Product comparison · 2 multifunction printers

Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 vs HP Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer

73specifications compared
48differ
25identical
117known for one product only

Key differences

The Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 16 ppm more print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the HP Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer (31 ppm vs 15 ppm). The Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 has 22 ppm more print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter) than the HP Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer (31 ppm vs 9 ppm). The HP Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer has 4.1 s more time to first page (black, normal) than the Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 (14 s vs 9.9 s). Print technology: Laser on the Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Thermal inkjet on the HP Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer. Duplex printing mode: Auto/Manual on the Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4, Auto on the HP Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer.

Print technology
- MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Laser
- Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer:Thermal inkjet
Duplex printing mode
- MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:Auto/Manual
- Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer:Auto
Maximum resolution
- MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:2400 x 600 DPI
- Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer:4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:31 ppm
- Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer:15 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
- MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:31 ppm
- Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer:9 ppm
Time to first page (black, normal)
- MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:9.9 s
- Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer:14 s
Maximum number of copies
- MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:999 copies
- Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer:99 copies
Maximum scan resolution
- MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4:19200 x 19200 DPI
- Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer:1200 x 1200 DPI

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of MFC-L8730CDW, Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer
190 specifications	A Brother MFC-L8730CDW multifunction printer Laser A4 Model MFC-L8730CDW View product	B HP Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer View product
Printing6 differ
Print technologyDiffers	Laser	Thermal inkjet
Printing	Colour printing	Colour printing
Duplex printing	Yes	Yes
Duplex printing modeDiffers	Auto/Manual	Auto
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2400 x 600 DPI	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	15 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Differs	31 ppm	9 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex print speed (colour, normal quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	20 ppm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first page (black, normal)Differs	9.9 s	14 s
N-in-1 print functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-up printingKnown for one	2, 4, 9, 16, 6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Barcode printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Watermark printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Secure printingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poster printing functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Print resolution colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 x 1200 DPI
Print resolution blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 x 1200 DPI
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4/US Letter)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) blackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 ppm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 ppm
Time to first page (colour, normal)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 s
Borderless printingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copying1 differ
Copying	Colour copying	Colour copying
Duplex copyingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex copying modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy resolutionKnown for one	1200 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum copy sizeKnown for one	A4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)Known for one	31 cpm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (black, normal)Known for one	12.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Time to first copy (colour, normal)Known for one	12.5 s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of copiesDiffers	999 copies	99 copies
Copier resize	25 - 400%	25 - 400%
N-in-1 copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
N-in-1 copy function (N=)Known for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ID-card copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto fit functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Scanning8 differ
Scanning	Colour scanning	Colour scanning
Duplex scanningKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex scanning modeKnown for one	Auto	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution (ADF)Known for one	600 x 600 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum scan resolutionDiffers	19200 x 19200 DPI	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum scan areaDiffers	215.9 x 297 mm	216 x 297 mm
Scanner typeDiffers	Flatbed & ADF scanner	Flatbed scanner
Scan technologyDiffers	Dual CIS	CIS
Scan toDiffers	USB, E-mail Server, Network folder, FTP, Image, OCR, E-mail, HTTP, SMB	Software
Image formats supportedDiffers	TIFF, JPEG	JPG, PNG, TIFF
Document formats supported	PDF	PDF
Input colour depthDiffers	48 bit	24 bit
Output colour depthKnown for one	24 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input greyscale depthKnown for one	16 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output greyscale depthKnown for one	8 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Greyscale levels	256	256
Scan driversDiffers	WIA, TWAIN, SANE	TWAIN
Faxidentical
FaxingKnown for one	Mono faxing	Unknown — not stated by the source
Duplex faxingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax resolution (black)Known for one	203 x 392 DPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax transmission speedKnown for one	2.5 sec/page	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem speedKnown for one	33.6 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax memoryKnown for one	500 pages	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-redialingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speed diallingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fax forwardingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto reductionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Error Correction Mode (ECM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Maximum duty cycleDiffers	60000 pages per month	5000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycleDiffers	0 - 5000 pages per month	400 - 800 pages per month
Duplex functionsKnown for one	Print, Copy, Fax, Scan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Printing colours	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Page description languagesDiffers	BR-Script 3, PDF, PCL 6	PCL 3 GUI
Printer fontsKnown for one	PostScript, PCL, Bitmap	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PCL fontsKnown for one	73	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of PostScript fontsKnown for one	66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of barcode fontsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of bitmap fontsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of print cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
All-In-One-multitaskingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Replacement cartridgesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP 32XL 135-ml Black bottle (~6000 pages), HP 31 70-ml Cyan bottle (~8000 pages), HP 31 70-ml Magenta bottle (~8000 pages), HP 31 70-ml Yellow bottle (~8000 pages); For more information about fill and yield see www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies
HP segmentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home
Input & output capacity4 differ
Total number of input traysDiffers	2	1
Total input capacityDiffers	300 sheets	250 sheets
Total output capacityDiffers	150 sheets	100 sheets
Multi-Purpose trayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multi-Purpose tray input capacityKnown for one	50 sheets	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto document feeder (ADF)	Yes	Yes
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacityDiffers	80 sheets	35 sheets
Maximum number of input traysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum input capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 sheets
Maximum output capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 sheets
Paper handling5 differ
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4	A4
Paper tray media typesDiffers	Thin paper, Plain paper, Thick paper, Recycled paper, Bond paper, Labels, Envelopes, Glossy paper	Plain paper, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Recycled paper, Matte paper, Lightweight paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6	A4, A5, A6
Non-ISO print media sizesKnown for one	Letter, Legal, Executive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Envelopes sizesDiffers	C5, Com-10, DL, Monarch	C5, C6, DL
Custom media lengthDiffers	116 - 355.6 mm	127 - 355.6 mm
Custom media widthDiffers	76.2 - 216 mm	88.9 - 215.9 mm
Paper tray media weightDiffers	60 - 105 g/m²	60 - 250 g/m²
Multi-Purpose Tray media weightKnown for one	60 - 163 g/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum print sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	216 x 355.6 mm
ISO C-series sizes (C0...C9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C5, C6
JIS B-series sizes (B0...B9)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	B5
Borderless printing media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	A4, Letter
Envelope feederKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Direct printing	Yes	Yes
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,1000,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi Direct	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Near Field Communication (NFC)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	SSL/TLS, 802.1x RADIUS, EAP-FAST, PEAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, SNMP, IPSec, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, TKIP, AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA3-SAE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv4)Known for one	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), WINS/NetBIOS name resolution, DNS Resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, SMTP Client, IPP/IPPS, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMP, Web Services	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocols (IPv6)Known for one	NDP, RA, DNS resolver, mDNS, LLMNR responder, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, IPP/IPPS, POP3, SMTP Client, FTP Client and Server, CIFS Client, TELNET Server, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP/HTTPS server, TFTP client and server, ICMPv6, Web Services (Print/Scan), SNTP Client, LDAP, LDAPS, IMAP4, Syslog	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile printing technologiesDiffers	Apple AirPrint, Brother Mobile Connect, Mopria Print Service	Mopria Print Service, Apple AirPrint
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor frequencyDiffers	1200 MHz	800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Sound power level (printing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5 dB
Design2 differ
Product colour	Grey	Grey
Market positioningKnown for one	Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display	LCD	LCD
Display diagonalDiffers	8.89 cm (3.5")	1.27 cm (0.5")
Control typeDiffers	Touch	Buttons
Colour display	Yes	Yes
Colour nameKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Medium basalt
Power3 differ
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	330 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (printing)Known for one	540 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (copying)Known for one	540 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (ready)Known for one	60 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	8.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	0.53 W	1.1 W
Power consumption (off)Differs	0.04 W	0.1 W
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)Known for one	0.43 kWh/week	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
AC input voltageDiffers	220 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windo	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura	Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, MacOS
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supported	ChromeOS	ChromeOS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 32.5 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	35 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Recommended humidity operating rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 30 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Blue Angel, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainable technologies and materialsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25% post-consumer recycled plastic; Recyclable through HP Planet Partners
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	404 mm	427.5 mm
DepthDiffers	473 mm	364 mm
HeightDiffers	460 mm	240.3 mm
WeightDiffers	25.6 kg	7.7 kg
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	650 mm	484 mm
Package depthDiffers	560 mm	284 mm
Package heightDiffers	643 mm	410 mm
Package weightDiffers	33.5 kg	10.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	AC	AC
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty card	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Printer Software, available online
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	GS mark	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 pc(s)
Box contentsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP Smart Tank 7303 All-in-One Printer; HP 32XL Black Original Ink Bottle (135ml); HP 31 Cyan Original Ink Bottle (50ml); HP 31 Magenta Original Ink Bottle (50ml); HP 31 Yellow Original Ink Bottle (50ml); HP Black Printhead; HP Tri-color Printhead; Setup Guide, Reference Guide, Ink Caution flyer; Reg
Other featuresidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	49 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 user(s)
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11; Windows 10; Windows 8; Windows 8.1; Windows 7; macOS 10.14 Mojave; macOS 10.15 Catalina; macOS 11 Big Sur; macOS 12 Monterey; macOS 13 Ventura; macOS 14 Sonoma; macOS 15 Sequoia; Chrome OS
Manufacturer warrantyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Up to 3 years extended warranty upon registration at https://www.hp.com/go/SmartTank3yearswarranty . User replaceable parts have separate warranty periods.
Number of print headsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PictBridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Recommended system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11; Windows 10; 1 GHz processor; 2 GB SSD; Internet; Chrome OS. macOS Tahoe 26; macOS Sequoia 15; macOS Sonoma 14; 2 GB SSD; Internet.
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CISPR 32:2015/EN 55032:2015+A11:2020 Class B; CISPR24:2010+A1:2015/EN 55024:2010+A1:2015; EN55035:2017+A11:2020/CISPR35:2016; EN 61000-3-2:2019; EN 61000-3-3:2013+A1:2019; FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Subpart B; ICES-003 Issue 7:2020; EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3; EN 301 489-17 V3.2.2
Custom media sizesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	88.9 x 127 mm to 215.9 x 355.6 mm
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1220 x 1016 x 2590 mm
Pallet dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1219.2 x 1016 x 2590.8 mm (48 x 40 x 102")
Typical electricity consumption (TEC) numberKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.20 kWh/Week
UNSPSC-codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43212110
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP GTIN (EAN/UPC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	199896831369
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CISPR 32:2015/EN 55032:2015+A11:2020 Class B; CISPR24:2010+A1:2015/EN 55024:2010+A1:2015; EN55035:2017+A11:2020/CISPR35:2016; EN 61000-3-2:2019; EN 61000-3-3:2013+A1:2019; FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Subpart B; ICES-003 Issue 7:2020; EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3; EN 301 489-17 V3.2.2
Logistics dataidentical
Pallet gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	428 kg
Layers per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 pc(s)
Products per palletKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 pc(s)

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More multifunction printer comparisons

All multifunction printer comparisons