HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer vs Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer is $249.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — mono laser mfp against thermal label printer — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer vs Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label 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 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 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 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 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4101fdw Mono Laser Printer | Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $449.00 | $199.99 |
| Connectivity | Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB | Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB |
| Print resolution | 1200 x 1200 dpi effective | 300 x 300 dpi |
| Print speed | Up to 42 ppm, Letter mono | Up to 69 labels per minute |
| Rated power | About 600 W printing, 1.1 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 |
| Cost per page | About 2.1 cents on 148X, excluding paper | not published |
| Document feeder | 50-sheet reversing ADF | not published |
| Duplex | Automatic two-sided printing and scanning | not published |
| Duty cycle | Up to 80,000 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 cartridge | HP 148A, about 2,900 pages, or 148X, about 9,500 pages | 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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