HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer

What separates them

These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer is $215.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — inkjet cartridge against mono laser mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer

HP

HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge

$34.99

About 1,000 pages for roughly $35 is about 3.5 cents a page, which is competitive for an inkjet and still worse than a high-yield mono laser.

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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 HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge is for

Buy it if: OfficeJet Pro 9010 or 9020 owners replacing black ink.

Avoid it if: Higher-volume offices, who should be buying the 962XL or moving to a laser.

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

2 of 19 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationHP 962 Black Original Ink CartridgeBrother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
Price$34.99$249.99
Cost per pageAbout 3.5 cents at the stated yieldAbout 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paper
WarrantyHP cartridge replacement guarantee1-year limited warranty
ColorBlack not published
Compatible printersOfficeJet Pro 9010, 9012, 9015, 9020, 9025 not published
Connectivity not publishedEthernet, Wi-Fi and USB
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
High-yield alternativeHP 962XL, about 2,000 pages not published
Ink typePigment based not published
Input tray not published250 sheets
Page yieldAbout 1,000 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, 0.7 W in sleep
Replacement cartridge not publishedBrother TN760, about 3,000 pages
Shelf lifeAbout 2 years sealed not published
Yield standardISO/IEC 24711 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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