SKU:

CAN4234A003AA-COM

Printer Brand:

Canon

OEM Number:

4234A003AA

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

33,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do offices keep imageRUNNER 5000 and 6000 series machines running instead of replacing them?

Because the math still works. These are heavy-frame departmental machines that were built to be serviced for years, and the running cost is a large part of why they survive: a GPR-4 cartridge (part number 4234A003AA) rated at 33,000 pages for $74.65 puts toner at roughly 0.23 cents per page. As long as toner stays this available and this cheap per page, replacing a working machine is a hard case to make.

How long does one cartridge last in a working department?

At 33,000 pages, it depends on the department's real volume. A shared machine printing 3,000 pages a month gets close to a year from one cartridge; a busy floor at 8,000 a month will finish it in about four. The rating assumes standard 5% coverage, so report-heavy pages with dense graphics shorten the run and plain correspondence stretches it. Your meter history is the only forecast worth trusting.

Which machines take the GPR-4?

The GPR-4 (4234A003AA) is the black toner for the imageRUNNER 5000 family — the 5000, 5000E, 5000EN, 5000i and 5000V — plus the imageRUNNER 5020, 5020i, 6000, 6020 and 6020i. If your machine's supply list shows GPR-4 or part number 4234A003AA, this is its cartridge. It is a different cartridge from the GPR-37 used by the newer high-speed ADVANCE machines; the two are not interchangeable.

Faint copies on one side — empty cartridge or something else?

Usually not empty. On a long-life cartridge, one-sided fading typically means the remaining toner has settled unevenly. Take the cartridge out, hold it level, and rock it gently side to side several times to redistribute the toner, then reinstall. If the copies even out, you have life left. Uniformly pale output that rocking does not change is the real end-of-life sign.

What happens if this cartridge fails or prints badly?

It is covered twice: a 1-year warranty against defects, and 1-year free returns if it does not perform as it should. Choosing a compatible cartridge for an older machine should never mean being stuck with a bad one. Full terms are on our shipping and returns page, and our support team is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

Is a single cartridge the right order, or should we stock up?

For a first compatible GPR-4, one cartridge is the sensible test — run it in your own machine before committing. Once it has proven itself, the 3-pack and 5-pack listings in this family cut the per-cartridge price meaningfully. Either way it ships from one of our four US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, and the rest of the range is on our Canon toner page.

About This Cartridge

This is a single compatible Canon GPR-4 black toner cartridge, part number 4234A003AA, rated for up to 33,000 pages, made for the imageRUNNER 5000 and 6000 series departmental machines and their 5020/6020 variants. It is a compatible cartridge, not a Canon original, and it is backed by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. For offices keeping proven legacy hardware in service, it delivers production-grade page counts at roughly 0.23 cents per page.