Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

What separates them

These two differ on 8 recorded specifications. The HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is $80.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — mono laser printer against business inkjet mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

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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HP

HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

$229.99

The purchase price is a fraction of a laser and the running cost is not: HP 910XL cartridges land around 4 to 5 cents a mono page, which is worse than a high-yield laser.

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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 HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is for

Buy it if: Low-volume offices that need color, scanning and a feeder in a small footprint.

Avoid it if: Anyone printing several thousand pages a month, where a laser is cheaper to own.

Specifications, side by side

8 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationBrother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser PrinterHP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer
Price$149.99$229.99
ConnectivityEthernet, Wi-Fi and USBEthernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB
Cost per pageAbout 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paperAbout 4 to 5 cents mono on 910XL, excluding paper
Duty cycleUp to 20,000 pages a month maximumUp to 25,000 pages a month maximum
Print resolution1200 x 1200 dpi4800 x 1200 dpi optimised color
Print speedUp to 36 ppm, Letter monoUp to 22 ppm mono, 18 ppm color, Letter
Rated powerAbout 550 W printing, 0.6 W in sleepAbout 35 W printing
Recommended volumeUp to 2,000 pages a month400 to 1,200 pages a month
Warranty1-year limited warranty1-year limited hardware warranty
DuplexAutomatic two-sided printingAutomatic two-sided printing
Cartridge policy not publishedHP+ enrolment restricts the printer to Original HP cartridges
Document feeder not published35-sheet ADF
Drum unitDR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately not published
Input tray250 sheets not published
Replacement cartridgeBrother TN760, about 3,000 pages, or TN730, about 1,200 not published
Replacement cartridges not publishedHP 910 or 910XL, four cartridges

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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