SKU:

CS-Bro-OEM-TN-880-Black

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN880

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

12,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is 12,000 pages in a working office?

Long enough to change how the printer feels to run. At 1,500 pages a month, one TN880 covers eight months; at 3,000 a month — a genuinely busy shared machine — it still lasts four months between changes. That interval is this cartridge's quiet contribution: across a year, a high-volume office swaps toner three times instead of five, and each avoided swap is an avoided pause in somebody's deadline. Rated pages assume standard test coverage, so dense statement runs will trim the figure while text-heavy work tracks it well.

What does the step up from the TN850 buy in numbers?

Half as much again, at a better rate. The TN850 is rated at 8,000 pages for $140.79 — about 1.8 cents a page. The TN880 is rated at 12,000 pages for $161.29 — about 1.3 cents a page. You pay $20.50 more today and receive 4,000 extra pages at a lower cost for every one of them. On the machines both cartridges fit, the TN850 only really wins when the budget is judged this month rather than this year.

Why is the TN880 made only for the hardest-working models in the range?

Because Brother sized it for duty cycles, not for the whole catalogue. The TN850 serves twenty-three models; this cartridge serves eleven — the HL-L6200DW and above, and the MFC-L6700DW and above. A 12,000-page fill only earns its keep in a machine that prints all day: faster engines, bigger paper handling, fleets that never cool down. Restricting the biggest cartridge to those models is Brother's way of saying the fill and the machine were specified together — if yours takes the TN880, it is because it was built to be worked that hard.

Which printers take the TN880?

Eleven models: the HL-L6200DW, HL-L6200DWT, HL-L6250 DN, HL-L6250DW, HL-L6300DW, HL-L6400DW and HL-L6400DWT printers, and the MFC-L6700DW, MFC-L6750DW, MFC-L6800DW and MFC-L6900DW all-in-ones. One caution worth stating: a smaller model from the same family — an HL-L5200DW, say — takes the TN850 but not this cartridge. The code on your spent cartridge settles it; TN880 printers announce themselves.

Is there a drum I should think about alongside this cartridge?

The platform pairs its toner with the DR820 drum unit, which runs on its own, longer schedule — a 12,000-page toner cartridge may span a good part of a drum's remaining life without the two ever needing to be bought together. Buy this cartridge for toner warnings; buy the drum when the drum message arrives. Keeping the two separate saves real money across a year of heavy printing.

What protection comes with this cartridge?

Two straightforward layers: our terms allow returns within 30 days of delivery in all cases, set out on the shipping and returns page, and Brother's manufacturer warranty covers the cartridge itself as genuine OEM stock. We ship from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California — nearest warehouse first — and support is staffed Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Genuine Brother TN880 Super High Yield Black Toner Cartridge

The genuine super-high-yield black for Brother's top workgroup models — 12,000 rated pages at $161.29 against a $241.94 list, about 1.3 cents a page, half again the TN850's fill for twenty dollars more. Made for the eleven machines Brother built to be worked hardest. Its 2 pack and the flagship TN890 sit beside it in the Brother range at Clever Supplies.