SKU:

CS-Bro-OEM-TN433-Yellow

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN433Y

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color:4000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

We print highlighted documents and safety notices all day — how fast does the yellow actually go?

Faster than most offices expect. Highlight shading, warning panels, spreadsheet colour-coding and the warm half of every chart all draw on this one cartridge, and pale colours are deceptive: a page washed in light yellow tones spends the TN433Y steadily while looking almost unprinted. The cartridge is rated at 4,000 pages on the standard test measure, but a notices-and-forms workload uses yellow on nearly every sheet, so plan on it being a working cartridge, not a passenger.

Why do oranges and greens go wrong before the printer warns about yellow?

Because both of those colours are built from it. Orange is magenta plus yellow; green is cyan plus yellow. As this cartridge fades, the printer still lays the other colour, so greens turn blue-ish and oranges turn pink-red — symptoms people usually blame on the cyan or magenta. If your colour work has drifted cold and the black text is perfect, the yellow slot is the quiet suspect, and a genuine TN433Y at full fill settles the question in one swap.

How does the TN433Y compare with the standard yellow for these printers?

The standard TN431Y is rated at 1,800 pages. This TN433Y is rated at 4,000 — the same fit, the same slot, well over twice the fill. At $166.49 the cost per rated page is about 4.2 cents, and the practical gain for a busy office is fewer interruptions: yellow warnings tend to arrive mid-run on deadline work, and a cartridge that lasts more than twice as long halves how often that happens.

Which printers take this yellow cartridge?

The ten printers and all-in-ones of the TN431/TN433 family: HL-L8260CDW, HL-L8360CDW, HL-L8360CDWT, HL-L9310CDW, HL-L9310CDWT, HL-L9310CDWTT, MFC-L8610CDW, MFC-L8900CDW, MFC-L9570CDW and MFC-L9570CDWT. The family code is what matters — a machine running TN431 colours takes this TN433Y in the yellow slot as its high-yield upgrade, no matter which of the ten models it is.

Is it smarter to buy the yellow on its own or inside the colour set?

It depends entirely on the other two gauges. This single is $166.49. Inside the TN433 3 Color Set at $430.00, each colour effectively costs $143.33 — but only if you actually need cyan and magenta soon. Buying the set to "save" money while two full cartridges sit in a cupboard for a year is false economy; buying this single when all three colours are weeks from empty costs you $69.47. Read the printer's toner screen, then decide.

How am I covered if this cartridge turns out to be faulty?

Two layers, both simple. Our terms allow returns within 30 days of delivery, in all cases — the wording is on the shipping and returns page — and behind that sits Brother's manufacturer warranty, which covers this cartridge as genuine OEM stock. We ship from IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, whichever shortens the trip, and support answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Genuine Brother TN433Y Yellow Toner Cartridge

The genuine high-yield yellow for Brother's TN431/TN433 platform — 4,000 rated pages at $166.49 against a $249.74 list, more than double the standard TN431Y's fill. It is the least glamorous cartridge in the set and the one your greens, oranges and highlighted forms quietly depend on. Cyan, magenta, black and the two sets are shelved in the Brother range at Clever Supplies.