ABC Print Supplies have been selling thousands of printer cartridges since the company began business in 2010, and have good insight into what are the most popular printer cartridges that people use.
So let's start with Brother for two reasons: they are the first major brand name in the alphabet, but more so in that they are a very popular brand. We will do similar blogs for the other major printer cartridge brands including Canon, HP, and Xerox in the near future.
For our sources we are relying on Google Analytics, which registers all our internet sales since 2010. Internet sales account for 90% plus of ABC Print Supplies' business, so this should be a reliable indicator.
One proviso though is that new printers come into the market which enjoy strong demand, such as the Brother TN1070 low cost mono (no colour) 1,000 page yield laser cartridge, used with Brother HL1110, DPC1510,and MFC1810 printers, and will not be truly represented over the four year period for this analysis.
The most popular cartridges for Brother from our perspective are as follows:
|
PRINTER CARTRIDGE |
TYPE |
PRINTER MODELS |
YIELD (PAGES) |
| TN2150 |
TONER MONO |
DCP 7040, HL 2140, HL 2142, HL 2150N, HL 2170W, MFC 7340, MFC 7440, MFC 7840W |
2,600 |
| TN2250 |
TONER MONO |
DCP 7060D, DCP 7065DN, FAX 2840, FAX 2950, HL 2240D, HL 2242, HL 2250DN, HL 2270DW, MFC 7240, MFC 7360N, MFC 7362, MFC 7460DN, MFC 7860DW |
2,600 |
| TN240 |
TONER COLOUR |
DCP 9010CN, HL 3070CW, HL 3040CN, HL 3045CN, MFC 9120CN, MFC 9125CN, MFC 9320CW, MFC 9325CW, HL 3075CW |
2,200 BLACK 1,400 COLOURS |
| LC67 |
INK |
DCP 185C, DCP 385C, DCP 395CN, DCP 585CW, DCP 6690CW, DCP J715W, MFC 490CW, MFC 790CW, MFC 795CW, MFC 990CW, MFC 5490CW, MFC 5890CN, MFC 6490CW, MFC 6890CDW, MFC J615W |
460 BLACK 650 COLOURS |
The TN2150 mono cartridge (no colour) is very popular for small business or home users who do not require colours. To these users, the advantage of the TN2150 cartridge is that you obtain a high level of print yield.
The standard genuine toner cartridge provides 2,600 pages and a compatible high yield provides 4,500 pages, as per ISO standards.
A printer such as the MFC7460DN can be purchased for approx $200.00, and although there are ink printers that sell for around $80, if you have reasonably regular print requirements, it will not take you too long to acheive a saving on your investment through the higher yield the TN2150 provides.
Likewise with the TN2250 for mono toner print cartridges, which however is marginally more expensive for the same yield.
The Brother TN240 black, cyan, magenta, and yellow bundle of toner printer cartridges is the most purchased Brother coloured toners
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