SKU:

HL-5450

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN750

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

8000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Coming from an inkjet, how different is the running cost here?

Dramatically. Home inkjet pages commonly cost 5 to 15 cents in ink; this TN750 in your HL-5450 works out to about 0.42 cents per page — $33.59 spread across 8,000 pages. There is also no ink to dry out between uses: toner is a dry powder, so a home office that prints in bursts pays for the pages it prints and nothing else.

I print maybe 200 pages a month — how long is one cartridge with me?

Roughly 40 months at that pace: 8,000 pages is a deep reservoir for home-office volume. That longevity is the main argument for the high-yield over the standard TN720 (3,000 pages), which is also $33.59 here — the TN750 simply removes toner from your list of recurring errands for years at a time.

Which printers does this cartridge fit?

It fits the Brother models built on this toner and drum platform: DCP-8110DN, DCP-8150DN, DCP-8155DN, HL-5440D, HL-5450DN, HL-5470DW, HL-5470DWT, HL-6180DW, HL-6180DWT, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8710DW, MFC-8810DW, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW. This listing is written for HL-5450 owners; the cartridge is identical across the range.

Does a cartridge sitting mostly idle lose quality over time?

No — that is an inkjet problem. Toner does not evaporate or clog; a cartridge installed in a home-office printer can sit for weeks between jobs and print the next page as densely as the first. Store any unopened spare cool, dry and sealed, and it will keep for a year or more.

When the drum eventually comes due, what does that cost a home office?

The DR720 drum is rated at 12,000 pages and costs $41.78. At 200 pages a month that is a once-in-five-years event, and the printer warns you well in advance. Toner and drum are separate parts with separate warnings, so neither purchase ever ambushes you alongside the other.

What if the cartridge disappoints me?

Every compatible cartridge we sell carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns — the details are on our shipping & returns page. Shipments come from IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, and a support team is reachable 9 AM–5 PM CST. For a home office, that is big-store protection without the big-store price.

About This TN750 Cartridge for the HL-5450

The HL-5450 is the printer people buy when they are done with inkjet economics, and this cartridge completes that decision. One TN750 at $33.59 covers years of typical home-office printing at roughly 0.42 cents a page, with none of the dry-out waste that makes inkjet costs so unpredictable. If your volume grows, the same cartridge comes in a 2-pack for $48.68; until then, one is genuinely enough. Related supplies are in our Brother catalogue.