SKU:

CS-Bro-OEM-DR820-Black

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

DR820

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 30000

Printer Type:

Drum Unit

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

Thirty thousand pages from a part with no toner in it — what does it actually do?

The DR820 is the imaging drum for Brother's L5000/L6000 workgroup series. Inside the machine, the toner cartridge you replace regularly sits in this drum's frame; the drum's photosensitive surface receives the image and transfers toner onto each sheet. It is the precision half of the printing process, which is why it is rated in tens of thousands of pages — 30,000 here — and why its wear shows up as quality problems rather than an empty warning.

How many toner cartridges does one DR820 serve?

It depends which fill your office runs. On the platform's standard TN820 cartridge at 3,000 pages, one DR820 spans about ten cartridges. On the TN850 at 8,000 pages, roughly four. On the TN880 at 12,000 pages, two and a half. Whichever way you slice it, the drum is a rare purchase next to toner — most owners will fit two or three DR820s across the entire working life of an HL-L6200DW or MFC-L6700DW.

Which printers use the DR820?

Twenty-three models: the DCP-L5500DN, DCP-L5600DN and DCP-L5650DN; the HL-L5000D, HL-L5100DN, HL-L5200DW, HL-L5200DWT, HL-L6200DW, HL-L6200DWT, HL-L6250 DN, HL-L6250DW, HL-L6300DW, HL-L6400DW and HL-L6400DWT; and the MFC-L5700DN, MFC-L5700DW, MFC-L5750DW, MFC-L5800DW, MFC-L5850DW, MFC-L5900DW, MFC-L6700DW, MFC-L6750DW and MFC-L6800DW. One drum covers the whole workgroup line, standard and flagship models alike.

At $159.29, what is this drum's cost per page?

About half a cent — $159.29 across a 30,000-page rating is roughly 0.53 cents of imaging cost on every sheet, the smallest running cost in the machine after the paper itself. You are also paying a third under the DR820's $238.94 list price. For a part that decides whether 30,000 pages come out clean, it is inexpensive insurance bought very occasionally.

Prints have a repeating dot or mark down the page — drum or toner?

A defect that repeats at a steady interval is the drum's signature: something on its rotating surface prints its position on every revolution. Toner faults, by contrast, tend to look like fading, speckle or uneven density that changes as the cartridge empties. The decisive test is a cartridge swap — if the repeating mark survives a fresh cartridge untouched, the DR820's surface is where it lives.

What cover comes with this drum?

Returns are open for 30 days from delivery on the DR820, in all cases — full wording on the shipping and returns page — and Brother's manufacturer warranty applies as it does to all genuine OEM stock. We dispatch from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, and support runs Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Genuine Brother DR820 Drum Unit

The DR820 is the genuine drum unit for Brother's DCP-L5500, HL-L5000/6000 and MFC-L5700/6700 workgroup series: a 30,000-page imaging surface at $159.29 against a $238.94 list. It holds no toner — the TN820, TN850 and TN880 cartridges ride in its frame — and it is the part to replace when repeating marks and tired output survive a toner change. The cartridges and the rest of the platform's supplies are in the Brother range at Clever Supplies.