SKU:

MFC-7460

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN450, TN420

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

2600

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the honest running-cost picture for an MFC-7460DN in a working office?

Toner is nearly all of it. With this TN450 at $27.13 for up to 2,600 pages, toner runs about 1.04¢ per page. The drum, replaced every 12,000 pages at $30.50, adds roughly a quarter of a cent per page. Call it ~1.3¢ per page all-in for consumables — the number an office should use when comparing this machine against any alternative.

How does that compare with staying on the standard-yield cartridge?

The TN420 standard cartridge is rated at 1,200 pages, so even at a lower shelf price its per-page cost lands noticeably higher, and staff change it more than twice as often. Yield is the lever: 2,600 pages per TN450 spreads the cartridge price thinner and keeps the per-page figure near a cent. For an office auditing costs, switching yield is the single biggest saving available on this platform.

Where do offices waste money with this machine without realising?

Two places: replacing the drum together with the toner out of habit — the drum is a separate 12,000-page part — and printing internal drafts at full density. Toner-save mode on internal documents can trim toner use meaningfully across a year, while client-facing output stays at full quality on the same cartridge.

How many TN450 cartridges should an office our size expect per year?

Work backwards from pages. A five-person office printing 1,500 pages a month uses about seven cartridges a year; at 3,000 pages a month, about fourteen. The TN450 single cartridge on this page is the unit to budget around, and the 2-pack at $35.77 — $18.49 less than two singles bought separately — lowers the per-page cost further for offices ordering in pairs.

Does the cartridge affect the MFC-7460DN's fax and scan running costs?

Scanning costs no toner at all. Faxing costs toner only when a fax is printed on receipt — sending is scan-and-dial. So the consumables audit is really about printed and copied pages, which is where the ~1.04¢ per page figure applies.

What terms protect the office if a cartridge disappoints?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, as set out in our shipping & returns policy. Stock ships from IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, and our support line (9 AM–5 PM CST) can help reconcile page counts against expectations if a cartridge seems to run short.

A cartridge finished well short of 2,600 pages — what should the office check before calling it short-filled?

The page mix it printed. The TN450's rating assumes standard coverage; a cartridge spent on dense forms, graphics and full-page copies legitimately finishes sooner, and copies count toward the total just as prints do. Before concluding anything, compare the cartridge's life against what the MFC-7460DN actually produced in that period — offices that do this usually find the shortfall in their coverage, not in the cartridge.

Does the office's paper choice change what this cartridge delivers?

It does, in two ways. Damp or poor-quality paper takes toner unevenly, giving washed-out or patchy pages from a healthy cartridge; and every spoiled page that has to be reprinted consumes toner twice for one finished document. Dry, decent paper stored flat is the cheapest print-quality upgrade available on this platform, and it protects the roughly 1.04 cents per page the TN450 is bought to deliver.

When the office reorders, what single detail prevents the standard-yield mistake?

The cartridge code on the order line. TN450 is this 2,600-page high-yield cartridge; TN420 is the 1,200-page standard version of the same design, and the MFC-7460DN accepts both without any warning at fitting time. Whoever places the order should see TN450 written out in full — ordering 'the usual Brother toner' is exactly how the smaller cartridge, and its higher cost per page, slips back in.

The drum's replacement will land somewhere in the budget year — can its timing be forecast?

Yes, because it runs on pages, not dates. The DR420 drum works to a 12,000-page cycle, and the machine counts those pages separately from toner. An office tracking its monthly volume can project the month the drum will come due — roughly every four to five TN450 cartridges — and hold the modest $30.50 in that month's budget instead of meeting it as a surprise.

About This Brother TN450 for the MFC-7460DN

This page is written for the person who signs off on office costs. The TN450 brings the MFC-7460DN's toner cost to about 1.04¢ per page — $27.13 across 2,600 pages — with the drum adding only ~0.25¢ more on its 12,000-page cycle, all under a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns. The cartridge is common to the Brother platform listed here, which simplifies stocking when an office runs several of these machines: DCP-7060D, DCP-7065DN, HL-2130, HL-2132, HL-2220, HL-2230, HL-2240, HL-2240D, HL-2242D, HL-2250DN, HL-2270DW, HL-2275DW, HL-2280DW, Intellifax 2840, Intellifax 2940, MFC-7240, MFC-7360N, MFC-7365DN and MFC-7460DN