The Brother MFC-490CW printer model is a classified color inkjet printer with the modern CIS scanning method. The printer is a multifunctioning device that can print, copy, scan, and fax messages over several locations. The physical measurements of its size include a width of 390 mm, a depth of 375 mm and a height of 180 mm. The weight of the printer is about 8.1 kg, which is equivalent to 17.9 lbs.
Brother MFC-490CW 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-490CW Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (Recommended)
Supported OS:Windows vista, xp 32-bit and 64-bit
40.98 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-490CW 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
6.88 MB
Brother MFC-490CW Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 64-bit
Supported OS:Windows vista, xp 64-bit
7.08 MB
Brother MFC-490CW 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
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-490CW 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-490CW 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-490CW 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-490CW 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-490CW 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
2.08 MB
Brother MFC-490CW 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)
14.38 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 document input width through the scanner glass is 215.9 mm, which is equivalent to 8.5 inches. On the other hand, the input height is 297 mm, equal to 11.7 inches. With the routine of the automatic document feeder (ADF), the paper supply is also to 15 pages. Also, this feature supports the main input capacity of 100 sheets in the input paper tray. Furthermore, the maximum weight of the paper load is 20 lbs, which are equivalent to 80 gsm.
The connectivity choices of this Brother MFC-490CW printer include the standard USB 2.0 port that requires the recommended cable. This cable should not be longer than 2 meters or 6 feet. The other option is through the LAN cable of the Ethernet UTP cable of category 5 or higher. The internal memory capacity that this device has is about 40 MB of RAM, and this mainly assists the processor. The last connectivity option is through the wireless LAN using the IEEE 802.11 b/g wireless communication feature.
The color faxing option of this multifunctioning device includes a modem speed of 33600 bps. Also, the transmission speed is about approximately 3 seconds with coding methods to supports MH, MMR, MH, and JPEG formats. The temperature range that allows this printer to thrive effectively is between 10 and 350C. Whereas, the acceptable temperature for best print quality is between 20 and 330C.
Technical Details
| Title |
Brother MFC-490CW Drivers |
| Version |
Varies with device |
| Requirements |
- Windows XP
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- macOS 10.5–10.15
- Linux
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| Language |
English |
| License |
Free |
| Manufacturer |
Brother Industries, Ltd.
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