Brother MFC-L2960DW vs HP LaserJet Pro MFP 4102fdw

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MFC-L2960DW compared with LaserJet Pro MFP 4102fdw

	BrotherMFC-L2960DW	HPLaserJet Pro MFP 4102fdw
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	August 2022
Printing
Type
Type	Laser	Laser
Colour
Colour	No	No
Speed, black
Speed, black	34 pages a minute	40 pages a minute (better)
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 34 ipm (A4); print languages HP PCL 6, PCL 5e, PostScript level 3 emulation, PDF, URF, Native Office, PWG Raster; 1200 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 6.3 sec (A4, ready); 8.8 sec from sleep
Resolution detail
Resolution detail	–	Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi (Fine Lines); HP FastRes 1200, HP 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 149A or 149X black toner cartridge; dynamic security enabled
Page yield
Page yield	1,500-page toner in the box; yields declared to ISO/IEC 19752	HP 149A: ~2,900 pages; HP 149X high yield: ~9,500 pages (ISO/IEC 19752); cartridge in the box: ~2,900 pages
Duty cycle
Duty cycle	Up to 3,500 pages a month recommended	Up to 80,000 pages a month (A4); 750 to 4,000 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 with single-pass two-sided scanning; up to 1200 x 1200 dpi optical; up to 29 ppm black, 20 ppm colour, 46 ipm black and 34 ipm colour two-sided (A4); scan to email, network folder, USB, SharePoint, Google Drive and Dropbox
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 38 cpm (A4); up to 9,999 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	33.6 kbps; up to 400 pages of fax memory; up to 200 speed dials
Paper
Largest paper
Largest paper	A4	A4
Paper tray
Paper tray	250 sheets	350 sheets (better)
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, A6, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), envelopes (DL, C5, B5); custom 76.2 x 127 to 215.9 x 355.6 mm; 100-sheet tray 1, 250-sheet tray 2, optional 550-sheet tray 3
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, light, heavy, bond, recycled and other papers, envelopes, labels; 60 to 200 g/m² (tray 1), 60 to 120 g/m² (trays 2 and 3)
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; Gigabit Ethernet; Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz); Wi-Fi Direct; front USB port for walk-up printing and scanning; rear USB host for optional job storage
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, Wi-Fi Direct
App
App	Brother Mobile Connect (Android, iPhone and iPad)	HP app; HP Web Jetadmin and HP Security Manager for fleet management
Control panel
Control panel	8.8cm (3.5″) colour touchscreen with up to 18 shortcuts	2.7-inch colour touchscreen
Design
Weight
Weight	12.4 kg	12.6 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	510 W printing, 7.5 W ready, 0.9 W sleep, 0.06 W off
Noise
Noise	49 dB(A) printing, 44 dB(A) in quiet mode, 30 dB(A) ready (sound pressure)	6.7 B(A) sound power, 54 dB(A) sound pressure
Size
Size	410 × 421 × 319 mm (W × D × H)	420 x 390 x 323 mm (W x D x H); up to 430 x 634 x 325 mm with trays extended
In the box
In the box	Printer, 1,500-page toner, drum, power cord, quick setup guide, warranty card	Printer, preinstalled black toner cartridge (~2,900 pages), getting started guide, power cord, USB cable