The specifications of this unique model of the printer include a print engine technology for a color printer. This technology couples with a CIS scanning method for the scanning procedure to maintain good quality at high speed. The dimensions of the Brother MFC-290C printer model includes a width of 390 mm and a depth of 375 mm. The height of the Brother MFC-290C printer is about 180 mm while the weight measures up to 7.8 kg.
Brother MFC-290C Drivers for Windows
Supported OS: Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit), Windows XP (64-bit)
Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (Recommended)
Supported OS:Windows 10, 8, 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit
43.82 MB
Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (Recommended)
Supported OS:Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit
43.49 MB
Brother MFC-290C Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (Recommended)
Supported OS:Windows vista, xp 32-bit and 64-bit
40.80 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 32-bit
Supported OS:Windows 10, 8, 8.1 32-bit
15.73 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 64-bit
Supported OS:Windows 11, 10, 8, 8.1 64-bit
16.21 MB
Brother MFC-290C Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 32-bit
Supported OS:Windows 7 32-bit
15.62 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 64-bit
Supported OS:Windows 7 64-bit
16.11 MB
Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 32-bit
Supported OS:Windows vista, xp 32-bit
6.87 MB
Brother MFC-290C Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 64-bit
Supported OS:Windows vista, xp 64-bit
7.08 MB
Brother MFC-290C Drivers for macOS
Supported OS: macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4
Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.15
28.10 MB
Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.14
28.11 MB
Brother MFC-290C Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.13, 10.12
28.43 MB
Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.11
29.53 MB
Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.10
29.28 MB
Brother MFC-290C Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.9
39.53 MB
Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.8
37.47 MB
Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.7, 10.6
29.22 MB
Brother MFC-290C Printer Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.5
35.56 MB
Scanner Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.15
2.28 MB
Scanner Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.14
293.09 MB
Brother MFC-290C Scanner Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.13
293 MB
Scanner Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.12
293.07 MB
Scanner Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.8 to 10.11
294.43 MB
Brother MFC-290C Scanner Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.7 to 10.10
6.53 MB
Scanner Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.6
4.89 MB
Scanner Drivers for macOS
Supported OS:macOS 10.5, 10.4
2.08 MB
Brother MFC-290C Drivers for Linux
Supported OS: : Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
LPR Printer driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
1.81 MB
CUPSwrapper Printer driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
14.36 kB
Scanner driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
59.35 kB
Scanner driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
69.94 kB
PC-FAX driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (RPM Package)
45.15 kB
LPR Printer driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
1.81 MB
CUPSwrapper Printer driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
12.89 kB
Scanner driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
55.48 kB
Scanner driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
66.06 kB
PC-FAX driver for Linux
Supported OS:Linux (DEB Package)
38.30 kB
Specifications
The printer has a paper tray for input with a capacity of 100 sheets of plain paper with a weight of 80 gsm. The additional supply is up to 15 pages of automatic document feeder (ADF). On the other hand, the output capacity of the Brother MFC-290C printer is about 50 sheets of the same paperweight. The document input width through the scanner glass is about 215.9 mm, and input height is 297 mm. However, through the ADF feature, the input width ranges between 5.8 and 8.5 inches and a height between 5.8 and 14 inches.
The PC interface connection options include a standard USB 2.0 hi-speed port that requires an appropriate cable. The USB cable is never longer than 2 meters or 6 feet to avoid interference. The internal memory capacity of the printer device is up to 32 MB of RAM, which helps the internal processor. For optimum performance from the printer, the temperature of the environment should be between 10 and 350C. However, for the best print quality, the temperature should be between 20 and 330C.
The modem speed of the faxing feature is about 14400 bps while the transmission speed is about 6 seconds. The coding method compatibility involves MH, MR, MMR, and JPEG formats. The printer is also capable of broadcasting messages over 90 different locations in black and white only.
Technical Details
| Title |
Brother MFC-290C Drivers |
| Version |
Varies with device |
| Requirements |
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- macOS 10.4–10.15
- Linux
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| Language |
English |
| License |
Free |
| Manufacturer |
Brother Industries, Ltd.
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