Buy the Brother Work Smart 1360.
It costs more upfront but does the actual work of a home office printer, the HP just prints pages.
What was compared
- Brother Work Smart 1360 Wireless Color Inkjet All-in-One Print, Scan, Copy | Best-for-home... — $139.99
- HP DeskJet 4255e Wireless All-in-One Color Inkjet Printer, Scanner, Copier, Best-for-Home,... — $109.99
Five reasons
1. Feeds a stack of pages, you don't sit there
Brother's auto document feeder scans and copies multi-page documents on its own. The HP DeskJet 4255e has no ADF, so every page of a scan or copy gets fed and flipped by hand.
2. Prints both sides without you flipping paper
Brother's auto-duplex flips each sheet itself for double sided reports and schoolwork. The HP DeskJet 4255e has no listed auto-duplex, so two-sided jobs mean pulling the stack and reloading it yourself.
3. Wastes less ink every time you print
Brother uses separate CMYK cartridges, so you only replace the color that's actually empty. Reviewers note the HP's combined tri-color cartridge gets tossed whole the moment a single color runs dry, which burns money over time.
4. Chews through print jobs faster, every week
Brother is rated at 9ppm color and 16ppm mono, and direct comparisons confirm it prints noticeably faster than the entry-level HP DeskJet 4255e. Anyone printing more than the occasional page will feel that gap constantly.
5. Yes it costs 30 dollars more. Worth it.
The HP undercuts it at $109.99 against $139.99, a real gap if you barely print. But the ADF, auto-duplex, and cheaper per-page ink refills claw that difference back within a few cartridge changes.
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