HP 58A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge vs Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer

What separates them

These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer is $40.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — laser toner cartridge against mono laser printer — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

HP 58A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge vs Brother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer

HP

HP 58A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge

$109.99

About 3,000 pages at ISO/IEC 19752, which is a defined 5 per cent coverage test -- ordinary office documents run closer to 6 or 7 per cent, so real yield is usually below the number on the box.

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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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Who the HP 58A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge is for

Buy it if: Sites running LaserJet Pro M404 or M428 machines that want the yield the printer was rated with.

Avoid it if: Higher-volume offices, who should be buying the 58X high-yield cartridge instead.

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.

Specifications, side by side

2 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationHP 58A Black Original LaserJet Toner CartridgeBrother HL-L2460DW Compact Mono Laser Printer
Price$109.99$149.99
Cost per pageAbout 3.7 cents at the stated yieldAbout 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paper
WarrantyHP cartridge replacement guarantee1-year limited warranty
Cartridge typeToner only -- imaging drum sold separately not published
ColorBlack not published
Compatible printersLaserJet Pro M404, M405, M428 and M429 not published
Connectivity not publishedEthernet, Wi-Fi and USB
Drum unit not publishedDR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately
Duplex not publishedAutomatic two-sided printing
Duty cycle not publishedUp to 20,000 pages a month maximum
High-yield alternativeHP 58X, about 10,000 pages not published
Input tray not published250 sheets
Page yieldAbout 3,000 pages at 5 per cent coverage not published
Print resolution not published1200 x 1200 dpi
Print speed not publishedUp to 36 ppm, Letter mono
Rated power not publishedAbout 550 W printing, 0.6 W in sleep
Recommended volume not publishedUp to 2,000 pages a month
Replacement cartridge not publishedBrother TN760, about 3,000 pages, or TN730, about 1,200
Shelf lifeAbout 2 years sealed not published
Yield standardISO/IEC 19752 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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