connectivity: USB
Connectivity: PictBridge
Connectivity: Wireless Ethernet WiFi 802.11b/g
Standard Paper Input: 700 Sheets
Paper Sizes Supported: Letter
MPN: MFC-6490cw
Model: MFC-6490cw
UPC: 012502620549
EAN: 0012502620549
ASIN: B001AVPQ48
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
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| Features:
| • | Multifuction inkjet 4-in-1 network device prints photos and documents, copies, scans, and faxes | | • | Built-in 802.11b/g wireless and 10/100Mbps wired interface | | • | Prints at up to 35ppm black and 28ppm color; maximum resolution of 6000 x 1200 dpi | | • | Prints and copies on up to ledger-size (11 x 17-inch) paper; copies up to 23 cpm | | • | Measures 21.3 x 12.7 x 19.2-inches (WxHxD); two-year warranty |
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Product Description
3.3" Color LCD / Memory Card Reader / Up to 35 page per minute text speed / Wireless network compatible / Reduce and Enlarge mode / Up to 11x17 capacity
Amazon.com Product Description
For the ultimate versatility at a reasonable price, the Brother MFC-6490cw All-in-One Printer with Wireless Networking is the ideal solution for homes and small offices. Everyday tasks will be accomplished more efficiently thanks to this powerful device that can quickly produce high-quality prints, copies, scans, and faxes.  | The Brother MFC-6490cw Multi-Function Printer: - Lets you print, copy, scan, and fax with one device.
- Has wireless and wired networking built-in.
- Supports paper sizes up to ledger size (11 x 17-inch).
- Has two paper trays holding a maximum of 400 sheets.
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Make high-quality prints, copies, scans, and faxes with the MFC-6490cw. | Large Prints for a Big Impact
Unlike most printers and multi-function devices in this range, the MFC-6490cw prints on up to ledger-size (11 x 17-inch) paper, giving you the versatility to print presentations, signs, reports, photos, and other print-outs that will give you a more dramatic visual impact. Built-In Wireless and Wired Network Capability
The MFC-6490cw features both a built-in 10/100 Ethernet and 802.11b/g Wireless networking interface. Simply connect it to your router and everyone on the network with wireless capabilities can print, scan, fax, and access the digital camera media cards. With support for WiFi Protected Setup, network security setup is as easy as a push of the button. Fast, High Quality Printing in Color
The MFC-6490cw offers up to 35ppm black and 28ppm color printing, so you'll never be kept waiting. Featuring a 4-cartridge ink system, the device can print up to a maximum resolution of 6000 x 1200 dpi for outstanding, crisp text and photo quality. Borderless prints are no problem, and the device includes two input trays with a capacity of 150 pages and 250 pages each. The printer has a recommended monthly print volume of up to 2000 pages, and a maximum monthly duty cycle of up to 5,000 printed pages. Scan, Copy, and Fax
In addition to answering your printing needs, you can also rely on the MFC-6490cw for your black-and-white and color scanning. With an optical resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi with a 48-bit color depth, you'll get crisp, clear scans of photos, as well as text. Included OCR software for both PC and Macs lets you convert documents into editable text. Scanned documents and images can be exported as graphic files such as TIFF, JPEG, BMP, and PDF. 
Edit and print photos directly from your digital camera and memory cards. | You can also make high-quality copies without the need for turning on your computer. Simply place up to 50 pages on the automatic document feeder for copies at a speed of up to 23 copies per minute black and 20 cpm color. Just as with printing, you can copy up to ledger-size sheets. The copier automatically sorts and can reduce and enlarge from 25 to 400 percent of the original. The fax function has Super G3 capability, which means that you can transmit black-and-white and color faxes at the fastest speed possible (approximately three seconds per page). Out-of-paper reception, auto fax reduction, fax forwarding for black-and-white faxes, and automatic redial are all supported. The fax machine is caller ID and call waiting caller ID ready. Built-in Media Card Reader for Quick Photo Printing
The MFC-6490cw's PhotoCapture Center has a memory reader for CF, MS, MS Pro, SD, SDHC, xD, xD type M/H, and USB Flash drives, letting you pull photos you've taken and edit them directly on the integrated widescreen 3.3-inch color LCD display. You can crop, auto correct, enhance skin tone, enhance scenery, remove red-eye, and convert to monochrome or sepia, and then print them out. The Brother MFC-6490cw measure 21.3 x 12.7 x 19.2-inches (WxHxD) and weighs 34 pounds. It is backed by a 2-year warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 Exceptional value! December 26, 2008
Terry M. (Seattle, WA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this unit to replace a Xerox WorkCentre 250 AIO that I could no longer get ink cartridges for and a H-P DeskJet 932C that was unreliable and used ink cartridges that would fail before the ink was half gone. It also has taken on the primary scanner chore for digitizing documents.
So far I have been very happy with this AIO.
Pros:
- I scan a lot of articles into Nuance's PaperPort for ease of future access and searching. The scanner will handle a full page of the tabloid size trade magazines. The scanner is also ready to go without any lamp warmup which saves time. Using the ADF to feed originals onto the scanner saves a huge amount of time over laying each page individually on the scanner glass.
- Being able to print color CAD drawings on 11" x 17" paper has been fantastic! Previously I had to tape together letter-size sheets or e-mail the drawings to a print shop and then drive to the store to get them.
- I don't fax often but the options menu on the Brother is intuitive enough that I don't need to pull out the manual each time that I want to send a non-standard fax. This AIO has all of the common fax functions.
- Setting up the printer on my home network (wired) was painless. All three computers recognized the printer and loaded the appropriate drivers on the first attempt.
Cons:
- The color saturation and accuracy on the scanner is not great. When scanning photos or slides I still use the old Epson Perfection 1240U. It takes a little time for the lamp to warm up but the scanned images are much better.
- I miss having a manual feed paper tray. When I need to print envelopes it is still easier to fire up the old laser printer than to put envelopes in the paper tray of the Brother.
- A problem cropped up early on where the Brother wouldn't print after using the scanner function unless it was unplugged for a couple of minutes, then plugged back in. Checking Brother's web site revealed that a firmware update was available. Since installing the update the unit has performed flawlessly.
I used to design printers for IBM years ago. It is amazing how much functionality has been stuffed into this AIO for so little money. Buy one!
 Nearly perfect so far... December 18, 2008
Gary Washer
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the MFC-6490cw after reading the favorable customer reviews, even though I didn't have a good opinion of Brother equipment. It was a good choice. I replaced an HP Deskjet 1220c wide format printer ($400 originally) because I need ledger size scanning as well as printing and the lowest cost I have found for a ledger size scanner is about $180. I can say as a printer it surpasses the HP in every catagory. Sharper, faster, easier and more free of jams( so far).
I use a USB connection and probably won't use the wifi ever, so cannot comment on this capability.
One user reported that he could not use the document feeder (adf) while scanning. I can say it will definately work for scanning or copying. The adf however skews the ledger size paper too much for my needs and so I will just use the glasstop scanner position instead. The skew adjustment auto-fix feature unfortunately only works with smaller sizes.
Another user complained about the auto tray selection feature. This unit will, when set up properly, auto-select the correct tray according to print size when printing only. I am using letter in tray 1 and ledger in tray 2. When copying you will have to manually select the correct tray. Evidently it isn't "smart" enough to identify the document size while scanning. Also FYI, the online description of the procedure to do next-document size selection only is incorrect. You cannot temporarily change the tray 2 paper size or type; you must change those in the setup menu only. So, use tray 1 for temporary paper size changes.
It looks like the 2x ink cartridges are more cost effective since they are only slightly more expensive than the standard sizes. I have noticed that not all stores stock either size to fit this printer. The Walmart in my area only has an older non-compatible type. Be prepared to have to order these by internet.
System: Win XP Pro, 2.53GHZ, wired network
A great multi-function office machine for the price. November 30, 2008
R. Sorensen (Green Lane, PA)
I bought this to replace several separate components that were not aging well, and 11" x 17" print & scan capability plus the built-in Wireless were the main selling points.
Connecting to my network was a little problematic. To connect, I had to change my office network's encryption, as I was using a WEP encryption of HEX codes that don't translate to alpha characters, but this printer will not allow anything but alpha. Anyway, once that was done, the unit worked beautifully, and actually has so many features in the software that I haven't had the time to explore them all.
Brother MFC 6490cw All in One November 24, 2008
J. A. Kidd
Absolutely fabulous! A great product with great quality print, scan, fax and copy. The seller was excellent...received the item in 2 days! Very pleased. The machine is bit large for a home office and it didn't come with a USB cord to connect to the computer.
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