When it's time to replenish the drum unit in your printer, fax machine or copier, this Brother DR-110CL drum unit is an ideal option. Built to last, this drum unit features a 17,000-page yield to keep you printing when you need it most. DCP-9040CN, DCP-9042CDN, DCP-9045CDN, HL-4040CDN, HL-4040CN, HL-4050CDN, HL-4070CDW, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9450CDN, MFC-9840CDW, HL-4050CDN
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does this drum carry the highest price in Brother's colour drum range?
It is a fair challenge, so here is the honest anatomy of the price. The DR110CL, at $334.48 against a $468.27 list, is the drum unit for Brother's first colour LED generation — the HL-4040CN, HL-4070CDW and MFC-9440CN family — and it is rated at 17,000 pages. Even at our reduced price it works out near two cents a page, the dearest drum economics in this catalogue. What you are paying for is genuine Brother imaging for a platform where the drum does precision work across a huge installed base of still-running machines, and where a poor drum shows on every page. Whether it is worth it depends on the printer: on a healthy MFC-9840CDW that anchors an office, yes; on a machine with other faults, price the repair as a whole before committing.
What does "CL" in DR110CL signify, and is this one unit or several?
The CL denotes the colour platform — this is the drum specification for the colour machines of the TN110 / TN115 generation, as distinct from Brother's mono drums. The unit is supplied as the drum for this platform at a 17,000-page rating, and the product you receive is the genuine Brother DR110CL specified for the HL-4040CN, HL-4040CDN, HL-4050CDN, HL-4070CDW, DCP-9040CN, DCP-9042CDN, DCP-9045CDN, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9450CDN and MFC-9840CDW. Match the code on the drum you are removing: if it reads DR110CL, this is the part, whatever colour station it came from.
How do I know a drum is failing, rather than a TN115 cartridge?
Use the swap test and the pattern test together. Pattern first: a defect that repeats down the page at a regular pitch, ghosting of a previous image, or a background film that spans the whole sheet is drum behaviour. Swap second: put in a cartridge you know is good — if the identical mark survives the change, the toner is innocent and the DR110CL at that station is worn. Fading that follows the cartridge from the old one to the new one is toner; a blemish that stays put is the drum.
How many cartridges will this drum see in its life?
At 17,000 rated pages, roughly three to four TN115BK blacks (5,000 pages each) or six to seven TN110BKs — and a similar rotation of colours: around four sets of TN115 colours at 4,000 pages apiece. That ratio is the practical rhythm of this platform: several rounds of cartridges, then a drum. If your machine is young in cartridge terms but already printing drum symptoms, suspect damage (a staple through a page can score a drum) rather than wear.
Any fitting advice specific to this platform?
Keep the replacement in its bag until the old unit is out — the drum surface is light-sensitive and this generation's units have no shutter worth trusting. Transfer the toner cartridge across, clean the corona wire with the tab provided, and reset the drum counter for the station through the control panel; the machine cannot detect the new drum itself. On the MFC models, note the counter reset lives in the machine-settings menu rather than the toner menu.
What protection backs a purchase of this value?
Genuine Brother products bought from us can be returned within 30 days of delivery, in all cases, and Brother's manufacturer warranty covers defects — see the shipping and returns page for the full wording. At this price point we recommend confirming the DR110CL code on your existing unit before ordering, and our support team can help verify the match Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.
About This Genuine Brother DR110CL Drum Unit
The genuine Brother DR110CL drum unit is the 17,000-page imaging component for the HL-4040CN / HL-4070CDW and MFC-9440CN / MFC-9840CDW colour generation, priced at $334.48 against a $468.27 list — a saving of $133.79. It works behind the TN110 and TN115 toner families and is the part that restores clean, even colour when fresh cartridges no longer cure repeating defects. The matching cartridges are in our Brother range. We ship from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA.
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