Pros
- Wide-format printing and scanning
- Roomy dual input trays; easy to use
Cons
- Very slow
- Plain-paper prints look fuzzy and drab
At A Glance
Its wide-format capability is nice, but not its slow performance and variable print quality.
Manufacturer’s Description
MFC-6490CW All-in-One prints, copies, scans and faxes documents up to ledger-size on document glass or through 50-page auto document feeder. Prints 35 black/white pages per minute and 28 color pages per minute with 6000 x 1200 dpi. Built-in wireless and wires interfaces allow you to plug it into your wired or wireless router and share it to print, scan, PC Fax and access to the digital camera media cards or USB flash memory. All-in-One with Call Waiting/Caller ID faxes in color and black/white with 33.6Kbps Super G3 fax modem. Sends a page in 3 seconds. Offers 100 auto dial locations, 256 broadcasting locations, automatic redial, fax/telephone switch, and 480-page fax memory. Flatbed copier generates 23 black/white copies per minute and 20 color copies per minute with 25 to 400 percent copy scaling. All-in-One offers 64MB memory, 48-bit color scanning with 19200 x 19200 dpi, 400-sheet input tray, and wide-screen 3.3 color LCD screen. Weighs 34.4 lb. Energy Star qualified.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MFC6490CW |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 64.0 MB |
| Memory max | 0.064 GB |
| Requirements | |
| Operating System Compatibility |
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| Display | |
| Display type | Color |
| Ports and Connections | |
| USB | Yes Direct / Pictbridge |
| Wireless connection |
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| USB 1.1 | Yes |
| USB 2.0 | Yes |
| PictBridge | Yes |
| Parallel Port | 0 |
| Serial Port | No |
| Power | |
| Maximum Power Draw (watts) | 28 watts |
| Standby Power Draw (watts) | 6 watts |
| Faxing | |
| Fax Resolution (dpi) | 392 x 203 dpi |
| Fax page memory capacity | 480.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 21.3 inches |
| Depth | 19.2 inches |
| Height | 12.7 inches |
| Weight | 34.4 pounds |
| Media Handling | |
| Standard Number of Input Trays | 2 |
| Standard Input Sheet Capacity | 400 |
| Manual Feed Slot | 0 |
| Automatic Duplexer | Not Available |
| Max Input Trays | 2 |
| Maximum Paper Height | 17.0 |
| Storage Media | |
| Compact flash | CompactFlash |
| Micro SD | xD-Picture Card |
| SD card | SD Card |
| Memory stick | Memory Stick |
| Compact flash | Yes |
| Resolutions | |
| Monochrome horizontal optical resolution | 6000 x 1200 dpi |
| Color horizontal optical resolution | 6000 x 1200 dpi |
| Scanning | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Maximum External Bit Depth |
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| Maximum Scan Resolution | 19200 x 19200 |
| Optical Scanning Resolution | 1200-by-2400 |
Performance
| PCWorld Test Center (Quality) | |
|---|---|
| Print quality: Text | Fair |
| Print quality: Color photo | Superior |
| Print quality: Grayscale photo | Fair |
| Copy quality | Very Good |
| PCWorld Test Center (Speed) | |
|---|---|
| Print speed: Text | 5.7 ppm |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Overall Scan Quality | Good |
| Color Output Quality | Fair |
| Final Scan Time, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 17.91 |
| Sports Action Shot (secs) | 91.2 |
| Tested Grayscale Speed (ppm) | 2.6 |
| Line Art Output Quality | Good |
| One-Page Line Art, Maximum Resolution | Good |
| Three-Page Word Document (secs) | 47.41 |
| Grayscale Glossy Output Quality | n/a |
| 300dpi Line Art Image (secs) | 19.58 |
| Ten-Page Word Document (secs) | 136.33 |
| Tested Glossy Photo Speed (ppm) | 3.1 |
| Preview Scan, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 13.09 |
| Preview Scan, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 14.88 |
| One-Page Webpage (secs) | 28.74 |
| Two-Page Excel Document (secs) | 47.73 |
| Final Scan Time, One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | 20.41 |
| Final Scan Time, 4-by-5-Inch Document, 100 dpi | 13.27 |
| One-Page Copy (secs) | 28.55 |
| Preview Scan, 2-by-2-Inch Document, 600 dpi | 14.92 |
| 4 by 6 Color Photo (secs) | 23.55 |
| One-Page Word Document, 300 dpi | Good |
| 4 by 6 Grayscale Photo (secs) | 23.33 |
| Tested Color Speed (ppm) | 2.4 |
