Testseek.com have collected 28 expert reviews of the Brother MFC-6490 Series and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Brother MFC-6490 Series.
September 2008
(77%)
28 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Only multifunction that will print A3, Relatively affordable for its feature set, Acceptable black and white printing
Poor colour prints on plain A4 paper, Incredibly slow A3 prints, Huge size
We have to commend Brother for breaking new ground with the worlds first A3 inkjet multifunction. Its not at all perfect and it is incredibly cumbersome, but for those in the market for a large format printer, it may just meet your requirements. ...
The Brother MFC-6490CW multifunction printer's wide-format capability is nice, but not its slow performance and variable print quality. Melissa Riofrio and Susan Silvius Lowest online price: £228.85 ...
Abstract: Say the word ‘A3’ and most immediately think too big or too heavy or probably both. Well it will not fit where I review A4 units – no surprise there – but it sits in the doorway to my office quite happily and it just needs an extension on the USB lead,...
Abstract: A bigger Brother. Affordable oversize printing and scanning. There are plenty of all-in-one printer/scanners around, but what almost all have in common is their A4 size. Brothers MFC-6490CW is the first that can print on A3+ paper and scan documents...
Abstract: As a first attempt at an A3 all-in-one office inkjet, the MFC-6490CW makes a lot of the right moves. It has twin paper trays, a good scanner and some useful extras, such as the widescreen LCD display. A couple of annoying shortcomings, particularly th...
Abstract: Brothers MFC-6490CW is an A3+ business inkjet MFP with integrated fax and A3+ scanner, so you can produce A3 posters and scan double-page magazine spreads and tabloid-sized newspaper pages. Even the 50-page automatic document feeder (ADF) can handl...
Abstract: We suspect this is the first of several A3 all-in-one printers to be released by the major manufacturers over the next year. While its well-specified and does its job reasonably well, there are some design flaws in the menu system and it would benefit...