HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer vs Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer

What separates them

These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is $30.00 dearer. They are different kinds of product — business inkjet mfp against thermal label printer — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer vs Brother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer

HP

HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer

$229.99

The purchase price is a fraction of a laser and the running cost is not: HP 910XL cartridges land around 4 to 5 cents a mono page, which is worse than a high-yield laser.

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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.

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Who the HP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet Printer is for

Buy it if: Low-volume offices that need color, scanning and a feeder in a small footprint.

Avoid it if: Anyone printing several thousand pages a month, where a laser is cheaper 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.

SpecificationHP OfficeJet Pro 9125e All-in-One Inkjet PrinterBrother QL-1110NWB Wide Format Label Printer
Price$229.99$199.99
ConnectivityEthernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, USBEthernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB
Print resolution4800 x 1200 dpi optimised color300 x 300 dpi
Print speedUp to 22 ppm mono, 18 ppm color, LetterUp to 69 labels per minute
Rated powerAbout 35 W printingAbout 30 W printing
Warranty1-year limited hardware warranty1-year limited warranty
Automatic cutter not publishedFitted, rated about 300,000 cuts
Cartridge policyHP+ enrolment restricts the printer to Original HP cartridges not published
Consumable type not publishedBrother DK label rolls
Cost per pageAbout 4 to 5 cents mono on 910XL, excluding paper not published
Document feeder35-sheet ADF not published
DuplexAutomatic two-sided printing not published
Duty cycleUp to 25,000 pages a month maximum not published
Maximum label width not published4 in
Print technology not publishedDirect thermal, no ink or ribbon
Recommended volume400 to 1,200 pages a month not published
Replacement cartridgesHP 910 or 910XL, four cartridges not published

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