Buy the Brother DCP-L2640DW.

It costs more today and pays you back every single page after.

What was compared

HP DeskJet 2955 Wireless All-in-One Color Inkjet Printer, Scanner, Copier, Best-for-Home, ... — $59.99
Brother DCP-L2640DW Wireless Compact Monochrome Multi-Function Printer, Copy, Scan, Duplex... — $209.99

1. No ink subscription to babysit forever
HP's 3 month free Instant Ink trial runs out, then you're paying monthly or buying pricey cartridges that run dry fast. Brother's toner cartridge is rated for thousands of pages before you touch it again, no subscription, no reminders.
2. Finishes a stack while HP is still going
Brother's laser engine prints around 36 pages a minute against the DeskJet's roughly 7 to 10 for inkjet. For anything longer than a one-page note, that gap turns into minutes waiting by the tray every single time.
3. Flips the page for you, HP makes you do it
The DCP-L2640DW does automatic two-sided printing built in. The DeskJet 2955 has no automatic duplex, so every double-sided job means flipping paper by hand and hoping you got the orientation right.
4. Still works after sitting idle for weeks
Inkjets like the DeskJet are known to clog if you don't print often, forcing cleaning cycles that waste the ink you already paid for. Laser toner is powder, it does not dry out, so the Brother starts clean every time.
5. Yes it costs more and skips color. Buy it anyway.
The HP is $150 cheaper upfront and it's the only one that prints color at all. Unless you're printing photos or color flyers regularly, most home printing is black text, and that's exactly where the Brother's cheaper toner erases the price gap fast. If you genuinely need color often, get the HP, but that is not most home printing.