MFC-9460
The Brother MFC-9460 is the base multifunction of its family: print, copy, scan and fax in one footprint around a 25 ppm color engine, with the networked variants adding the connectivity this entry model does not document. 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.
An all-in-one's toner story is written by its copy and fax queues as much as its print jobs, and those queues are color-blind in one specific way: incoming faxes and quick copies are overwhelmingly black, while color is spent on purpose, from the PC. The shelf below reflects that split — full TN310 and TN315 ranges, compatible and genuine — so the black slot can be stocked deep and the color slots stocked lean, each on its own evidence.
Toner Cartridges for MFC-9460
The drum unit is a separate, longer-lived item:
- Drum unit (DR310CL, genuine) — 25,000 pages
Which cartridge should you buy?
Feed the functions differently. The fax-and-copy side of this machine lives on black, so the TN315BK's roughly 6,000 pages is the workhorse choice and a spare belongs in the cupboard. Colors, used deliberately, are honestly served by standard-yield TN310 singles swapped one at a time as they empty — there is no prize for replacing a half-full cyan. Graduate a color to TN315 only when it demonstrably empties fast. If the whole machine is being refreshed — new office, new team — a compatible four-color set resets every slot in one order.
Chip, toner and everyday use
Multifunction machines hide a trap: copying keeps working from a near-empty cartridge until it truly fails, so watch the reported levels rather than waiting for a failed job. Each cartridge is chipped and read on its own; seat replacements with a firm push and let the machine register them before running a copy batch. Ratings assume about 5% coverage — a day of full-color copies spends color toner at several times the rate of a day of faxes. Keep spares sealed and flat, rock a fading cartridge gently to finish a queue, and leave the drum unit undisturbed behind its cover.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which toner does the Brother MFC-9460 use?
The TN310 standard-yield series (about 2,500 pages black, 1,500 per color) or the TN315 high-yield series (about 6,000 black, 3,500 per color), with imaging handled by the separate DR310CL drum unit. Black is the TN310BK or TN315BK; colors are the C, M and Y cartridges of either series.
Does the base MFC-9460 use the same cartridges as the networked variants?
Yes — the cartridge family is shared across the range. The MFC-9460CDN and MFC-9465CDN appear in this page's family list because they run on the same TN310/TN315 cartridges and DR310CL drum.
One color has run out — do I replace all four?
No. Replace the empty one. Each color sits in its own slot with its own level counter, and the remaining cartridges keep whatever toner they hold. Sets are for planned full refreshes, not for single-color outages.
Is the drum a separate purchase on the MFC-9460?
Yes. The DR310CL drum unit is its own item, rated around 25,000 pages, and it is listed on this page in genuine Brother form. Toner cartridges slot into the machine alongside it and are changed many times during one drum's life.
More printers that use the same cartridges
The same cartridges fit these printers too: Brother-TN210, Brother-TN310, Brother-TN315, DCP-9010, DCP-9010CN, DCP-9050CDN, DCP-9055, 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. Rounding out the family: 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-9460CDN, MFC-9460CN, MFC-9465CDN, MFC-9560, MFC-9560CDW, MFC-9970, MFC-9970CDW.