$299 11×17 Color Printer, Scanner, Copier, Fax
Brother’s new MFC-6490CW establishes a new product category: an 11×17 color printer, scanner, fax, and copier for $299.
Yes, it scans and prints 11×17 inches. In addition, it has an automatic document feeder, wireless connectivity (along with USB and Ethernet networking), a memory card slot, and a color LCD display for printing photos without using a computer.
Other features are: up to 50 sheet automatic document feeder, dual paper trays with up to 400 sheet total capacity, up to 35/28 ppm black/color print speed, Super G3 33.6Kbps fax modem, and four separate ink cartridges.
Learn all about it at www.tinyurl.com, or buy it for just $202 (currently) at www.tinyurl.com.
Jeff Gamet is a contributing editor for Design Tools Monthly, the executive summary of graphic design news. He is also the morning editor and reviews editor for The Mac Observer and iPodObserver.com, and contributing writer for Layers Magazine and Photoshop User. He writes the InBrief column for InDesign Magazine, and is the author of “The Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X,” from Peachpit Press
When Jeff isn’t writing about the graphic design world, he’s talking about it on the Design Tools Weekly podcast with co-host Jay Nelson. He also talks about Apple and the Mac world every week on The Mac Observer’s Apple Weekly Report.
Jeff studies, tests and reviews new software and technologies for the Macintosh community as well as the design and print industries. He is a former Pre-press specialist, and has nearly 25 years experience with computer technology. Jeff trains, lectures and consults on techniques for more efficiently using Mac OS X in creative environments throughout the country.
In the rare moments when he can get away from his MacBook Pro, Jeff spends his time climbing and biking in the Colorado mountains.