HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 9 recorded specifications. The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer is $299.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — color laser mfp against mono laser mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
HP
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer
$549.00
Color laser means four cartridges to replace instead of one, and a full set of high-yield 214X costs more than half the printer -- that is the trade being made, not print quality.
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 HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer is for
Buy it if: Offices printing color in volume that need laser output rather than inkjet.
Avoid it if: Anyone printing occasional color, for whom an ink tank machine costs far less to own.
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 | HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer | Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $549.00 | $249.99 |
| Connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB | Ethernet, Wi-Fi and USB |
| Document feeder | 50-sheet reversing ADF | 50-sheet ADF |
| Duplex | Automatic two-sided printing and scanning | Automatic two-sided printing, single-sided scanning |
| Duty cycle | Up to 75,000 pages a month maximum | Up to 20,000 pages a month maximum |
| Input tray | 250 sheets, expandable to 900 | 250 sheets |
| Print resolution | 600 x 600 dpi | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Print speed | Up to 35 ppm mono and color, Letter | Up to 36 ppm, Letter mono |
| Rated power | About 700 W printing, 1.3 W in sleep | About 550 W printing, 0.7 W in sleep |
| Warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty | 1-year limited warranty |
| Cartridge policy | Dynamic Security -- third-party cartridges are blocked | not published |
| Cost per page | not published | About 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paper |
| Drum unit | not published | DR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately |
| Recommended volume | 750 to 4,000 pages a month | not published |
| Replacement cartridge | not published | Brother TN760, about 3,000 pages |
| Replacement cartridges | HP 214A or 214X, four cartridges | 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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