Brother MFC-J880DW Ink

MFC-J880DW

Brother MFC-J880DW printer

The MFC-J880DW takes LC201 standard ink (260 pages per cartridge, ISO/IEC 24711) and LC203 high-yield ink (550 pages per cartridge) — black LC203BK, cyan LC203C, magenta LC203M, yellow LC203Y. LC203 fits this printer in every slot; no super-high tier reaches this model. The compatible cartridges and sets for this printer are below.

Cartridge	Type	Color	Approx. Yield
Brother LC201BK (compatible)	Standard-Yield ink cartridge	Black	260 pages
Brother LC201C (compatible)	Standard-Yield ink cartridge	Cyan	260 pages
Brother LC201M (compatible)	Standard-Yield ink cartridge	Magenta	260 pages
Brother LC201Y (compatible)	Standard-Yield ink cartridge	Yellow	260 pages
Brother LC201 Set of 4 (compatible)	Full cartridge set	Black / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow	260 black, 260 per color
Brother LC203BK (compatible)	High-Yield ink cartridge	Black	550 pages
Brother LC203C (compatible)	High-Yield ink cartridge	Cyan	550 pages
Brother LC203M (compatible)	High-Yield ink cartridge	Magenta	550 pages
Brother LC203Y (compatible)	High-Yield ink cartridge	Yellow	550 pages
Brother LC203 Set of 4 (compatible)	Full cartridge set	Black / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow	550 black, 550 per color
Brother LC203 Set of 9 (compatible)	Bulk cartridge set (3 Black + 2 per color)	Black / Cyan / Magenta / Yellow	550 black, 550 per color

MFC-J880DW Ink — LC201 Standard, LC203 High-Yield

Picture this printer in a busy home office: the MFC-J880DW belongs to the WorkSmart six-model group, and that membership decides its cartridges — standard LC201 (260 pages) under high-yield LC203 (550 pages), with nothing above LC203. The sharing rule of this family runs one way: LC203 works everywhere LC201 works, but LC201 works only on the six WorkSmart models, never on the Business Smart six. A second honesty note: LC201 singles in our range are fulfilled with LC203-bodied cartridges (same case, same slot) labeled for LC201, stated openly on the product pages. Brother's own support pages add one more caution: the LC203 Starter cartridges supplied with a new printer are not the retail high-yield specification and can produce 'Cannot Detect' messages — do not judge retail cartridges by the setup set.

A home-office owner refilling an MFC-J880DW faces the same two tiers, in the same order. LC201 standard ink is rated at 260 pages per cartridge (ISO/IEC 24711) and LC203 high-yield ink at 550 pages per cartridge — black LC203BK, cyan LC203C, magenta LC203M, yellow LC203Y. Because LC203 fits this printer in every slot and no super-high tier reaches this model, most owners land on LC203 for everyday work and keep LC201 as the standard-rated alternative.

Which LC201 or LC203 should you buy?

LC201 singles for a quick home-office top-up: black, cyan, magenta and yellow — $8.24 apiece, matched to whichever single color has run out.
All four LC201 colors in one carton: the Set of 4 ($29.94) covers every slot at the standard rating in a single order.
LC203 singles at the high-yield rating: black, cyan, magenta and yellow — $8.99 apiece for replacing one color at the 550-page level.
LC203 across the whole printer at once: the Set of 4 ($31.44) puts one high-yield cartridge into each position together.
The deep LC203 reserve box: the Set of 9 ($59.94) holds three blacks and two of each color, ready for the next several rounds of printing.

Chip, ink and everyday use

In a home office, the refill routine is built around single slots. Each cartridge in this range has a new compatible chip and a place of its own, so only the empty one is replaced; hold it by the housing and keep your fingers off the small green chip contacts. If a firmware update ever causes a recognition hiccup, reseat the cartridge firmly and restart the printer before anything else. Every Clever Supplies cartridge here carries a lifetime warranty with 1-year free returns.