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Brother MFC-490CW Reviews

Multifunction ( fax / copier / printer / scanner ) - color - ink-jet - copying (up to): 22 ppm (mono) / 20 ppm... More product details

$79.99

Triple-interface connectivity includes USB, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet LAN; inexpensive; small and stylish. (cnet.com)

It can be quite hard to tell the difference between Brother's all-in-one devices. So many of them... (macuser.co.uk)

alaTest Review Summary for Brother MFC-490CW

We have collected and analyzed 10 expert reviews and 45 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 64/100 and users rate it 88/100. The average review date is July 30, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 210785 reviews from other Printers. The alaScore™ for this product is 100/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

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1000100

55 reviews

November, 2009

64 / 100

10 Experts

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88 / 100

45 Users

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from $79.99

Expert Reviews (10)

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Brother MFC-490CW

By (cnet.com)

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 printers; photo quality can use improvement.

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 ...

Design We don't usually have much to say about the design of most Brother...

Rating

55100

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cnet.com
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Brother MFC-490CW

By Simon Williams (macuser.co.uk)

It can be quite hard to tell the difference between Brother's all-in-one devices. So many of them have similar designs, with curved tops that get steeper towards the front, where the control panel is located. The grey-and-black MFC-490CW looks a ...

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 ...

Rating

80100

macuser.co.uk
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Brother MFC-490CW Wireless All-in-One Inkjet Review - Printer Reviews

By Simon Williams (trustedreviews.com)

This all-in-one bundles plenty of features into an attractive and affordable package.

Brother has a wide range of all-in-one printers aimed at the home and home...

Rating

80100

trustedreviews.com

User Reviews (45)

GB

great printer-great price

By D. Park (amazon.co.uk)

great printer-great price

We decided to buy a wireless printer but didn't want to spend too much on one, we went for the multifunction printer and reviewed them all,this one came up as the best for it's price, it is easy to set up, it is easy to use, just follow the instructions o...

GB

Good multi function printer

By Oliver Scott (amazon.co.uk)

Good multi function printer

I'm very happy with this printer. I've used it quite intensively for a couple of weeks and have not had any of the normal irritations such as paper jams etc. However, I've only used it for printing documents, scanning and copying so I don't know what its...

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Update of printer

By JAYDEE (amazon.co.uk)

Update of printer

I changed a very good Epson multifunction printer/scanner/copier for this Brother unit because I needed a wireless printer to use on my home network and wireless laptop. Having used Brother printers in our works office and found them to be good and reliab...

Manufacturer's 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...

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