Deciding on whether to buy a product like HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black or perhaps BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black vs BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer

HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black specs

HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black
BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer specs

BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer
Type: Office printer

Type: Office printer

Function: – Print
– Scan
– Copy
– Fax

Function: – Print
– Copy
– Scan

Print technology: Laser

Print technology: Laser

CONNECTIVITY

Display: LED screen

CONNECTIVITY

Wired connectivity: – USB 2.0
– Ethernet
– Phone line

Wireless connectivity: – WiFi
– Apple AirPrint
– Google Cloud Print

Wired connectivity: – USB 2.0
– Ethernet

App available: – HP Eprint app
– HP Smart app

Wireless connectivity: – WiFi
– Apple AirPrint
– Google Cloud Print

PRINTER

PRINTER

Compatible cartridges: – Imaging Drum: HP 32A
– Black Original LaserJet: HP 94A
– Black Original LaserJet: HP 94X

Compatible cartridges: – Black: TN243 & TN247
– Cyan: TN243 & TN247
– Magenta: TN243 & TN247
– Yellow: TN243 & TN247

Average compatible cartridge yield: – HP 32A: 23,000 pages
– HP 94A: 1,200 pages
– HP 94X: 2,800 pages

Average compatible cartridge yield: – Black: 1000
– Black XL: 3000
– Cyan: 1000
– Cyan XL: 2300
– Magenta: 1000
– Magenta XL: 2300
– Yellow: 1000
– Yellow XL: 2300

Print resolution: 1200 x 1200 dpi

Print resolution: 600 x 2400 dpi

Pages per minute (black & white): – Up to 28 ppm (ISO)
– Up to 32 ppm

Pages per minute (black & white): Up to 19 ppm

Page format: – A4
– A5
– A6
– B5

Pages per minute (colour): Up to 18 ppm

Double-sided printing: Automatic

Page format: – A4
– A5
– A6

Paper tray capacity: 250

Double-sided printing: Automatic

Monthly duty cycle: 20,000 pages per month

Paper tray capacity: 250 sheets

Automatic document feeder: Yes

Monthly duty cycle: 30,000 pages per month

SCANNER

Automatic document feeder: No

SCANNER

Type of scanner: Colour flatbed scanner

Scan resolution: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi

Type of scanner: Colour flatbed scanner

Scan speed: 15 ppm

Scan resolution: 1200 x 2400 dpi

Page format: – A4
– A5
– A6

Page format: A4

Scanning element: CIS

Colour depth: 48-bit output

Colour depth: 24-bit

GENERAL

Other scanner features: Scan to email via app

GENERAL

System requirements: – Windows 7 or later
– MacOS 10.5 or later
– Linux CUPS

Colour: Grey

System requirements: – Windows 7 or later
– OS X 10.11 or later

Box contents: – Brother DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer
– Power supply cable
– Product safety guide
– Software disc
– Supplies
– User guide
– Warranty card
– Quick setup guide

Colour: White

Dimensions: 368 x 410 x 475 mm (H x W x D)

Box contents: – HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax
– HP Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge
– HP LaserJet Imaging Drum
– Power cable
– USB cable
– Getting started guide

Weight: 22.5 kg

Dimensions: 312 x 403 x 408 mm (H x W x D)

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Weight: 9.4 kg

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £154.99

Price: £199.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.5 / 10

Review Score: 9.1 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black or BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 113 products in the same category as HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black, which is the Printers category. Of these 113 products the average price was £147.63, the most expensive was £546 and the cheapest was just £24.75. We then looked at the price of the 113 in the same as the BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer, which of course the average was £147.63, top price was £546 and cheapest £24.75.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from HP and Brother, the average was £349.76 for HP, £88.63 for Brother. The max for each was £3499/£379.99 and minimum was £3.49/£8.45

Price analysis of HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black

Price analysis of BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer

  • HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black
  • WiFi / Apple AirPrint / Google Cloud Print
  • Up to 28 prints per minute
  • Automatic double-sided printing
  • Fast printingGet through multiple jobs and keep up with the pace of your business with the HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax. With fast and automatic double sided printing, you can get the first page out in just seven seconds.Using Apple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print or the HP app, you can easily send jobs to the printer in moments from your phone.Quality cartridgesUsing HP toner you can produce sharp text, bold black tones and crisp graphics. And if you want to print a huge number of pages without worrying about regular replacement, HP’s high yield cartridges can print up to 2800 pages.Energy efficientQuiet and energy efficient, the LaserJet Pro M148fdw helps you save on energy without slowing you down. The auto-on and auto-off features make sure that you won’t accidentally leave the printer on. Designed to help keep costs low and save on time and resources, the LaserJet Pro Printer is a great addition to any office.
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  • BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer
  • WiFi / Apple AirPrint / Google Cloud Print
  • Up to 19 prints per minute
  • Automatic double-sided printing
  • Top features:- All-in-one lets you print, copy and scan from one place – Wireless printing lets you send files and photos from your phone – Double-sided printing lets you save paper effortlessly All-in-one Enjoy complete convenience by printing, copying, and scanning on the same device with the Brother DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer. Perfect for the office, this great printer lets you get through loads without taking up too much space.Wireless printing Already logged off for the day but still need to print off a ticket? The DCPL3550CDW can print wirelessly via WiFi, Apple AirPrint, or Google Cloud Print, so you quickly send everything to the printer without needing to be at your computer.Double-sided printingWhen you you’re trying to save paper the last thing you want to do is manually feed the paper through each time to print on both sides. Luckily, this printer can print double-sided automatically, so you won’t feel guilty printing off long presentations.
  • Product codes: 4977766790192

What’s better HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black or BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer?

There are obviously a number of differences between HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black and BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £154.99 cost of HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black is closer to the expectation you had than the £199.99 pricep point of BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black and BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas BROTHER DCPL3550CDW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Printers as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



HP LaserJet Pro M148fdw All-in-One Laser Printer with Fax, Black



Rating:
9.20 out of
10