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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Build Quality
    2. Dimensions
    3. Expected Maintenance
    4. Display Screen
    5. Cartridge
    6. Scanner Features
    7. Scan Quality
    8. In The Box
    9. Battery
  5. Document
    1. Black & White Documents
    2. Color Documents
    3. Cost-Per-Print
    4. Printing Speed
    5. Document Printing Sizes
  6. Printing
    1. Cost-Per-Print
    2. Printing Speed
    3. Color Accuracy
    4. Photo Printing Quality
    5. Printing Size
  7. Photo
    1. Color Gamut
    2. Color Accuracy
    3. Small Details
    4. Photo Printing Sizes
  8. Mobile App And Connectivity
    1. Connectivity
    2. Mobile App
    3. OS Compatibility
  9. Comments

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] vs Lexmark B2236dw

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW]
Lexmark B2236dw

Tested using Methodology v1.2

Updated Jul 04, 2024 11:44 AM

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Tested using Methodology v0.8.1

Updated Oct 13, 2022 08:11 PM

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Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Picture
Lexmark B2236dw Picture

Variants

  • MFC-L2750DW (Black)
  • MFC-L2750DW XL (Black)
  • MFC-L2717DW (Black)
  • MFC-L2730DW (Black)
  • MFC-L2710DW (Black)
  • MFC-L2759DW (Gray)
  • B2236dw (White/Gray)

Our Verdict

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW]

Lexmark B2236dw

The Brother MFC-L2750DW is a better monochrome printer for small or home offices than the Lexmark B2236dw. Although it's significantly bigger, the Brother has both a sheetfed and flatbed scanner, which is handy for processing many documents. Its cost-per-print is slightly more affordable, and its toner cartridge can yield more pages before needing to be replaced. However, the Lexmark printer has a quicker print time for single-page documents.

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Black
MFC-L2750DW
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White/Gray
B2236dw
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Black
MFC-L2750DW XL
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White/Gray
B2236dw
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Black
MFC-L2717DW
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White/Gray
B2236dw
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Black
MFC-L2730DW
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B2236dw
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Black
MFC-L2710DW
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Gray
MFC-L2759DW
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Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our printers test methodology.

Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Family 

6.6
2.1

Scanner Features 
 

9.5
0.0

Full Comparison

Design

Build Quality 
 

8.5
7.5

Build Quality Close Up  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Build Quality Close Up
Lexmark B2236dw Build Quality Close Up

Type  

All in One
Printer Only

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Dimensions 
 

ISO View Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] ISO View Picture
Lexmark B2236dw ISO View Picture

Height  

12.5" (31.7 cm)
8.7" (22.1 cm)

Width  

16.3" (41.3 cm)
14.0" (35.6 cm)

Depth  

16.1" (40.9 cm)
13.1" (33.3 cm)

In Use Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] In Use Picture

Height When In Use 
 

12.5" (31.7 cm)

Width When In Use 
 

20.0" (50.8 cm)

Depth When In Use 
 

17.5" (44.4 cm)

Weight 
 

25.8 lbs (11.7 kg)
18.1 lbs (8.2 kg)

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Expected Maintenance 
 

8.0

Ink Related Maintenance 
 

Not Needed

Drum Unit 
 

A Separate Unit
A Separate Unit

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Display Screen 
 

7.0
4.0

Display Screen Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Display Screen Picture
Lexmark B2236dw Display Screen Picture

Display Screen  

Yes
Yes

Display Screen Size 
 

2.6" (6.5 cm)
1.8" (4.5 cm)

Touchscreen  

Yes
No

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Cartridge 
 

9.5
9.0

Cartridge Picture In The Printer  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Cartridge Picture In The Printer
Lexmark B2236dw Cartridge Picture In The Printer

Technology  

Laser
Laser

SuperTank 
 

No
No

Photo Cartridge 
 

No
No

Color  

No
No

Number Of Color Cartridges 
 

N/A
N/A

Black Cartridge Model 
 

TN730
Lexmark B221000 Black

Tested Black Page Yield 
 

102.78 prints
77 prints

Estimated Black Page Yield 
 

1,953 prints
1,463 prints

Color Cartridge Model 
 

No Color Cartridge
No Color Cartridge

Tested Color Page Yield 
 

N/A
N/A

Estimated Color Page Yield 
 

N/A
N/A

Drum Unit 
 

A Separate Unit
A Separate Unit

Third Party Cartridge 
 

Purchased One Worked
Yes

Ink Type 
 

Toner

High Yield Cartridge 
 

Yes
Yes

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Scanner Features 
 

9.5
0.0

Scanner Flatbed Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Scanner Flatbed Picture
Lexmark B2236dw Scanner Flatbed Picture

Scanner 
 

ADF + Flatbed
No

Scan Flatbed 
 

No

ADF Capacity 
 

50 pages

Scan Sheetfed 
 

No

Scan Speed 
 

7 PPM

Automatic Document Feeder 
 

No

Duplex Scanning 
 

Automatic (Single-Pass)
No

Scan Resolution 
 

1,200 DPI
N/A

Scan Color Depth 
 

24Bit
N/A

Max Flatbed Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 11"
N/A

Max ADF Scan Size 
 

8.5" x 14"

Flatbed Hinge Adjustability 
 

1.04" (27 mm)

Fax 
 

Yes
No

Copy 
 

Yes
No

OCR Included 
 

Built-in

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Scan Quality 
 

9.5

Scan Quality Photo  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Scan Quality Photo

Max Scan Resolution 
 

1,200 DPI
N/A

Max Scan Color Depth 
 

24Bit
N/A

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In The Box  

In the Box Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] In the Box Picture
Lexmark B2236dw In the Box Picture

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Battery 
 

Advertised Battery Life 
 

N/A

Tested Charging Time 
 

N/A
Document

Black & White Documents 
 

8.5

B&W Document Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] B&W Document Picture

Color Ink Needed For Black & White 
 

No

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Color Documents 
 

0.0

Color Document Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Color Document Picture

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Cost-Per-Print 
 

9.6
9.3

Printer Total Cost 
 

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Black Cartridge Price 
 

42.99 US$
44.99 US$

Color Cartridge Price 
 

N/A
N/A

Black-Only Printing Cost 
 

0.022 US$/print
0.031 US$/print

Color Printing Cost 
 

N/A
N/A

Photo Printing Cost 
 

N/A
N/A

Ink Subscription 
 

No
No

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Printing Speed 
 

9.1
9.2

Printing Speed Video  

Black Only Text Document 
 

36 PPM
35 PPM

Color Document 
 

N/A
N/A

Photo Printing Time 
 

12.0 s
9.4 s

Single Page Out Time (Black Only) 
 

11.3 s
8.3 s

Duplex Printing 
 

Automatic
Automatic

Input Tray Capacity 
 

250 pages
250 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 
 

230 g/m²

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Printing

Cost-Per-Print 
 

9.6
9.3

Printer Total Cost 
 

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Black Cartridge Price 
 

42.99 US$
44.99 US$

Color Cartridge Price 
 

N/A
N/A

Black Only Printing 
 

0.022 US$/print
0.031 US$/print

Color Printing 
 

N/A
N/A

Photo Printing 
 

N/A
N/A

Ink Subscription 
 

No
No

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Printing Speed 
 

9.1
9.2

Black Only Text Document 
 

36 PPM
35 PPM

Color Document 
 

N/A
N/A

Photo Printing Time 
 

12.0 s
9.4 s

First Page Out Time (Black Only) 
 

11.3 s
8.3 s

Duplex Printing 
 

Automatic
Automatic

Input Tray Capacity 
 

250 pages
250 pages

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Color Accuracy 
 

0.0
0.0

Color dE Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Color dE Picture
Lexmark B2236dw Color dE Picture

Average Color dE 
 

N/A
N/A

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Photo Printing Quality 
 

1.1

Side By Side Print/Photo  

Lexmark B2236dw Side By Side Print/Photo

Borderless Printing 
 

No
No

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Printing Size 
 

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

Photo (2" x 3")  

No

Photo (4" x 6")  

No
No

Photo (5" x 7")  

No
No

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Photo

Color Gamut 
 

0.0

Parrots Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Parrots Picture

Color Range Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Color Range Picture

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Color Accuracy 
 

0.0
0.0

Friends Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Friends Picture

Color dE Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Color dE Picture
Lexmark B2236dw Color dE Picture

Color dE Graph  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Color dE Graph

Average Color dE 
 

N/A
N/A

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Small Details 
 

2.0

Small Details Photo  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Small Details Photo

Max Print Resolution (DPI) 
 

2400 x 600

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Photo Printing Sizes 
 

0.0

Glossy Paper (4" x 6")  

No
No

Glossy Paper (5" x 7")  

No
No

Glossy Paper (8" x 10")  

No

Glossy Paper (8.5" x 11")  

No

Glossy Paper (13" x 19")  

No

Borderless Printing 
 

No
No
Mobile App And Connectivity

Connectivity 
 

8.0
8.0

Inputs Picture  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] Inputs Picture
Lexmark B2236dw Inputs Picture

Ethernet 
 

Yes
Yes

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 
 

No
No

Apple AirPrint 
 

Yes
Yes

Mopria Print Service 
 

Yes
Yes

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Mobile App 
 

10
8.0

App Printscreen  

Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW] App Printscreen
Lexmark B2236dw App Printscreen

Mobile App  

Yes
Yes

App Name  

Brother iPrint&Scan
Lexmark Print

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

Photo (JPEG, PNG) 
 

Android and iOS
Yes

PDF 
 

Android and iOS
Yes

Microsoft Office Files 
 

Android and iOS
No

Text Files (TXT) 
 

Android and iOS
Yes

Webpages (HTML) 
 

Android and iOS
Yes

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OS Compatibility 
 

Windows  

Fully

macOS  

Fully

Chrome OS  

Fully

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Check Price

Black
MFC-L2750DW
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White/Gray
B2236dw
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Black
MFC-L2750DW XL
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Amazon.com
White/Gray
B2236dw
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Walmart.com
Black
MFC-L2717DW
Amazon.com
White/Gray
B2236dw
B&H
Black
MFC-L2730DW
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Amazon.com
White/Gray
B2236dw
BestBuy.com
Black
MFC-L2710DW
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Gray
MFC-L2759DW
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Brother MFC-L2750DW [L2710DW, L2717DW, L2730DW]

Lexmark B2236dw

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