Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer vs Brother TN760 High Yield Black Toner Cartridge

What separates them

These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer is $60.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — mono laser printer against laser toner cartridge — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer vs Brother TN760 High Yield Black Toner Cartridge

Brother

Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer

$149.99

Brother does not lock its cartridges by firmware, which is the practical difference from the HP equivalents -- compatible TN760 toner is widely available and the printer will use it.

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Brother

Brother TN760 High Yield Black Toner Cartridge

$89.99

About 3,000 pages against the TN730 at 1,200, for well under twice the money -- the high-yield cartridge is the cheaper page on almost every laser and this pair makes the point plainly.

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Who the Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer is for

Buy it if: Desks that need fast reliable mono printing and nothing else.

Avoid it if: Anyone who needs to scan or copy, which this cannot do at all.

Who the Brother TN760 High Yield Black Toner Cartridge is for

Buy it if: Brother HL-L2350, L2460 and MFC-L2820 owners printing more than a few hundred pages a month.

Avoid it if: Very light users, for whom the smaller TN730 ties up less money on the shelf.

Specifications, side by side

2 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationBrother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser PrinterBrother TN760 High Yield Black Toner Cartridge
Price$149.99$89.99
Cost per pageAbout 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paperAbout 3 cents at the stated yield
Warranty1-year limited warrantyManufacturer quality guarantee
Cartridge type not publishedToner only -- drum sold separately as DR730
Color not publishedBlack
Compatible printers not publishedHL-L2350DW, HL-L2460DW, MFC-L2710DW, MFC-L2820DW
ConnectivityEthernet, Wi-Fi and USB not published
Drum unitDR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately not published
DuplexAutomatic two-sided printing not published
Duty cycleUp to 20,000 pages a month maximum not published
Input tray250 sheets not published
Page yield not publishedAbout 3,000 pages at 5 per cent coverage
Print resolution1200 x 1200 dpi not published
Print speedUp to 36 ppm, Letter mono not published
Rated powerAbout 550 W printing, 0.6 W in sleep not published
Recommended volumeUp to 2,000 pages a month not published
Replacement cartridgeBrother TN760, about 3,000 pages, or TN730, about 1,200 not published
Shelf life not publishedAbout 2 years sealed
Standard alternative not publishedBrother TN730, about 1,200 pages
Yield standard not publishedISO/IEC 19752

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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