The Brother MFC-6490CW printer model has a color inkjet classification while the scanning process is through the modern CIS method. The physical measurements of the size include a width of 540mm, a depth of 488mm and a height of 323mm. The weight of the Brother MFC-6490CW model, however, is about 15.6 kg, which is equivalent to 34.4 lbs. The paper sources for this printer includes the main input tray that can hold up to 250 sheets of plain paper. The other option is through the automatic document feeder (ADF) that can hold up to 50 sheets.
Brother MFC-6490CW Driver 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)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 8, 8.1, 10 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 43.62 MB | Download |
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 42.71 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-6490CW Full Driver and Software Package for Windows vista, xp 32-bit and 64-bit.EXE (Recommended) | 40.95 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 8, 8.1, 10 32-bit.EXE | 15.73 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 8, 8.1, 10, 11 64-bit.EXE | 16.21 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-6490CW Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 7 32-bit.EXE | 15.62 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows 7 64-bit.EXE | 16.11 MB | Download |
| Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows vista, xp 32-bit.EXE | 6.77 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-6490CW Printer Driver and Scanner Driver for Local Connection for Windows vista, xp 64-bit.EXE | 6.98 MB | Download |
Driver and Software for Mac OS
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
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Printer Drivers for macOS 10.15.dmg | 28.10 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for macOS 10.14.dmg | 28.11 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-6490CW Printer Drivers for macOS 10.13 and 10.12.dmg | 28.43 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.11.dmg | 29.53 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.10.dmg | 29.28 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-6490CW Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.9.dmg | 39.53 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.8.dmg | 37.47 MB | Download |
| Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.6.dmg | 29.22 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-6490CW Printer Drivers for Mac OS X 10.5.dmg | 35.56 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.15.dmg | 2.28 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.14.dmg | 293.09 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-6490CW Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.13.dmg | 293 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for macOS 10.12.dmg | 293.07 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.8 to 10.11.dmg | 294.43 MB | Download |
| Brother MFC-6490CW Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.7 to 10.10.dmg | 6.53 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.6.dmg | 4.89 MB | Download |
| Scanner Drivers for Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.4.dmg | 2.08 MB | Download |
Driver for Linux
Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| LPR Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 1.82 MB | Download |
| CUPSwrapper Printer driver rpm package for Linux | 15.28 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 32 bit | 59.35 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver rpm package for Linux 64 bit | 69.94 kB | Download |
| PC-FAX driver rpm package for Linux | 45.15 kB | Download |
| LPR Printer driver deb package for Linux | 1.82 MB | Download |
| CUPSwrapper Printer driver deb package for Linux | 13.76 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver deb package for Linux 32 bit | 55.48 kB | Download |
| Scanner driver deb package for Linux 64 bit | 66.06 kB | Download |
| PC-FAX driver deb package for Linux | 38.30 kB | Download |
Specifications
The output tray can hold printed sheets of up to 50 with a maximum weight of 20 lbs. This ADF component allows an input width of 5.8 to 11.7 inches and a height range of 5.8 and 17 inches. Connectivity to this device is achievable through many options such as USB 2.0 full speed port. This option requires the recommended USB cable that must not be longer than 2 meters or 6 feet.
Other options include Ethernet LAN port using the UTP cable of category 5 or higher. Moreover, finally, connecting through a wireless LAN service through the IEEE 802.11 b/g wireless communication. The memory capacity of the Brother MFC-6490CW printer is 64 MB of RAM while this combines with the processor to produce excellent quality. The recommended temperature of the environment during operation is between 10 and 32.50C. Also, for best print quality, the temperature range should be between 20 and 330C. Humidity can remain between 20 and 80% without condensation for both normal operations and best print quality.
The color faxing option of this printer runs at a modem speed of 33600 bps and a transmission speed of 3 seconds on the average. The coding method includes support for MH, MMR, MR formats for monochrome printing. However, for color printing, the supported formats include JPEG. Download Brother MFC-6490CW driver from Brother website