Brother HL-L2460DW

The HL-L2460DW runs on the same Brother TN830 toner as the MFC-L2900DW all-in-one, so its cost-per-page matches: about 5.08 cents per black page on the standard TN830 cartridge, dropping to roughly 3.28 cents on the high-yield TN830XL (rated for about 3,000 pages). That’s inexpensive for text printing and well below any color or inkjet machine — though, like its sibling, it’s a step behind the HP LaserJet 4101fdw on pure cost per page. Buy the high-yield cartridge, and check current supply prices before purchasing.

Because it’s a print-only machine, there’s no scanner or copier hardware adding to the purchase price — the money goes into a fast, efficient print engine — which reinforces the low cost of ownership. If your printing is high-volume and text-heavy, the economics here are excellent and a big part of why it’s our high-volume-text pick.

Bottom line on running cost: Inexpensive text printing — about 5.08 cents standard, roughly 3.28 cents on high-yield toner — in a lower-cost print-only body. Cheaper than any color or inkjet machine, and level with the HP 4101fdw on running cost to within a fifth of a cent.

For text, the HL-L2460DW delivers exactly what you want from a laser: crisp, sharp, consistent black output that’s smudge- and water-resistant the moment it prints. Whether it’s a stack of letters, a long report, or forms, every page looks clean and professional, and it holds that quality across high-volume runs.

As a monochrome printer it does black and white only — no color, no photos — which is the sole reason its print-quality score isn’t higher. On the text it exists to produce, though, output is first-rate, matching the quality of the pricier mono machines in our guide.

Bottom line on print quality: First-rate, crisp, durable black text, held consistently over big runs. Monochrome only, which is the only cap on the score.

Speed is a core strength. The HL-L2460DW prints at up to 36 pages per minute — matching the Brother MFC-L2900DW and quicker than any inkjet in the guide (only the 42-ppm HP LaserJet 4101fdw is faster among the mono lasers) — with laser’s fast first-page-out for the short jobs you fire off all day. For high-volume text, it keeps up effortlessly.

Paper handling is solid for a compact single-function printer: automatic two-sided printing and a 250-sheet main tray so you’re not constantly reloading. It has no automatic document feeder, but that’s expected — an ADF is a scanning feature, and this printer doesn’t scan. For its job, printing, the paper handling is exactly right.

Bottom line on speed & paper handling: A fast 36 ppm with auto-duplex and a 250-sheet tray — as quick as the all-in-ones for pure printing, in a smaller, cheaper body.

This is the HL-L2460DW’s lowest score, and it’s entirely by design. It’s a single-function printer — it prints, and that’s it. There’s no scanner, copier, or fax, which is the bulk of what an all-in-one offers, so on a feature scale that rewards those functions, it necessarily lands low. If you need to scan or copy, this isn’t the machine, and one of our all-in-ones is the right call.

Where it does surprise is connectivity: for a budget single-function printer it’s unusually well-connected, with dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz), Ethernet, and USB, plus mobile printing and automatic duplex. So while it’s feature-light on office functions, it’s easy to place anywhere and share across a network. The 5.0 reflects the missing scan/copy/fax, softened by genuinely good connectivity for the class.

Bottom line on features & connectivity: Print-only by design — no scan, copy, or fax, which caps the score — but with surprisingly strong connectivity: dual-band Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB, and auto-duplex.

The HL-L2460DW uses Brother’s TN830 toner, with a high-yield TN830XL that brings the cost per page down for higher-volume users — roughly 3,000 pages per cartridge. Third-party and remanufactured TN830 toner is also widely available, so you have real flexibility in how you keep it stocked, which matters for a printer aimed at high volume.

On reliability, Brother’s monochrome lasers have a long-standing reputation as dependable, high-duty workhorses — the kind of printer that runs for years with little attention — and laser’s inherent no-clog advantage means it starts right up even after sitting idle. For an office that leans on it to print in bulk, that dependability is exactly what you want. It carries a one-year limited warranty, standard for the category.

Bottom line on consumable freedom & reliability: Standard and high-yield toner plus widely available third-party options, backed by Brother’s dependable, high-duty laser reliability.

On value for its purpose, the HL-L2460DW is a strong pick. It’s inexpensive to buy — cheaper than the mono all-in-ones because it leaves off the scanner and fax — reasonably cheap to run on high-yield toner, and fast. If your need is purely printing, you’re not paying for hardware you won’t use, and every dollar goes into print speed and running cost.

It carries a 1-year limited warranty, standard for the class. The judgment call is simple: if you’ll ever need to scan or copy, buy an all-in-one instead and accept the higher price. If you truly only need to print — and print a lot — this delivers more printing per dollar than anything else here, which is why it’s our high-volume-text pick despite its lower overall score.

Bottom line on value & warranty: Outstanding value if you only need to print — cheap to buy, cheap to run, and fast. Buy an all-in-one instead only if you need to scan or copy. Standard one-year warranty.