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Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-290C multifunction printer Inkjet A4 vs Brother MFC-6490CW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 19identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum resolution
    • 1200 x 6000 DPI
    • 6000 x 1200 DPI
  • Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 30 ppm
    • 35 ppm
  • Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
    • 25 ppm
    • 28 ppm
  • Copying
    • Mono copying
    • Colour copying
  • Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
    • 20 cpm
    • 23 cpm
  • Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
    • 18 cpm
    • 20 cpm
  • Scanning
    • Mono scanning
    • Colour scanning
  • Faxing
    • Colour faxing
    • Mono faxing

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Brother

MFC-290C multifunction printer Inkjet A4

Model MFC-290C

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Brother

MFC-6490CW multifunction printer Inkjet A3

Model MFC-6490CW

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Printing3 differ
Print technologyInkjetInkjet
PrintingColour printingColour printing
Maximum resolutionDiffers1200 x 6000 DPI6000 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs30 ppm35 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs25 ppm28 ppm
Copying3 differ
CopyingDiffersMono copyingColour copying
Maximum copy resolution1200 x 1200 DPI1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Differs20 cpm23 cpm
Copy speed (colour, normal quality, A4)Differs18 cpm20 cpm
Maximum number of copiesKnown for one99 copies
Copier resize25 - 400%25 - 400%
PC free copyingYesYes
Scanning1 differ
ScanningDiffersMono scanningColour scanning
Optical scanning resolutionKnown for one1200 x 2400 DPI
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI19200 x 19200 DPI
Maximum scan areaKnown for one216 x 297 mm
Scan technologyKnown for oneCIS
Scan toKnown for oneE-mail
Image formats supportedKnown for oneBMP, JPG, PNG
Greyscale levelsKnown for one256
Input colour depthKnown for one24 bit
Fax3 differ
FaxingDiffersColour faxingMono faxing
Modem speedDiffers14.4 Kbit/s33.6 Kbit/s
Fax memoryDiffers170 pages100 pages
Auto-redialingYesYes
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)Known for one40
Fax forwardingYesYes
Auto reductionKnown for oneYes
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Digital senderNoNo
Number of print cartridges44
Country of originChinaChina
Input & output capacity1 differ
Total input capacityDiffers100 sheets150 sheets
Total output capacityKnown for one50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF)Known for oneYes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityKnown for one15 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for oneYes
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one250 sheets
Maximum input capacityKnown for one400 sheets
Paper handling4 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeDiffersA4A3
Maximum print sizeKnown for one216 x 356 mm
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)DiffersA4, A5, A6A3, A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)DiffersB5B4, B5
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for oneA4, A6
Media weight (tray 1)Differs64 - 220 g/m²64 - 220 gsm
Paper tray media typesKnown for oneEnvelopes, Photo paper, Plain paper
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for oneExecutive, Folio, Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizesKnown for oneC5, DL
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one64 - 105 g/m²
Ports & interfacesidentical
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0USB 2.0
Direct printingKnown for oneYes
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one1
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers32 MB64 MB
Card reader integratedYesYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMS Pro, SD, SDHC, xD
Sound pressure level (printing)Known for one50 dB
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Designidentical
Market positioningHome & officeHome & office
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
DisplayKnown for oneLCD
Display diagonalKnown for one8.38 cm (3.3")
Power1 differ
Power consumption (average operating)Differs24 W29 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one1.2 W
Power consumption (standby)4.5 W4.5 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers255 mm655 mm
DepthDiffers455 mm450 mm
HeightDiffers464 mm600 mm
WeightDiffers7.76 kg15.7 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers9.58 kg20.9 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneBrother MFL-pro suite in Windows: BrotherControlCentre 3 Scansoft Paperport 11SE + OCR, Macintosh:BrotherControlCentre 2 Newsoft Presto! Page manager 7
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs390 x 375 x 180 mm540 x 488 x 323 mm
All-in-one functionsCopy, Fax, ScanCopy, Fax, Scan
Colour all-in-one functionsDiffersFax, PrintCopy, Print, Scan
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Vista, XP (32 & 64 bit) Windows 2000, Linux; Mac OS X 10.2.4 en recenter
Network readyDiffersNoYes
PictBridgeYesYes
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one465 x 225 x 460 mm
Scan speedKnown for one6 sec/page
Standard media sizesKnown for oneCom10, DL, C5, JE4
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100 BaseTX
EmulationsKnown for oneGDI
Wireless technologyKnown for one802.11 b/g
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes

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