Brother MFC-L2960DW vs HP LaserJet Pro MFP 3102fdw

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MFC-L2960DW compared with LaserJet Pro MFP 3102fdw

	BrotherMFC-L2960DW	HPLaserJet Pro MFP 3102fdw
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	August 2022
Printing
Type
Type	Laser	Laser
Colour
Colour	No	No
Speed, black
Speed, black	34 pages a minute (better)	33 pages a minute
Resolution
Resolution	1200 × 1200 dpi	1200 × 1200 dpi
Prints both sides
Prints both sides	Yes	Yes
Printing detail
Printing detail	Electrophotographic laser; 2-sided printing at up to 16 sides a minute; 256MB memory; PCL6, BR-Script3 (PostScript 3 emulation) and PDF 1.7; secure print, Universal Print and quiet mode	Automatic two-sided printing at up to 20 ipm (A4); print languages PCL5c, PCL6, PS, PCLmS, PDF, URF, PWG, PCLm; 800 MHz processor, 512 MB memory
First page out
First page out	Up to 6.9 seconds from ready, 8.1 seconds from sleep	As fast as 7.0 sec (A4, ready); 8.7 sec from sleep
Resolution detail
Resolution detail	–	Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi; 600 dpi with Resolution Enhancement technology (REt), ProRes 1200
Ink or toner
Ink or toner	TN2510 toner (1,200 pages), TN2510XL (3,000 pages) or TN2510XXL (5,000 pages); separate DR2510 drum (about 15,000 pages at 1 page per job)	HP 139A or 139X black toner cartridge
Page yield
Page yield	1,500-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752	HP 139A: ~1,500 pages; HP 139X high yield: ~4,000 pages (ISO/IEC 19752); introductory cartridge in the box: ~1,000 pages
Duty cycle
Duty cycle	Up to 3,500 pages a month recommended	Up to 50,000 pages a month (A4); 350 to 2,500 pages recommended
Scanning and copying
Does
Does	Print, Scan, Copy and Fax	Print, Scan, Copy and Fax
Document feeder
Document feeder	Yes	Yes
Scanner
Scanner	Dual CIS colour scanner with A4 glass and 50-sheet document feeder; 1-sided and 2-sided scanning at 22.5 ipm mono and 7.5 ipm colour (ISO/IEC 17991); 1200 × 1200 dpi from the glass, 600 × 600 dpi from the feeder; scan to email server, network folder, FTP, SharePoint, OCR and Microsoft Office formats	Flatbed (up to 216 x 297 mm) and 50-sheet automatic document feeder (one-sided); up to 1200 dpi optical (flatbed), 300 dpi (ADF); up to 19 ppm black, 8 ppm colour (A4); JPG, TIFF, XPS, PDF, PDF/A
Copying
Copying	Up to 34 copies a minute, 2-sided copying; first copy in up to 8.4 seconds; up to 600 × 600 dpi; 25–400% zoom; 2-in-1 ID copy	Up to 33 cpm (A4); up to 999 copies; 25 to 400%
Fax
Fax	33.6 kbps Super G3; automatic 2-sided faxing; PC-Fax send and receive; Internet fax; 500-page memory; 200 speed dials	Up to 500 pages of fax memory; up to 200 speed dials
Paper
Largest paper
Largest paper	A4	A4
Paper tray
Paper tray	250 sheets	250 sheets
Paper sizes
Paper sizes	Tray A4, Letter, B5, A5, A5 (long edge), B6, A6, Executive, A4 Short, 16K; manual feed slot (1 sheet) 76.2–215.9 mm wide by 127–355.6 mm long, envelopes COM-10, DL, C5 and Monarch; document feeder 105–216 mm wide by 147–356 mm long; 2-sided A4 only	A4, A5, A5-R, A6, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 10 x 15 cm, envelopes (DL, C5, C6, B5); custom 76 to 216 mm wide, 127 to 356 mm long; one 250-sheet tray
Paper types
Paper types	Tray plain, thin, recycled and thick paper, 60–163 gsm; manual feed slot also bond, labels and envelopes, 60–230 gsm; 2-sided 64–105 gsm	Plain paper, glossy film, labels, envelopes, card stock, postcards; 60 to 163 g/m²
Output tray
Output tray	120 sheets face down	150 sheets
Connections
Connects by
Connects by	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct and USB	Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB and Wi-Fi Direct
Connection detail
Connection detail	Hi-Speed USB 2.0; Fast Ethernet (10/100); Wi-Fi 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n and 5GHz 802.11a/n; Wi-Fi Direct	Hi-Speed USB 2.0; 10/100 Ethernet; dual-band Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n, 2.4 and 5 GHz); Wi-Fi Direct
Printing from phones
Printing from phones	Apple AirPrint (print and scan), Mopria, Brother Print Service Plugin; Brother Web Connect for Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Box, Evernote and SharePoint Online	Apple AirPrint, Mopria, HP app, Wi-Fi Direct, HP Roam for Business
App
App	Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)	HP app; HP Web Jetadmin
Control panel
Control panel	8.8cm (3.5″) colour touchscreen with up to 18 shortcuts	2.7-inch colour touchscreen with 3 buttons (Back, Home, Info)
Design
Weight
Weight	12.4 kg	10.5 kg
Power use
Power use	485 W printing, 220 W in quiet mode, 495 W copying, 3.3 W ready, 3.3 W sleep, 0.7 W deep sleep, 0.08 W off; TEC 0.34 kWh a week	436 W printing, 4.5 W ready, 1.31 W sleep, 0.06 W off; TEC 0.402 kWh a week (Blue Angel)
Noise
Noise	49 dB(A) printing, 44 dB(A) in quiet mode, 30 dB(A) ready (sound pressure)	6.6 B(A) sound power, 53 dB(A) sound pressure (printing at 33 ppm)
Size
Size	410 × 421 × 319 mm (W × D × H)	418 x 398.2 x 313.2 mm (W x D x H); up to 426.8 x 758.8 x 475.5 mm with trays and lid extended
In the box
In the box	Printer, 1,500-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card	Printer, introductory black toner cartridge, setup guide, reference guide, power cord