Brother HL-L2460DW vs Brother DCP-L2640DW
The Brother HL-L2460DW is a mono laser using toner; the Brother DCP-L2640DW 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-L2460DW works out about $30 cheaper to have owned.
- Brother HL-L2460DW~$343~$179 printer + ~$164 supplies
- Brother DCP-L2640DW~$373~$209 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-L2460DW
- ~$179 to buy · ~$343 after 5,000 pages
- Brother DCP-L2640DW
- ~$209 to buy · ~$373 after 5,000 pages
Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.
| Spec | BrotherBrother HL-L2460DW | BrotherBrother DCP-L2640DW |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$179 | ~$209 |
| Cost per mono page | 3.3¢ | 3.3¢ |
| Cost to own, 5,000 pages | ~$343 | ~$373 |
| 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 | 36 ISO ppm | 36 ISO ppm |
| Functions | Print · Copy · Scan | |
| Two-sided printing | Auto | Auto |
| Document feeder | None | 50 sheets |
| Two-sided scanning | — | No |
| Paper capacity | 250 sheets | 250 sheets |
| Max paper size | Legal | Legal |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi · Ethernet | Wi-Fi · Ethernet |
| Display | None | Mono LCD |
| Weight | 15.6 lb | 25 lb |
Tinted rows are where these two differ.
A shared household or small-office mono laser that has to print fast from every device in the house.
Scanning paperwork in stacks and printing black-and-white documents fast, without paying for fax or a touchscreen.