DCP-9055
The Brother DCP-9055 is the base designation of the 9055CDN platform: a 24 ppm color laser all-in-one with automatic duplex printing and Ethernet and USB connectivity, built for shared office use. It prints from two Brother toner ranges: the standard-yield TN310 series and the high-yield TN315 series. Black is the TN310BK at standard yield or the TN315BK at high yield; cyan is TN310C or TN315C, magenta TN310M or TN315M, and yellow TN310Y or TN315Y. Standard yield is rated about 2,500 pages in black and 1,500 per color; high yield about 6,000 in black and 3,500 per color. All eight cartridges image through one separate DR310CL (DR-310CL) drum unit, rated around 25,000 pages.
Because this page covers the platform's base designation, its shelf is the full one — every cartridge the 9055 family runs on, in compatible and genuine Brother form. The buying pattern that suits an all-in-one like this is per-color: the machine reports each cartridge separately, colors deplete at different rates depending on what the office actually prints, and only the empty slot ever needs a cartridge. Sets exist here for full refreshes, but day to day, single colors are how this machine is fed.
Toner Cartridges for DCP-9055
The drum unit behind all eight cartridges:
- DR310CL genuine drum unit - 25,000 pages — 25,000 pages
Which cartridge should you buy?
Choose by slot, not by set. Text-heavy offices burn black fastest, so the high-yield TN315BK earns its premium quickly, while colors used mainly for logos and charts can stay on standard-yield TN310 singles for years. If color output is a daily staple — presentations, marketing pages, color reports — step the busy colors up to TN315 as well and let the quiet ones stay standard; mixing steps across slots is completely normal on this machine. A full four-color set makes sense at a general refresh or when a new team inherits the printer, and the compatible sets cut that cost sharply against four genuine singles.
Chip, toner and everyday use
Every cartridge carries a chip the printer reads for level reporting, so push each new cartridge in until it locks and give the machine a moment to register it before judging the first page. Yields are rated at roughly 5% coverage; a color-heavy page can spend several times the toner of a text page, which is why color cartridges empty sooner than their page ratings suggest in graphics-heavy offices. Rock a fading cartridge gently side to side to use its last toner evenly, keep spares sealed in a cool drawer, and never touch the drum unit's surface — it is light-sensitive and does its 25,000 pages quietly in the background.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which toner does the Brother DCP-9055 use?
The TN310 standard-yield series or the TN315 high-yield series — TN310BK / TN315BK in black and the C, M and Y cartridges in cyan, magenta and yellow — all working with the separate DR310CL drum unit. Any mix of the two series can be installed at once, one step per slot.
Can I replace just one color at a time?
Yes, and that is how the machine is designed to run. Each color is its own cartridge in its own slot, the printer reports levels per color, and replacing only the empty one leaves the others — and their remaining toner — untouched.
Does the DCP-9055 use the same cartridges as the DCP-9055CDN?
Yes — this model is the base designation of that platform, and the two share the TN310/TN315 family and the DR310CL drum. The DCP-9055CDN page covers the networked variant; cartridges bought here fit both.
How long does the DR310CL drum unit last?
About 25,000 pages in genuine Brother rating — on the order of ten standard black cartridges, or four high-yield ones. The printer flags the drum separately when its life runs down, so there is no need to change it on a toner schedule.
More printers that use the same cartridges
The TN310/TN315 family also powers these printers: Brother-TN210, Brother-TN310, Brother-TN315, DCP-9010, DCP-9010CN, DCP-9050CDN, DCP-9055CDN, DCP-9055CND, DCP-9270CDN, HL-3040, HL-3040CN, HL-3045, HL-3045CN, HL-3070, HL-3070CW, HL-3075, HL-3075CW, HL-4140, HL-4140CN, HL-4150, HL-4150CDN, HL-4150CN, HL-4570, HL-4570CDW, HL-4570CDWT, HL-4750CDW, HL-4750CDWT, HL-8070, HL-8370, MFC-9010, MFC-9010CN, MFC-9120, MFC-9120CN, MFC-9125, MFC-9125CN, MFC-9320, MFC-9320CN, MFC-9320CW, MFC-9325, MFC-9325CW, MFC-9460, MFC-9460CDN, MFC-9460CN, MFC-9465CDN, MFC-9560, MFC-9560CDW, MFC-9970, MFC-9970CDW.