SKU:

CS-Brother-OEM-TN229-BK

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN229BK

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 1500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does 1,500 pages of black actually last?

Picture your own monthly pile. A home user printing 50 pages a month — school forms, returns labels, the odd contract — gets around thirty months from one TN229BK. A home office at 200 pages a month sees seven to eight months. A small team pushing 500 pages a month should expect roughly three months, and at that pace this standard-yield black becomes a recurring errand: the high-yield TN229XLBK, rated at 3,000 pages, exists precisely for that desk. The rating assumes typical document coverage; dense pages with heavy graphics draw a cartridge down faster than plain text.

Why is the black cartridge cheaper than the colour ones in this family?

It is a quirk of this platform's pricing. The TN229BK sells at $103.96, while each standard-yield colour — TN229C, TN229M, TN229Y — is $110.16, despite the black holding the higher page rating (1,500 against 1,200). Nothing is wrong with the listing; genuine pricing is set by Brother's list, and here the list simply favours black. Per page, the black works out near 6.9 cents against roughly 9.2 cents for a colour page. Against its own $145.54 list price, the black is $41.58 under list.

Which printers take the TN229BK?

Brother's TN229 colour laser family: the HL-L3220CDW, HL-L3280CDW, HL-L3295CDW, HL-L3300CDW and HL-L8245CDW printers, the DCP-L3560CDW, and the MFC-L3720CDW, MFC-L3765CDW, MFC-L3780CDW and MFC-L8395CDW all-in-ones. The TN229BK occupies the black slot; the colour slots beside it take the TN229C, TN229M and TN229Y. Because black does nearly all the everyday document work in these machines, it is almost always the first of the four to need replacing — which is why it is sold singly here as well as in the four-colour set.

Should I step up to the TN229XLBK instead?

Look at the price gap, because it is unusually small. The high-yield TN229XLBK sells at $108.35 — just $4.39 more than this cartridge — and is rated at 3,000 pages, exactly double. Per page, that drops your black cost from about 6.9 cents to about 3.6 cents. If your printer sees regular use, the XL is close to a free upgrade. The honest case for staying with this standard TN229BK is a genuinely light printer: a cartridge sitting mostly idle for years gains nothing from a bigger fill. Same genuine platform either way — the XL simply holds more of it.

Black is printing grey and streaky — finished, or nearly?

Nearly, most likely. Remove the TN229BK, rock it gently side to side to level the toner, refit it and run a test page. If density returns evenly, you have some pages in hand, but treat it as notice to order. If the page stays grey after rocking, or the low-toner warning has been lit through weeks of printing, the cartridge is spent. One check before blaming toner at all: repeating marks at fixed intervals down the page belong to the drum's territory, not the cartridge's — fading alone, though, is the cartridge asking to be replaced.

How do returns and warranty work on this cartridge?

Genuine Brother products carry a 30-day return window in all cases, and warranty cover is Brother's manufacturer warranty — detailed on our shipping and returns page. Those are the complete OEM terms; the longer promises on this site belong to the compatible range. A cartridge that arrives faulty should be reported to support Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, inside the 30 days.

About This Genuine Brother TN229BK Black Toner Cartridge

The genuine Brother TN229BK — standard-yield black for the TN229 colour laser family (HL-L3220CDW to MFC-L8395CDW), rated at 1,500 pages and priced at $103.96 against a $145.54 list. It is the hardest-working slot in these machines and usually the first reorder an owner makes. The wider genuine catalogue lives in the Brother range at Clever Supplies. Ships from our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouse, whichever reaches you first.