Brother HL-L3280CDW vs Brother MFC-L3780CDW
The Brother HL-L3280CDW is a color laser using toner; the Brother MFC-L3780CDW is a color laser using toner. A black page costs 3.2¢ on one and 3.2¢ on the other. Over 5,000 pages the Brother HL-L3280CDW works out about $225 cheaper to have owned.
- Brother HL-L3280CDW~$666~$344 printer + ~$322 supplies
- Brother MFC-L3780CDW~$891~$569 printer + ~$322 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-L3280CDW
- ~$344 to buy · ~$666 after 5,000 pages
- Brother MFC-L3780CDW
- ~$569 to buy · ~$891 after 5,000 pages
Estimates computed from published ISO page yields and consumable list prices.
| Spec | BrotherBrother HL-L3280CDW | BrotherBrother MFC-L3780CDW |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$344 | ~$569 |
| Cost per mono page | 3.2¢ | 3.2¢ |
| Cost per colour page | 19¢ | 19¢ |
| Cost to own, 5,000 pages | ~$666 | ~$891 |
| Technology | LED | LED |
| Ink system | Toner | Toner |
| Black consumable | Brother TN229XL high-yield black toner · 3,000 pages | Brother TN229XL high-yield black toner · 3,000 pages |
| Colour consumable | Brother TN229XL high-yield colour toners · 2,300 pages | Brother TN229XL high-yield colour toners · 2,300 pages |
| Third-party ink lock | No | No |
| Print speed, mono | 27 ISO ppm | 31 ISO ppm |
| Print speed, colour | 27 ISO ppm | 31 ISO ppm |
| Functions | Print · Copy · Scan · Fax | |
| Two-sided printing | Auto | Auto |
| Document feeder | None | 50 sheets |
| Two-sided scanning | — | Single pass |
| Paper capacity | 250 sheets | 250 sheets |
| Max paper size | Legal | Legal |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi · Ethernet | Wi-Fi · Ethernet |
| Display | 2.7" colour touchscreen | 3.5" colour touchscreen |
| Weight | 33.9 lb | 47.8 lb |
Tinted rows are where these two differ.
Colour decks and handouts that have to survive handling, printed in enough volume to want the speed.
A small office that prints and scans colour paperwork in volume and wants one machine to do all of it.