Brother LC3033
Brother LC3033 is the Super High Yield tier of the small INKvestment platform: black (LC3033BK) up to 3,000 pages and cyan, magenta and yellow up to 1,500 pages each (ISO/IEC 24711), for five printers — MFC-J805DW, MFC-J805DW XL, MFC-J815DW XL, MFC-J995DW and MFC-J995DW XL. The Clever Supplies compatible LC3033 singles below are chipped for those printers and carry a lifetime warranty.
| Cartridge | Type | Color | Approx. Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brother LC3033BK (compatible) | Super High Yield ink cartridge | Black | 3,000 pages |
| Brother LC3033C (compatible) | Super High Yield ink cartridge | Cyan | 1,500 pages |
| Brother LC3033M (compatible) | Super High Yield ink cartridge | Magenta | 1,500 pages |
| Brother LC3033Y (compatible) | Super High Yield ink cartridge | Yellow | 1,500 pages |
| Brother LC3035 Set of 4 (compatible) | Ultra High Yield full cartridge set | Black / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow | 6,000 black, 5,000 per color |
| Brother LC3035 Set of 9 (compatible) | Ultra High Yield bulk set (3 Black + 2 per color) | Black / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow | 6,000 black, 5,000 per color |
LC3033 Ink — The Small Platform’s Super High Yield Tier
Brother LC3033 is the Super High Yield tier of the small INKvestment platform: black (LC3033BK) up to 3,000 pages and cyan, magenta and yellow (LC3033C, LC3033M, LC3033Y) up to 1,500 pages each (ISO/IEC 24711), for five printers — MFC-J805DW, MFC-J805DW XL, MFC-J815DW XL, MFC-J995DW and MFC-J995DW XL. Above it sits LC3035 (Ultra High Yield, 6,000 black / 5,000 per color) on exactly the same five printers, and the two tiers mix freely by slot.
What LC3033 is not is the large platform’s LC3037: the A3 INKvestment machines post the identical 3,000/1,500 figures on physically different cartridges. If your printer is an MFC-J5845DW, MFC-J6545DW, HL-J6000DW or one of their siblings, you are on the LC3037/LC3039 pages, not this one — nothing from that platform installs in the five printers above, and nothing on this page installs in those machines. Buy by cartridge family and model list, never by yield figure alone.
Stepping up a tier never means changing printers: any of the five printers above takes either tier in any slot, so an owner can start on LC3033 and move to LC3035 color by color as volume grows.
Which LC3033 should you buy?
- One color ran out: replace just that color — black is $19.49; cyan, magenta and yellow are $14.99 each.
- Longest run between changes: step up to the Ultra tier on the same printers — the LC3035 Set of 4 ($67.44) or the Set of 9 ($134.87), at 6,000 black / 5,000 per color.
Chip, ink and everyday use
Every cartridge here is an individual INKvestment cartridge with a new compatible chip. Brother’s own “Cannot Detect Ink Volume” guidance for this generation states that with non-genuine ink the machine may or may not detect the cartridge — we print that warning rather than promise recognition. Keep spare cartridges sealed until install day. Every cartridge carries a lifetime warranty with 1-year free returns.
Printers that use LC3033 ink
MFC-J805DW · MFC-J805DW XL · MFC-J815DW XL · MFC-J995DW · MFC-J995DW XL