Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer

What separates them

These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer is $50.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — thermal label printer against mono laser mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer

Brother

Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer

$199.99

Direct thermal printing means there is no ink, no toner and no ribbon -- the only consumable is the label roll, which is what makes label printers cheap to run and their output fade in sunlight.

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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.

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Who the Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer is for

Buy it if: Dispatch benches printing 4 inch shipping labels in volume.

Avoid it if: Anyone needing labels that survive sunlight or abrasion, which need thermal transfer instead.

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.

Specifications, side by side

4 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationBrother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label PrinterBrother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
Price$199.99$249.99
ConnectivityEthernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USBEthernet, Wi-Fi and USB
Print resolution300 x 300 dpi1200 x 1200 dpi
Print speedUp to 69 labels per minuteUp to 36 ppm, Letter mono
Rated powerAbout 30 W printingAbout 550 W printing, 0.7 W in sleep
Warranty1-year limited warranty1-year limited warranty
Automatic cutterFitted, rated about 300,000 cuts not published
Consumable typeBrother DK label rolls not published
Cost per page not publishedAbout 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paper
Document feeder not published50-sheet ADF
Drum unit not publishedDR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately
Duplex not publishedAutomatic two-sided printing, single-sided scanning
Duty cycle not publishedUp to 20,000 pages a month maximum
Input tray not published250 sheets
Maximum label width4 in not published
Print technologyDirect thermal, no ink or ribbon not published
Replacement cartridge not publishedBrother TN760, about 3,000 pages

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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