The good: USB, Wi-Fi, and Ethernet connectivity options; inexpensive; small and stylish.

The bad: Taxing printhead produces slow-moving prints; suffers same mechanical errors affecting other Brother printers; photo quality can use improvement.

The bottom line: The Brother MFC-490CW is an improvement over the more expensive MFC-5890CN, but that still doesn't excuse its drudging print speeds and mechanical issues under the hood. Instead of dealing with these headaches, we recommend you look toward the Canon Pixma MX330, which will give you consistent performance and a variety of extra features for the same price.

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