Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer is $50.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — ink tank mfp against mono laser mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
Epson
Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer
$299.99
One set of Epson 502 bottles covers about 4,500 black and 7,500 color pages, which works out under a cent a page -- the lowest running cost of any printer in this department.
Full details →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 →Who the Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer is for
Buy it if: Home and small offices printing color regularly where cost per page is the deciding number.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing a document feeder for multi-page scanning.
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
9 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Epson EcoTank ET-2850 All-in-One Supertank Printer | Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $299.99 | $249.99 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct and USB | Ethernet, Wi-Fi and USB |
| Cost per page | About 0.8 cents mono and 2.2 cents color, excluding paper | About 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paper |
| Document feeder | None -- flatbed glass only | 50-sheet ADF |
| Duplex | Automatic two-sided printing | Automatic two-sided printing, single-sided scanning |
| Duty cycle | Up to 3,000 pages a month maximum | Up to 20,000 pages a month maximum |
| Print resolution | 5760 x 1440 dpi | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Print speed | Up to 10 ppm mono at ISO, 33 ppm draft | Up to 36 ppm, Letter mono |
| Rated power | About 12 W printing | About 550 W printing, 0.7 W in sleep |
| Warranty | 2-year limited warranty with registration | 1-year limited warranty |
| Drum unit | not published | DR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately |
| Head technology | PrecisionCore piezoelectric, not thermal | not published |
| Input tray | not published | 250 sheets |
| Page yield per refill | About 4,500 black and 7,500 color pages | not published |
| Replacement cartridge | not published | Brother TN760, about 3,000 pages |
| Replacement ink | Epson 502 bottles, black and three colors | not published |
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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