Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

What separates them

These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is $30.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — thermal label printer against business inkjet mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer vs HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet 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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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 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 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

5 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationBrother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label PrinterHP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer
Price$199.99$229.99
ConnectivityEthernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USBEthernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB
Print resolution300 x 300 dpi4800 x 1200 dpi optimised color
Print speedUp to 69 labels per minuteUp to 22 ppm mono, 18 ppm color, Letter
Rated powerAbout 30 W printingAbout 35 W printing
Warranty1-year limited warranty1-year limited hardware warranty
Automatic cutterFitted, rated about 300,000 cuts not published
Cartridge policy not publishedHP+ enrolment restricts the printer to Original HP cartridges
Consumable typeBrother DK label rolls not published
Cost per page not publishedAbout 4 to 5 cents mono on 910XL, excluding paper
Document feeder not published35-sheet ADF
Duplex not publishedAutomatic two-sided printing
Duty cycle not publishedUp to 25,000 pages a month maximum
Maximum label width4 in not published
Print technologyDirect thermal, no ink or ribbon not published
Recommended volume not published400 to 1,200 pages a month
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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