HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer is $199.01 dearer.
HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
HP
HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer
$449.00
The step that matters is the cartridge, not the speed: HP 148X holds about 9,500 pages, so at roughly $199 a cartridge this prints for about 2.1 cents a page.
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 LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer is for
Buy it if: Workgroups printing a few thousand pages a month where cost per page dominates.
Avoid it if: Anyone planning to use compatible cartridges, which this firmware refuses.
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
11 of 14 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer | Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $449.00 | $249.99 |
| Connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB | Ethernet, Wi-Fi and USB |
| Cost per page | About 2.1 cents on 148X, excluding paper | About 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paper |
| 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 80,000 pages a month maximum | Up to 20,000 pages a month maximum |
| Input tray | 250 sheets, expandable to 900 | 250 sheets |
| Print resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi effective | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Print speed | Up to 42 ppm, Letter mono | Up to 36 ppm, Letter mono |
| Rated power | About 600 W printing, 1.1 W in sleep | About 550 W printing, 0.7 W in sleep |
| Replacement cartridge | HP 148A, about 2,900 pages, or 148X, about 9,500 pages | Brother TN760, about 3,000 pages |
| Warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty | 1-year limited warranty |
| Cartridge policy | Dynamic Security -- third-party cartridges are blocked | not published |
| Drum unit | not published | DR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately |
| Recommended volume | 750 to 4,000 pages a month | 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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