SKU:

CS-Bro-OEM-TN-850-Black

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN850

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

8,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

8,000 pages from one black cartridge — what sort of office burns through that?

The kind whose printer is infrastructure, not furniture. The TN850 is the genuine high-yield black for Brother's L5000/L6000 workgroup platform, rated at 8,000 pages. Invoices, statements, dispatch paperwork, course packs — offices pushing one to three thousand pages a month through a shared machine are its natural home. At 2,000 pages a month you are changing this cartridge roughly once a quarter, which is about as often as a busy printer should ask for attention.

What does the TN850 cost per page against its list price?

At $140.79, the 8,000-page rating works out to about 1.8 cents a page — strong territory for a genuine cartridge. The same cartridge at its $211.19 list price would run 2.6 cents a page, so the discount on this listing is worth roughly $70 a cartridge before you print anything. Ratings follow the standard coverage measure, so very dense documents will nudge the real figure up; the ranking among genuine options does not move.

Does this printer platform need a drum as well, and is it this cartridge?

Separate part, separate schedule. These machines pair their toner with a DR820 drum unit, and the two are not interchangeable: the TN850 is the toner, good for its 8,000 rated pages, while the drum carries on through several toner changes before the machine asks for a new one. If your printer is reporting low toner, this cartridge is the answer. If it is reporting drum life, that is the DR820's errand — replacing toner for a drum message wastes a cartridge, and we would rather warn you here than sell you the wrong box.

Which printers take the TN850?

Twenty-three models across three ranges: the DCP-L5500DN, DCP-L5600DN and DCP-L5650DN; the HL-L5000D, HL-L5100DN, HL-L5200DW, HL-L5200DWT, HL-L6200DW, HL-L6200DWT, HL-L6250 DN, HL-L6250DW, HL-L6300DW, HL-L6400DW and HL-L6400DWT printers; and the MFC-L5700DN, MFC-L5700DW, MFC-L5750DW, MFC-L5800DW, MFC-L5850DW, MFC-L5900DW, MFC-L6700DW, MFC-L6750DW and MFC-L6800DW all-in-ones. Read the TN code off the spent cartridge to confirm you are on the high-yield rung.

Is the 2 pack of this cartridge a better buy?

For a machine in proven daily service, generally yes: the 2 pack is $252.79 against $281.58 for two of these singles, a $28.79 saving, and it banks 16,000 pages of capacity. The single earns its keep when volume is new or uncertain, or when this is a first purchase on a machine you have just inherited. Either way it is the same genuine TN850 inside — the pack changes the price and the shelf stock, not the cartridge.

What cover do I have on this cartridge?

Brother's manufacturer warranty backs it as genuine OEM stock, and our terms allow a return within 30 days of delivery in all cases; the full text sits on our shipping and returns page. We dispatch from four warehouses — Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California — and the support team keeps Monday to Friday hours, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Genuine Brother TN850 Black Toner Cartridge

The genuine high-yield black for the L5000/L6000 workgroup platform — 8,000 rated pages at $140.79, against a $211.19 list and about 1.8 cents a page. It pairs with the DR820 drum and serves twenty-three printers and all-in-ones. The 2 pack and the platform's larger TN880 and TN890 fills are in the Brother range at Clever Supplies.