HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer vs Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer is $349.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — color laser mfp against thermal label printer — 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 QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label 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 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.
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 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.
Specifications, side by side
5 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4301fdw Color Laser Printer | Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $549.00 | $199.99 |
| Connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB | Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB |
| Print resolution | 600 x 600 dpi | 300 x 300 dpi |
| Print speed | Up to 35 ppm mono and color, Letter | Up to 69 labels per minute |
| Rated power | About 700 W printing, 1.3 W in sleep | About 30 W printing |
| Warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty | 1-year limited warranty |
| Automatic cutter | not published | Fitted, rated about 300,000 cuts |
| Cartridge policy | Dynamic Security -- third-party cartridges are blocked | not published |
| Consumable type | not published | Brother DK label rolls |
| Document feeder | 50-sheet reversing ADF | not published |
| Duplex | Automatic two-sided printing and scanning | not published |
| Duty cycle | Up to 75,000 pages a month maximum | not published |
| Input tray | 250 sheets, expandable to 900 | not published |
| Maximum label width | not published | 4 in |
| Print technology | not published | Direct thermal, no ink or ribbon |
| Recommended volume | 750 to 4,000 pages a month | not published |
| 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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