SKU:

CS-Brother-OEM-TN436-4color-set

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN436BK, TN436C, TN436M, TN436Y

Ink Color:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Page Yield:

Black:6500, Color:6500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the set save against the four TN436 cartridges bought separately?

A substantial amount. The singles at their sale prices — TN436BK black at $199.99 and the TN436C, TN436M and TN436Y colours at $237.60 each — total $912.79. This set is $712.49, a saving of $200.30, which works out at an average of $178.12 a cartridge. Against the set's own $1,068.74 list price you are also $356.25 under list for four factory-sealed Brother cartridges. Nothing in the box is a lesser version: the set holds the same four high-yield codes, rated at 6,500 pages each, that are sold individually for this platform.

Why are all four cartridges in this set rated at exactly 6,500 pages?

Because the TN436 family is built to a single capacity class. Unlike platforms where the black outrates the colours, here the TN436BK black and each of the TN436C, TN436M and TN436Y colours carry the same 6,500-page rating — 6,500 pages per slot, stated plainly per cartridge rather than rolled into one inflated set total. In practice your slots will still empty at different times, because a workgroup burns black faster than any colour; the equal ratings simply mean no slot is the weak link on capacity grounds.

Which printers does this set serve?

Six enterprise-class models: the HL-L8360CDW, HL-L8360CDWT and HL-L9310CDW printers, and the MFC-L8900CDW, MFC-L9570CDW and MFC-L9570CDWT all-in-ones. These are departmental machines — fast, duplex, built for shared workgroup duty — and the TN436 set is their complete toner row: one TN436BK, one TN436C, one TN436M and one TN436Y. If your machine is one of the six and more than one slot is showing low, this is the full refresh in a single order.

How long does a complete TN436 row last a working department?

At workgroup volumes the answer is measured in quarters, not weeks. A department printing 2,000 pages a month, mostly black with regular colour, should see the black slot run around three months and the colours considerably longer, since colour rarely draws evenly. A lighter office at 800 pages a month can stretch the row across much of a year. The planning habit that works: track the black — when the TN436BK calls for replacement, check the colour gauges in the same visit and let the set economics decide whether the colours join the order.

My black always runs out long before the colours — is a full set still the right buy?

For a mid-life refresh, often not, and the honest pattern is this: reorder the TN436BK singly while the colours still hold, and reserve the set for the moment the whole row is genuinely tired — typically when two or more colours join the black at low levels, or a new machine is being commissioned. The set's $200.30 saving only counts if every cartridge in it gets used in reasonable time; a colour cartridge bought two years before its slot needs it is a saving on paper and cash parked in a cupboard in fact. The codes are all sold singly on this page precisely so you can buy the row either way.

How do returns and warranty work on a genuine set like this?

Genuine Brother products are returnable for 30 days in all cases, and warranty cover comes from Brother's manufacturer warranty — full terms on our shipping and returns page. Those OEM terms are the complete arrangement for this set; the longer cover described elsewhere on this site applies to compatible cartridges only. If any cartridge in the set arrives faulty, raise it with support Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, within the return window.

About This Genuine Brother TN436 High-Yield 4 Colour Set

The genuine Brother TN436 row for Brother's enterprise colour platform — TN436BK, TN436C, TN436M and TN436Y, each rated at 6,500 pages — priced at $712.49 against a $1,068.74 list and $200.30 below the four cartridges bought separately. It serves the HL-L8360CDW, HL-L8360CDWT and HL-L9310CDW printers and the MFC-L8900CDW, MFC-L9570CDW and MFC-L9570CDWT all-in-ones. See the rest of the platform's genuine line in the Brother range at Clever Supplies. Ships from our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouse.