SKU:

CAN1660B001AA-COM

Printer Brand:

Canon

OEM Number:

1660B001AA

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

6,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of a workgroup's printing does one black cartridge actually carry?

On a color multifunction machine, the black cartridge quietly does most of the work. Every text page, contract, invoice and report prints from black alone, and even on color documents the text and outlines come from this cartridge. The Canon CRG-111 black (1660B001AA) is rated for up to 6,000 pages, and in a typical workgroup it will cycle noticeably faster than any single color — not because it is smaller, but because nearly everything the office prints passes through it. When people say a color machine "eats toner," they usually mean this cartridge.

What does a black page cost with this cartridge?

At $74.42 against a 6,000-page rating, black prints at roughly 1.24 cents per page at standard 5% coverage. That is the workhorse number for this platform — the figure your everyday documents, forms and correspondence actually run at. Color pages add the color channels on top, but the mono bulk of office life is carried at this rate, which is why the black cartridge's price matters more to a monthly toner budget than any other single cartridge in the machine.

Which printers does the CRG-111 black fit?

The ImageClass MF9150C, ImageClass MF9170C, ImageClass MF9220Cdn and ImageClass MF9280CDN color multifunction printers, and the ImageRunner LBP5360 laser printer. Those machines' supply lists name this cartridge as the CRG-111 black, part number 1660B001AA. It fills the black slot only; the cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges are separate units with their own lives, untouched when the black is changed.

Why does the black run out faster than the colors on the same machine?

Because the work is not shared evenly. A page of text spends black and nothing else; a color page spends all four, but most office output is text. Add the fact that copying and fax-style jobs on these multifunction machines also print from black, and the black cartridge can complete two cycles while a lightly used color is still on its first. It is a usage pattern, not a defect — and it is why the black is the one cartridge on this platform with a 2-pack option alongside the single.

Text is printing grey and washed out — is the black cartridge done?

Probably close, but test before you conclude. Remove the cartridge, hold it level and rock it gently side to side five or six times to redistribute the remaining toner, then reinstall and print a text page. If the text comes back dark and even, the cartridge had settled rather than emptied, and you have some pages left — treat it as the signal to have the next one ready. If the page stays uniformly grey after rocking, the cartridge has genuinely reached the end of its 6,000 pages.

Single cartridge or the 2-pack — which should I order?

Do the small piece of arithmetic. This single is $74.42; the 2-pack of the same cartridge is $130.35, which is $65.17 a cartridge and saves $18.49 against buying two singles. On a machine that cycles black as fast as these do, the spare will not sit long, so the 2-pack is usually the better economics for a working office. The single makes sense when the machine's future is uncertain — a planned replacement or a lease ending — where a second cartridge could be left stranded on the shelf.

About This Black Cartridge

This is a single compatible Canon CRG-111 black toner cartridge, part number 1660B001AA, rated for up to 6,000 pages, for the ImageClass MF9150C, MF9170C, MF9220Cdn and MF9280CDN multifunction printers and the ImageRunner LBP5360. It ships from one of our four US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California and is covered by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, with the full terms on our shipping and returns page. The 2-pack of this cartridge and the cyan, magenta and yellow singles are listed on our Canon toner page.