SKU:

CS-Bro-OEM-Tn-650-BK

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN650

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

8,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'high-yield' translate to in pages and pennies here?

Pages: 8,000 from a single cartridge. Pennies: $173.87 spread over that rating is about 2.2 cents a page — the lowest genuine running cost on this workgroup platform. Put against the standard TN620BK's roughly 4 cents a page, the TN650BK nearly halves what each printed sheet costs in toner, which is the entire argument for the cartridge in one sentence.

Is one TN650BK better value than two standard cartridges?

Decisively. Two TN620BK cartridges cost $237.50 and give you 6,000 pages. One TN650BK costs $173.87 and gives you 8,000. That is more pages for about $64 less, with one fitting instead of two. The only scenario where the pair of standards wins is a machine about to be retired, where the second cartridge would never be opened — everywhere else, the high-yield is the correct order.

Which printers take the TN650BK?

The platform's fifteen models: DCP-8050DN, DCP-8080DN and DCP-8085DN; HL-5340D, HL-5350DN, HL-5350DNLT, HL-5370DW, HL-5370DWT and HL-5380DN; and MFC-8370, MFC-8480DN, MFC-8680DN, MFC-8690DW, MFC-8880DN and MFC-8890DW. Every machine that runs the standard TN620BK runs this cartridge in the same slot — the list is identical because the shell is.

The cartridge feels heavy — is fitting it any different?

No. The TN650BK is the same cartridge body with a larger toner reservoir, so it seats exactly where the standard fill did and the printer needs no adjustment. It is heavier in the hand because it carries more than twice the powder, but the swap takes the same minute it always did. Rock it gently side to side before fitting, as with any toner cartridge, to level the contents.

When would the standard TN620BK still be the smarter buy?

When the machine's future is short or its workload is tiny. A printer being replaced within the year, or one printing a few dozen pages a month, may never spend 8,000 pages — and unused capacity in a retired machine is money wasted. For those cases the standard fill's lower ticket wins. Every other scenario on this platform belongs to the TN650BK.

What protection backs this purchase?

A 30-day return window from delivery, applying in all cases — read the full terms on the shipping and returns page — plus Brother's manufacturer warranty, since the TN650BK is genuine factory stock. Your order ships from the nearest of our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses, and support hours are Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Genuine Brother TN650BK High-Yield Black Toner Cartridge

The TN650BK is the high-yield genuine black for Brother's HL-5340/MFC-8480 workgroup line: 8,000 rated pages at $173.87, against a $243.42 list. At roughly 2.2 cents a page it turns the platform's busiest machines — the HL-5370DWs and MFC-8890DWs of the world — into cheap printers to run. The standard fill and the rest of the family's supplies sit in the Brother range at Clever Supplies.