Brother LC41BK Black Ink Cartridge

by Brother

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 2.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002X1KHM
• Item model number: LC-41BK
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Brother LC-41BK is a black ink cartridge that produces reliable, high-quality documents. Compatible with Brother multifunction machine models 210C, 420CN, 620CN, 3240C, 5440CN, and 5840CN, the cartridge snaps easily into place and supplies approximately 500 pages of print, based on 5% coverage. The ink is resistant to water, fading, and smudges; and its acid-free formulation won't damage the paper.

Product Description

500 Page - Black - Ink Cartridge

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

82 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Empty Ink Solution, January 23, 2006

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Cheryl A. Levi - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother LC41BK Black Ink Cartridge (Office Product)

Unfortunatly the Brother MFC 3240c (and other models also I believe) will not function if any of the inks run out. Also unfortunatly when the 3240c cleans its heads it does so by running ink through the print head, yes it uses ink even if you never print. Again unfortunatly it automatically cleans the print head occasionally. So even if you print you can still run out of ink and the machine shuts down. Fortunatly there is a solution. There is some kind of optical sensor in the 3240c that "sees" how much ink in in the cartridge. You can disable the ability of the sensor to see how much ink is in the cartridge by putting some dark colored tape over the clear part of the LC41 cartridge. The cartridge has one side that you can kind of see through and see the amount of ink inside. That is the side that you need to put the tape over. It is not flat so you will have to mold the tape the shape of the cartridge or it will not fit back into the printer. Once this is done the 3240c thinks you have a full ink cartridge and it will work just fine. This also enables you to use all of the ink in the cartridge. The machine will tell you you are out of ink before it is completly empty. Happy printing!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars genuine Brother, new ink cartridge, September 17, 2007

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capn sticky (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother LC41BK Black Ink Cartridge (Office Product)

Quality and price - good deal. These are genuine Brother ink carts in original vacuum packaging, not remanufactured. Many ink carts on the web are remanufactured, but the listing does not make it obvious. This price is almost the lowest for new brand-name black, cyan, and yellow (why is magenta price much higher ??). When I tried the least expensive source, they were genuine but outdated or nearly so - probably surplus. These were very fresh, carts dated 2009.05 expiration (purchased 2007.09)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Ink, August 2, 2006

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Kelly A. Tedesco (North Easton, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother LC41BK Black Ink Cartridge (Office Product)

I have the MFC210C printer. It is not top of the line, but for household use, it multitasks very well. This review isn't about the printer,however, but about the ink it uses. I've been very happy with the Brother line of LC41 inks. I use my printer A LOT for a multitude of tasks including photo printing, color, and black printing in pictures and in text. I have used different types of paper, from ultra brite to photo, cardstock to regular old copy paper. The ink doesn't run, dries fast, it is bright and clear. The ink lasts a LONG TIME! I never have problems with clogging or blotching of ink or malfunctioning of the cartridges as I have had with generic inks. I noticed that the black doesn't seem as brite/clear on cheap copy paper as it does on ultra brite or photo paper. But I assume it's the quality of paper that changes the appearance of the ink rather than the ink itself, because it does very well on better paper. Yes, it indicates empty when there is still ink left in the cartridge. It also will not print if one ink runs out (if it's out of yellow, it still will not let you print out a black/white document) But this is a complaint really for the model printer itself, and not the ink quality.