Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer vs HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer is $199.01 dearer.
Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer vs HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer
Brother
Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
$249.99
The multi-function sibling of the HL-L2460DW, adding a 50-sheet feeder, a scanner and a fax for about a hundred dollars.
Full details →HP
HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer
$449.00
The step that matters is the cartridge, not the speed: HP 148X holds about 9,500 pages, so at roughly $199 a cartridge this prints for about 2.1 cents a page.
Full details →Who the Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer is for
Buy it if: Small offices wanting laser output, scanning and a feeder without cartridge restrictions.
Avoid it if: Anyone scanning two-sided documents in volume, who needs a duplex feeder.
Who the HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer is for
Buy it if: Workgroups printing a few thousand pages a month where cost per page dominates.
Avoid it if: Anyone planning to use compatible cartridges, which this firmware refuses.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer | HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $249.99 | $449.00 |
| Connectivity | Ethernet, Wi-Fi and USB | Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB |
| Cost per page | About 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paper | About 2.1 cents on 148X, excluding paper |
| Document feeder | 50-sheet ADF | 50-sheet reversing ADF |
| Duplex | Automatic two-sided printing, single-sided scanning | Automatic two-sided printing and scanning |
| Duty cycle | Up to 20,000 pages a month maximum | Up to 80,000 pages a month maximum |
| Input tray | 250 sheets | 250 sheets, expandable to 900 |
| Print resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi | 1200 x 1200 dpi effective |
| Print speed | Up to 36 ppm, Letter mono | Up to 42 ppm, Letter mono |
| Rated power | About 550 W printing, 0.7 W in sleep | About 600 W printing, 1.1 W in sleep |
| Replacement cartridge | Brother TN760, about 3,000 pages | HP 148A, about 2,900 pages, or 148X, about 9,500 pages |
| Warranty | 1-year limited warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty |
| Cartridge policy | not published | Dynamic Security -- third-party cartridges are blocked |
| Drum unit | DR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately | not published |
| Recommended volume | not published | 750 to 4,000 pages a month |
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