HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner is $249.01 dearer. They are different kinds of product — sheetfed document scanner against mono laser mfp — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner vs Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer
HP
HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner
$499.00
A dedicated sheetfed scanner exists because an MFP feeder is designed for occasional copying -- this one is rated for 4,000 sheets a day, roughly an order of magnitude beyond what a printer feeder tolerates.
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 ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner is for
Buy it if: Offices digitising records in bulk, where feeder reliability decides the throughput.
Avoid it if: Anyone scanning books, passports or fragile originals, which need a flatbed.
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
4 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | HP ScanJet Pro 3000 s4 Sheet-Feed Document Scanner | Brother MFC-L2820DW Mono Laser All-in-One Printer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $499.00 | $249.99 |
| Connectivity | USB 3.0 | Ethernet, Wi-Fi and USB |
| Duplex | Single pass, both sides in one pass | Automatic two-sided printing, single-sided scanning |
| Rated power | About 20 W scanning | About 550 W printing, 0.7 W in sleep |
| Warranty | 1-year limited hardware warranty | 1-year limited warranty |
| Consumable parts | Roller replacement kit rated about 100,000 sheets | not published |
| Cost per page | not published | About 3 cents on TN760, excluding drum and paper |
| Daily duty cycle | Up to 4,000 sheets a day | not published |
| Document feeder | not published | 50-sheet ADF |
| Double feed detection | Ultrasonic | not published |
| Drum unit | not published | DR730, about 15,000 pages, replaced separately |
| Duty cycle | not published | Up to 20,000 pages a month maximum |
| Feeder capacity | 50 sheets | not published |
| Input tray | not published | 250 sheets |
| Optical resolution | 600 dpi | not published |
| Print resolution | not published | 1200 x 1200 dpi |
| Print speed | not published | Up to 36 ppm, Letter mono |
| Replacement cartridge | not published | Brother TN760, about 3,000 pages |
| Scan speed | 40 ppm, 80 images per minute duplex | 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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