MFC-J470DW

For MFC-J470DW owners the consumption ladder has exactly two rungs: the standard LC101 it shipped with (300 pages, information only on this page — no compatible LC101 single is offered) and the high-yield LC103 (600 pages) most owners standardize on, since the same case at double the rating is the cheaper way to feed the slot that empties. The super-high tier never reaches this model — LC105 colors and the LC107/LC109 blacks belong to the eight larger printers in the family, not to this small nine-model group. Keep this page as the refill point for the tier this printer actually spends.

The MFC-J470DW takes LC103 high-yield ink — black LC103BK, cyan LC103C, magenta LC103M and yellow LC103Y, each rated up to 600 pages (ISO/IEC 24711) — and also accepts the standard LC101 tier (300 pages per cartridge; information rows in the table, no compatible LC101 single is offered). The LC103 singles are $7.49 each, so a full four-color refresh bought as singles costs $29.96, against $28.44 for the Set of 4 in one box.

Which LC103 should you buy?

One color at a time: black, cyan, magenta and yellow — $7.49 each.
Full refresh: the Set of 4 ($28.44) puts one of each color in one box.
Print every week: the Set of 9 ($53.87) puts three blacks and two of each color in one box.

Chip, ink and everyday use

Consumption on the MFC-J470DW is slot by slot: each cartridge carries a new compatible chip, sits in its own position and is replaced separately from the others, so only the color that empties gets bought again. Handle a cartridge by the housing and keep fingers off the small green chip contacts; if a firmware update ever causes a recognition hiccup, reseat the cartridge firmly and restart the printer. Every Clever Supplies cartridge here carries a lifetime warranty with 1-year free returns.