Brother TN550 (3,500 YLD) Standard Yield Toner Cartridge

by Brother

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 8 x 6 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BQO3FQ
• Item model number: TN550
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #74 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Office Electronics Accessories > Ink & Toner > Laser Printer Toner
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

3500 Page - Black - Toner Cartridge

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Trick to extending yield 33-50%, September 28, 2007

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David Tutwiler (San Jacinto, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother TN550 (3,500 YLD) Standard Yield Toner Cartridge (Office Product)

This cartridge will disable your printer once it (the cartridge) tells your printer it's empty. The cartridge has a window that is closed (blocked) by toner. This window runs through the cartridge from one side to the other. When the toner is full, the window is blocked, when the toner is seemingly empty, a laser is able to shine through the cartridge one side to the other thus signaling to the printer to shut down for cartridge replacement. I have found that when you obstruct this window with a simple piece of masking tape, you will have at least 33-50% more toner left. I'll leave any manufacturer motive speculation up to you.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get the High Yield TN580 instead, July 3, 2007

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Scott - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother TN550 (3,500 YLD) Standard Yield Toner Cartridge (Office Product)

This toner cartridge currently has a yield of $.015 per page The Brother TN580 (7,000 YLD) High Yield Toner Cartridge has a yield of $.01 per page and will last twice as long, saving you on shipping and waste (toner cartridges take up a lot of space in trash dumps). No one should ever consider this cartridge over the high yield version if you want to save money.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brother TN550, March 16, 2007

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DPlans - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Brother TN550 (3,500 YLD) Standard Yield Toner Cartridge (Office Product)

This cartridge is what I need to use my printer. There are copies out there but I have not had any luck with them. The price I got at Amazon is about $25 cheaper than if I had bought it at Staples or Office Depot. Thank you Amazon.