Brother HL-L2400D vs Brother HL-L2405W
The Brother HL-L2400D is a mono laser using toner; the Brother HL-L2405W is a mono laser using toner. A black page costs 3.3¢ on one and 3.3¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages the Brother HL-L2400D works out about $5 cheaper to have owned.
- Brother HL-L2400D~$298~$134 printer + ~$164 supplies
- Brother HL-L2405W~$303~$139 printer + ~$164 supplies
purchase priceink or toner. An estimate: purchase price plus 5,000 pages at each printer’s computed cost per page, assuming 4 mono pages for every colour page. Printers whose consumable price we could not source are left out.
- Brother HL-L2400D
- ~$134 to buy · ~$298 after 5,000 pages
- Brother HL-L2405W
- ~$139 to buy · ~$303 after 5,000 pages
Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.
| Spec | BrotherBrother HL-L2400D | BrotherBrother HL-L2405W |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$134 | ~$139 |
| Cost per mono page | 3.3¢ | 3.3¢ |
| Cost to own, 5,000 pages | ~$298 | ~$303 |
| Technology | Laser | Laser |
| Ink system | Toner | Toner |
| Black consumable | Brother TN830XL high-yield toner · 3,000 pages | Brother TN830XL high-yield toner · 3,000 pages |
| Third-party ink lock | No | No |
| Print speed, mono | 32 ISO ppm | 30 ISO ppm |
| Functions | ||
| Two-sided printing | Auto | Manual |
| Document feeder | None | None |
| Paper capacity | 250 sheets | 250 sheets |
| Max paper size | Legal | Legal |
| Connectivity | — | Wi-Fi |
| Display | None | None |
| Weight | 15.6 lb | 15.1 lb |
Tinted rows are where these two differ.
One computer, one cable, black-and-white documents, and no interest in an app ever being involved.
A household printing from phones and laptops that would rather have wireless than an automatic duplexer.