Brother HL-L8350CDWT Toner Cartridges

HL-L8350CDWT

The Brother HL-L8350CDWT drinks from the same two toner families as the rest of its color laser series. Standard yield means TN331BK in black and TN331C, TN331M and TN331Y in the three colors. High yield means TN336BK at about 4,000 pages and TN336C, TN336M and TN336Y at about 3,500 pages each. A super high-yield TN339 family, rated near 6,000 pages, appears in Brother's documentation for the model but is not one of the listings here; this page covers the TN331 and TN336 ranges and the DR331CL drum unit set, rated for about 25,000 pages.

A printer in this class usually anchors a busy corner of the office, where running out of one color mid-job is a schedule problem, not just an errand. The practical habit that grows around machines like this is a shelf habit: one full set in reserve, bought before it is needed, so a cartridge swap takes two minutes and the reorder happens afterward, at leisure, instead of under pressure with a deadline on the screen.

Toner Cartridges for HL-L8350CDWT

Cartridge	Page Yield
TN331 Black	See product page
TN331 Cyan	See product page
TN331 Magenta	See product page
TN331 Yellow	See product page
TN336BK Black	~4,000 pages
TN336C Cyan	~3,500 pages
TN336M Magenta	~3,500 pages
TN336Y Yellow	~3,500 pages

Drum:

DR331CL Genuine OEM Drum Unit Set- 25,000 pages — about 25,000 pages

Model-named listings:

Genuine Brother singles: TN336BK Black Genuine OEM - 4,000 pages; TN336C Cyan Genuine OEM - 3,500 pages; TN336M Magenta Genuine OEM - 3,500 pages; TN336Y Yellow Genuine OEM - 3,500 pages; TN331BK Black Genuine OEM - 2,500 pages; TN331C Cyan Genuine OEM - 1,500 pages; TN331M Magenta Genuine OEM - 1,500 pages; TN331Y Yellow Genuine OEM - 1,500 pages.

Sets and multi-packs: TN-336 5 Color Set (TN336BK, TN336C, TN336M, TN336Y); TN331 2 Black (TN331BK); TN331 3 Black (TN331BK); TN331 5 Color Set (TN331BK, TN331C, TN331M, TN331Y); TN331 8 Color Set (TN331BK, TN331C, TN331M, TN331Y); TN331 3 Color Set (TN331C, TN331M, TN331Y); TN331 6 Color Set (TN331C, TN331M, TN331Y); TN331 5 Black (TN331BK); TN331 4 Color Set (TN331BK, TN331C, TN331M, TN331Y); TN331 (TN331Y TN336Y) Yellow; NT436 (TN336BK TN336C TN336M TN336Y) 4 Color Set; TN331 (TN331BK) Black 2 Pack; TN331 (TN331BK,TN331C,TN331Y,TN331M) 4 Color Set; TN336BK TN336C TN336M TN336Y Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Genuine OEM s 4 Color Set - Black: 4,000 pages, Color: 3,500 pages each; TN336BK Black Genuine OEM 2 Pack - 4,000 pages; TN331C TN331M TN331Y Cyan Magenta Yellow Genuine OEM 3 Color Set - 1,500 pages each.

Which cartridge should you buy?

Start from the reserve shelf rather than the single cartridge. If the HL-L8350CDWT is a shared machine, keep a four-color set of the TN336 high-yield family as the standing spare — it covers whichever slot empties next, and at about 4,000 pages in black and 3,500 per color it will not need replacing soon after. Top the shelf back up with singles as individual colors get used. The TN331 standard family is the right standing spare only where the printer's work is occasional; there, a high-yield set could sit opened for a very long time. And when the choice is between a set and a single for a machine that is down right now, the single wins: it gets the printer running today, and the set can be ordered for the shelf.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Two habits keep this class of printer trouble-free. First, rotate your stock: fit the oldest sealed cartridge next, so no box ages at the back of the cabinet while fresh ones get used. Second, respect the chip messages in sequence — a low-toner notice is a forecast, not a failure, and the machine will keep printing; the stop comes only when a slot is genuinely empty. When you do swap, move the new cartridge straight from its packaging into the slot, seat it until it clicks, and let the printer recognize it before sending the job that was waiting. Pages-per-cartridge figures assume roughly 5% coverage, so a graphics-heavy week will always move the forecast forward.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridges fit the Brother HL-L8350CDWT?

The TN331 standard-yield family and the TN336 high-yield family, in black, cyan, magenta and yellow — with the DR331CL drum unit set, rated around 25,000 pages, handling the imaging side.

Standard or high yield for a shared office printer?

High yield, in most shared settings. The TN336 family's larger capacity means fewer swaps, fewer interruptions and a lower cost per page; the standard TN331 family mainly rewards machines that print lightly.

How many toner cartridges does one drum unit outlast?

Plenty. At about 25,000 pages, the DR331CL set spans roughly six high-yield black cartridges' worth of printing, so drum replacement is a rare event compared with toner changes — and it is driven by print quality, not by the toner counter.

Can the colors be bought one at a time?

Yes — every color in both families is sold as a single cartridge on this page, alongside the sets. A single TN336M is all you need when magenta alone runs out.