Brother MFC-L3770CDW Laser vs Pantum P2502W

Which Printer Is Better?

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Brother MFC-L3770CDW Laser
Pantum P2502W

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Our Verdict

Brother MFC-L3770CDW Laser

Pantum P2502W

The Brother MFC-L3770CDW Laser and the Pantum P2502W are both laser printers, but the Brother is an all-in-one that prints in color, whereas the Pantum is a printer-only unit that only prints in black. The Brother is far better for most uses, as it has a high-resolution flatbed and a fast-scanning duplex ADF. It prints significantly faster, supports automatic duplex printing, and has an Ethernet port. On the other hand, the Pantum printer is a good choice if you're on a budget, don't need to scan, and only need to print lots of black and white sheets in bulk. It produces more black sheets per cartridge, and its cost-per-print is much cheaper, but this model has issues handling and printing sheets.

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Variants

  • MFC-L3770CDW (White)
  • P2502W (Black)
  • P2502W (White)

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Main Differences for
Family

Threshold 

0.10

Family 

7.6
5.2

Scanner Features 
 

9.6
0.0

Color Documents 
 

9.0
0.0

Color Accuracy 
 

6.1
0.0

Small Details 
 

5.0
0.5

Expected Maintenance 
 

5.0
7.5

Color Gamut 
 

4.0
0.0

Cost-Per-Print 
 

8.5
9.4

Full Comparison

Design

Build Quality 
 

9.0
5.5

Build Quality Close Up  

Type  

All in One
Printer Only
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Dimensions 
 

ISO View Picture  

Height  

16.1" (41.0 cm)
7.4" (18.9 cm)

Width  

16.1" (41.0 cm)
13.2" (33.5 cm)

Depth  

19.4" (49.4 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)

In Use Picture  

Height When In Use 
 

16.1" (41.0 cm)
8.5" (21.5 cm)

Width When In Use 
 

19.8" (50.4 cm)
13.2" (33.5 cm)

Depth When In Use 
 

29.1" (73.8 cm)
17.0" (43.2 cm)

Weight 
 

53.4 lbs (24.2 kg)
10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
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Expected Maintenance 
 

5.0
7.5

Ink Related Maintenance 
 

Not Needed
Not Needed

Drum Unit 
 

A Separate Unit
In The Cartridge
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Display Screen 
 

9.0
0.0

Display Screen Picture  

Display Screen  

Yes
No

Display Screen Size 
 

3.7" (9.5 cm)
N/A

Touchscreen  

Yes
No
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Cartridge 
 

9.3
8.6

Cartridge Picture In The Printer  

Technology  

Laser
Laser

SuperTank 
 

No
No

Photo Cartridge 
 

No
No

Color  

Yes
No

Number Of Color Cartridges 
 

3
N/A

Black Cartridge Model 
 

TN-223BK
Pantum PB-210S

Tested Black Page Yield 
 

73 prints
110 prints

Estimated Black Page Yield 
 

1,387 prints
2,090 prints

Color Cartridge Model 
 

TN-223C/M/Y
No Color Cartridge

Tested Color Page Yield 
 

72 prints
N/A

Estimated Color Page Yield 
 

1,650 prints
N/A

Third Party Cartridge 
 

Purchased One Worked
Not Found At Time Of The Review

Ink Type 
 

Toner
Toner

High Yield Cartridge 
 

Yes
Yes
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Scanner Features 
 

9.6
0.0

Scanner Flatbed Picture  

Scanner 
 

ADF + Flatbed
No Scanner

ADF Capacity 
 

50 pages
N/A

Scan Speed 
 

21 PPM
N/A

Duplex Scanning 
 

Automatic (Single-Pass)
No

Max Flatbed Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 11"
No Flatbed

Max ADF Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 14"
No Scanner

Flatbed Hinge Adjustability 
 

1.05" (27 mm)
N/A

Fax 
 

Yes
No

Copy 
 

Yes
No

OCR Included 
 

Built-in
No Scanner
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Scan Quality 
 

8.0
N/A

Scan Quality Photo  

Max Scan Resolution 
 

1,200 DPI
N/A

Max Scan Color Depth 
 

24Bit
N/A

In The Box  

In the Box Picture  

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Battery 
 

Advertised Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Tested Charging Time 
 

N/A
N/A
Document

Black & White Documents 
 

9.5
9.0

B&W Document Picture  

Color Ink Needed For Black & White 
 

No
No
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Color Documents 
 

9.0
0.0

Color Document Picture  

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Cost-Per-Print 
 

8.5
9.4

Printer Total Cost 
 

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Black Cartridge Price 
 

57.49 US$
55.99 US$

Color Cartridge Price 
 

217.47 US$
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Black-Only Printing Cost 
 

0.041 US$/print
0.027 US$/print

Color Printing Cost 
 

0.132 US$/print
N/A

Photo Printing Cost 
 

0.319 US$/print
N/A

Ink Subscription 
 

No
No
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Printing Speed 
 

8.1
6.3

Printing Speed Video  

Black Only Text Document 
 

26 PPM
23 PPM

Color Document 
 

25 PPM
N/A

Photo Printing Time 
 

34.0 s
23.0 s

Single Page Out Time (Black Only) 
 

24.0 s
25.0 s

Duplex Printing 
 

Automatic
Manual

Input Tray Capacity 
 

250 pages
150 pages
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Document Printing Sizes 
 

Letter (8.5" x 11")  

Yes
Yes

Legal (8.5" x 14")  

Yes
Yes

Tabloid (11" x 17")  

No
No

A6 (105mm x 148mm)  

Yes
Yes

A5 (148mm x 210mm)  

Yes
Yes

A4 (210mm x 297mm)  

Yes
Yes

Max Paper Weight 
 

163 g/m²
163 g/m²
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Photo

Color Gamut 
 

4.0
0.0

Parrots Picture  

Color Range Picture  

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Color Accuracy 
 

6.1
0.0

Friends Picture  

Color dE Picture  

Color dE Graph  

Average Color dE 
 

8.09
N/A
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Small Details 
 

5.0
0.5

Small Details Photo  

Max Print Resolution (DPI) 
 

2400 x 600
1200 x 1200
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Photo Printing Sizes 
 

0.0
0.0

Glossy Paper (4" x 6")  

No
No

Glossy Paper (5" x 7")  

No
No

Glossy Paper (8" x 10")  

No
No

Glossy Paper (8.5" x 11")  

No
No

Glossy Paper (13" x 19")  

No
No

Borderless Printing 
 

No
No
Mobile App And Connectivity

Connectivity 
 

9.0
7.0

Inputs Picture  

Ethernet 
 

Yes
No

USB Input To Computer 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth 
 

No
No

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Wi-Fi via Router 
 

Yes
Yes

Wi-Fi Direct 
 

Yes
Yes

External Storage Support 
 

Yes
No

Apple AirPrint 
 

Yes
Yes

Mopria Print Service 
 

Yes
Yes
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Mobile App 
 

10
10

App Printscreen  

Mobile App  

Yes
Yes

App Name  

Brother iPrint&Scan
Pantum Mobile Print & Scan

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

Photo (JPEG, PNG) 
 

Android and iOS
iOS Only

PDF 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS

Microsoft Office Files 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS

Text Files (TXT) 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS

Webpages (HTML) 
 

Android and iOS
Android and iOS
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OS Compatibility 
 

Windows  

Fully
Fully

macOS  

Fully
Fully

Chrome OS  

Fully
Fully
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MFC-L3770CDW
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P2502W
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MFC-L3770CDW
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P2502W
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MFC-L3770CDW
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Brother MFC-L3770CDW Laser

Pantum P2502W

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