Gary, VueScan, the superior scanning software from <http://www.hamrick.com> will drive the Brother MFC-6490CN and the MFC-6490CW scanners. I assume you were looking at one of these models. VueScan is available in a 64-bit version if your Mac can handle that, or 32-bit version for less capable Macs.
If you just press the default buttons VueScan does an excellent standard job. I've been using Vuescan for more than 10 years with a big variety of Macs and Scanners with great results. In several combinations the official driver for the scanner no longer worked with the more up-to-date Mac and MacOS I was using. In one or two cases there was only a Windows official driver. VueScan came to the rescue every time. VueScan, together with a reasonable colour-calibrated scanner, has saved me many hundreds that I used to spend on having material drum scanned. If you get VueScan then I strongly recommend you buy the Pro version (US$79.95) as you get lifetime upgrades, besides such extras as the ability to colour calibrate your scanner. About every fortnight VueScan has a new version, so lifetime upgrades are a good idea. Don't panic, I only upgrade about once a quarter. Vuescan has endless bells and whistles, similar to PhotoShop. You have a steep learning curve if you want to use all of its features, but the first substantial VueScan manual will reduce that. <http://www.rockynook.com/books/162.html> Also check out: <http://www.scantips.com/vuescan.html> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VueScan> On 20/04/2011, at 10:05 AM, gary dorn wrote: > howdy all > > I've been checking out the brother A3 printer/scanners. They come in couple > of configurations. > > A recent brochure from Harris Technology has the MFC 6490 A3 colour wireless > MFP for $248. > A fairly good price. > > I am particularly interested in the A3 scanner part > > We have a brother 130c, which is okay but often it doesn't connect properly > to either G4 ( 10.4.8), or iMac (10.6.6), it that even though the USB cable > is plugged in all the time, its doesn't show up in either Image Capture or > print dialogue boxes. > > So my questions is > > is the 6490 A3 mac drivers okay , and would they be better than the 130c > > and does any one else have/use one- what do you think ? > > thanks > > -- > Gary Dorn > north perth Regards, Ray Forma Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
