SKU:

CS-Bro-OEM-TN890-BK

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN890

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 20000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New

Frequently Asked Questions

At roughly a penny a page, why doesn't every Brother owner just buy the TN890?

Because almost none of them can — and that is the honest headline. This cartridge fits only Brother's two flagship lines: the HL-L6400DW family and the MFC-L6900DW family. Twenty thousand rated pages at $199.99 works out to almost exactly one cent a page, the cheapest genuine page in this entire catalogue section, but the price of admission is owning one of the biggest machines Brother sells. If your printer is one of them, this is simply the cartridge the machine was built around.

How does the TN890 compare with the TN880 on the same printers?

The flagship models take both, so the comparison is real. The TN880 gives 12,000 pages for $161.29 — about 1.3 cents a page. This TN890 gives 20,000 pages for $199.99 — about 1.0 cent a page. The extra $38.70 buys 8,000 additional pages, which is like getting two-thirds of another TN880 at half its price. On machines that accept both cartridges, the TN890 wins every long-run calculation; the TN880 remains the pick only where the monthly budget is judged harder than the yearly one.

Which printers take the TN890?

Seven models, all flagships: the HL-L6400DW, HL-L6400DWG, HL-L6400DWT and HL-L6400DWX printers, and the MFC-L6900DW, MFC-L6900DWG and MFC-L6900DWX all-in-ones. That is the complete list — no smaller model on the platform accepts this cartridge, so if your machine is anything else, the TN880 is your ceiling. The spent cartridge's code removes all doubt: only a printer already running TN890 or TN880 codes belongs in this conversation at all.

How long does 20,000 pages actually last?

At the volumes these flagships are bought for, think in seasons rather than weeks. Three thousand pages a month — a serious departmental load — stretches one cartridge across the better part of seven months. Five thousand a month still gets you a full quarter. That is one toner change per season on a machine other people's deadlines depend on, and it is the deepest reason the cartridge exists: at flagship scale, interruptions cost more than toner ever will.

Is $199.99 a lot to commit to a single cartridge?

It is the largest single ticket in this family — though $80 under its $279.99 list price — and the commitment question is fair. The value is only banked if the printer keeps working through the fill, so a machine nearing replacement argues for the TN880 instead. But judge it per page rather than per box: a cent a page means this cartridge prints its own price back in savings against the TN850's rate inside its first few thousand pages. For a flagship in its prime, it is the least speculative money in the building.

What cover comes with a cartridge of this value?

The standard genuine terms, worth restating at this price: you can return it within 30 days of delivery in all cases, and Brother's manufacturer warranty backs the cartridge throughout its life — details on our shipping and returns page. We ship from four warehouses — IL, PA, GA and CA — nearest first, and support keeps Monday to Friday hours of 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Genuine Brother TN890 Ultra High Yield Black Toner Cartridge

The biggest genuine cartridge Brother makes for this platform — 20,000 rated pages at $199.99, against a $279.99 list and at almost exactly a cent a page. It fits only the HL-L6400DW and MFC-L6900DW flagships, and for those machines it is the cheapest genuine running Brother offers. The TN880 it outruns, and everything else for the platform, is in the Brother range at Clever Supplies.