Brother vs Canon Laser Printer 2026

The Brother HL-L2370DW prints at 36 pages per minute with automatic duplex and wireless printing across your home network. At $179.99, the high upfront cost is offset by laser toner efficiency — the cost per page is a fraction of inkjet alternatives, and toner doesn't dry out between uses like ink. The 250-sheet input tray reduces frequent paper loading. The 4.4-star rating reflects reliable, low-maintenance performance. Best for home offices and students who print regularly and are tired of expensive ink replacements and clogged inkjet heads from infrequent use.

The Brother MFC-L2750DW All-in-One Wireless Laser Printer (listed at $640.00 — note: typical retail is approximately $279.99; verify current pricing before purchase) is the all-in-one upgrade from the Brother HL-L2370DW single-function printer reviewed on this page. The addition of a flatbed scanner, 50-sheet ADF, copier, and fax transforms the printer into a complete home office document center — enabling scan-to-email workflows, multi-page document digitization, and copying without a separate device. At the expected retail price of ~$279.99, the MFC-L2750DW adds $100 to the HL-L2370DW's ~$179.99 for all-in-one capability. For home offices that regularly scan documents, digitize contracts, or need copying capability, that premium is well justified. For pure printing households with no scanning or copying needs, the single-function HL-L2370DW saves money. Against the Canon Color imageCLASS MF743Cdw ($829.99), the Brother is monochrome only — all documents print in black and white regardless of source content. For offices that print primarily text, contracts, invoices, and black-and-white reports, monochrome laser printing at Brother's cost-per-page economics is ideal. For marketing materials, presentations, or any color-critical printing, the Canon's color capability is required. The honest limitation: the 50-sheet ADF enables sequential document scanning but the flatbed scanner resolution (typically 1200 dpi on Brother's AIO models) is adequate for document archiving but not fine art or photographic reproduction.

The Canon Color imageCLASS MF743Cdw ($829.99) is the premium option on this page — the only color laser all-in-one, and the only printer here with a 550-sheet total paper capacity that approaches departmental printing loads. Color laser printing produces documents where graphs, charts, logos, and colored text are reproduced accurately without the bleed or saturation issues of inkjet color printing. Against the Brother MFC-L2750DW (expected ~$279.99), the Canon costs significantly more for color printing capability. The question is whether color printing is a genuine requirement or a nice-to-have. For professionals presenting to clients, printing marketing materials, or producing color-coded reports, color is non-optional. For households printing primarily contracts, invoices, school worksheets, and text documents, the Brother handles everything at a fraction of the Canon's price. The 22 ppm color speed is on par with HP's M255dw at approximately $180 less — verify current competitive pricing before committing to the Canon's premium. The 550-sheet capacity is genuinely useful for high-volume users: loading paper twice a week rather than twice a day. The honest limitation: color laser toner cartridges (four per printer — cyan, magenta, yellow, black) are more expensive to replace than monochrome cartridges; calculate ongoing toner costs before committing based on your expected monthly color page volume.