New Printer Review

Brother is a well known international printer manufacturer, with Brother U.S.A. being the American corporate headquarters. They are well known for their vast range of adaptable printers suitable for home, home office and office. On occasion the sheer number of different printers can be a bit discouraging, requiring a little investigation to find your perfect printer. Don’t despair the following review will help you decide if the Brother MFC-490CW Color Inkjet Wireless All-in-One Printer is just right for you!

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

If you need an affordable, fast, reliable and adaptable printer for your home, home office or office then the Brother MFC-490CW is ideal and it does so much more than just print! (By the way MFC stands for Multi-Function Center, because it can do so much!)

The MFC-490CW can print color at an impressive 33 pages per minute, or 27 pages per minute for black and white. It has a high print resolution of 6000 x 1200 dpi for impressive photo printing, with a 4-ink cartridge system (replace only the cartridge that needs to be replaced – saves on ink.)

So what else can this do apart from print? It has unattended Fax, Copy or Scan with a 15-page auto document feeder, or Direct printing from media cards with a 3.3″ color LCD screen for photo enhancement and easy help! How about that for extra features – you can scan in photos, or plug-in your digital camera’s memory card and print without even using the computer!

This printer also has wireless networking, so it can sit on a shelf and you can print from your laptop in another room, or a wired connection if you prefer to have it plugged in to your computer or router. Let’s take a look at some of the qualities:

• Beautiful color for your photos
• 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
• Build in high speed Super G3 33.6Kbps fax modem
• Direct photo printing from media card slots, USB direct/PictBridge Interface
• Fast speed printing up to 33ppm black and 27ppm color
• Standard paper tray for 100 sheets + convenient photo bypass tray for up to 20 sheets.
• Energy Star® Qualified – It’s good for the environment and for your bills!

If you want to buy this printer it is currently on sale at Amazon through this link.

Here is what current buyers think of the Brother MFC-490CW Color Inkjet Wireless All-in-One Printer:

Jim Jennings,
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! Wi-Fi printing, the only way to print!!!! I’ve seen $200+ printers that weren’t nearly this good. IT ROCKS!!! Read Original Review

K Fishburn,
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. I highly recommend this product. An extremely affordable wireless all-in-one with a very simple and stress free setup process. Read Original Review

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