MFC-L2 Monochrome (2017) vs Epson Expression EcoTank ET-2550 (2015)

The Brother MFC-L2750DW(XL) Home Printer makes for a good, if unremarkable, Home Printer for people with a $320 budget.

The Epson Expression EcoTank ET-2550, however, is merely mediocre at its $783 asking price, when compared to similarly priced products, and won't satisfy the needs of most people.

In either case, we suggest that you first take a look at some other options at the $320 and $780 price points before committing to one of these - it's likely that you'll be able to find some better alternatives.

If you're still interested in learning more about the Brother MFC-L2750DW(XL) Home Printer and Epson Expression EcoTank ET-2550, however, we wrote a summary of what we could find about them:

The Brother MFC-L2750DW(XL) Home Printer was loved by reviewers at Tom's Guide, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "The best printers in 2021" roundup where it was named its "Best laser printer", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

As for the Epson Expression EcoTank ET-2550, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Tom's Guide, CNET, and PCmag enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Home Printers, including PCmag, preferred the Brother MFC-L2750DW(XL) Home Printer over the Epson Expression EcoTank ET-2550.

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Brother MFC-L2750DW(XL) Home Printer was liked best by PCmag, which gave it a score of 7, while the Epson Expression EcoTank ET-2550 got its highest, 8, score from Tom's Guide.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Epson Expression EcoTank ET-2550 managed to get 7.2 out of 10 - considerably better than the 7.1 review average of Home Printers in general - whereas the Brother MFC-L2750DW(XL) Home Printer earned 7.0 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Brother MFC-L2750DW(XL) Home Printer vs. Epson Expression EcoTank ET-2550 comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.