SKU:

E-40

Printer Brand:

Canon

OEM Number:

1491A002AA, 1491A002AC

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

4,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Our personal copier only makes a handful of copies a day — how long will one cartridge last?

Longer than you might expect. The Canon E40 (part number 1491A002AA) is rated for up to 4,000 pages, and a Canon PC or FC personal copier making 10 to 15 copies a day uses roughly 300 to 450 pages a month. At that pace a single cartridge can run close to a year. Even a busier home office at 800 pages a month gets about five months out of it. The rating assumes standard 5% page coverage, so pages packed with dense text or graphics will draw it down faster.

Why do people still run these little Canon copiers instead of replacing them?

Because they ask almost nothing of their owner. A PC-series or FC-series copier has no network to configure, no driver to update and nothing to log into — you put a page on the glass, press the button, and a copy comes out. For a front desk copying IDs and forms, a church office running bulletins, or a home desk that needs the occasional copy, that simplicity is the whole point. As long as E40 cartridges like this one stay available, there is very little reason to retire a machine that still works.

Is the 1491A002AC the same cartridge as the 1491A002AA?

Yes. Canon has catalogued this cartridge under both numbers over the years — 1491A002AA and 1491A002AC refer to the same Canon E40 cartridge, not two different products. If the cartridge that came out of your copier carries either number, or is simply marked E40, this listing is the same supply.

Copies are coming out light on one side — is the cartridge finished?

Usually not. On a personal copier that sits idle between short jobs, toner settles unevenly inside the cartridge. Take the E40 out, hold it level, and rock it gently from side to side several times to redistribute the toner, then put it back. If the copy evens out, there is life left in it. When the whole page is uniformly pale even after rocking, the cartridge is genuinely near the end and it is time to swap.

Is this a genuine Canon E40 cartridge?

No — this is a compatible Canon E40 (1491A002AA) cartridge, built to the same fit and 4,000-page yield specification as the original Canon supply, at a compatible price of $59.58. It is a new cartridge, not a refilled Canon shell. It is covered by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so trying a compatible in an older copier is not a gamble.

Where does it ship from, and what if it arrives with a problem?

Orders ship from our US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California — whichever is closest to you — rather than from overseas. If the cartridge leaks, fails early or prints poorly, the 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns cover a replacement or refund; the full terms are on our shipping and returns page, and support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Canon E40 Cartridge

This is a single compatible Canon E40 black toner cartridge, part number 1491A002AA (also catalogued as 1491A002AC), rated for up to 4,000 pages at about 1.49 cents per page. It feeds Canon's long-lived PC and FC personal copiers — the cartridge is the only supply those machines take, so one swap refreshes the copier completely. Every cartridge is backed by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. You can browse the rest of the range on our Canon toner page.

The fit list behind this one reads PC160, PC170, PC210, PC230, PC300, PC310, PC320, PC325, PC330, PC330L, PC400, PC420, PC425, PC428, PC430, PC530, PC550, PC700, PC710, PC720, PC730, PC735, PC740, PC745, PC760, PC770, PC775, PC785, PC790, PC795, PC800, PC860, PC880, PC890, PC900, PC920, PC921, PC940, PC941, PC950, PC980, PC981, FC-100, FC-120, FC-200, FC-204, FC-220, FC-224, FC-224S, FC-226, FC-228, FC-230, FC-300, FC-310, FC-330, FC-336, FC-500, PC140 and PC150. The family shelf continues with the Canon E40 black two-pack and the Canon E40 black five-pack.