SKU:

CAN3482B005AA-COMP

Printer Brand:

Canon

OEM Number:

3482B005AA

Ink Color:

High Yield Black

Page Yield:

12,500 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How can this cartridge print 12,500 pages and still cost the same $61.58 as the standard one?

Because in this family, that is simply where the prices sit — and we are not going to dress it up as anything cleverer. The standard GPR-40 and this high-yield GPR-40H (part number 3482B005AA) both list at $61.58. The difference is entirely in the rating: 6,000 pages for the standard cartridge, 12,500 for this one. Divided out, that is about 1.03 cents per page for the standard against about 0.49 cents per page here. If your machine takes the H cartridge, this is the version the maths points to.

What does 12,500 pages mean for a department printer in real terms?

On an imageRUNNER LBP3560 or LBP3580 running as a shared department machine, 12,500 pages stretches a long way. At 1,000 pages a month, one cartridge covers roughly a year of printing. At 2,500 pages a month it is around five months, and even a heavy 5,000-page month rhythm gets about two and a half months per cartridge. The rating assumes standard 5% coverage, so coverage-heavy documents will pull those spans down somewhat.

Does a high-yield cartridge change how the printer behaves day to day?

The main change is how rarely you touch it. A 12,500-page cartridge means half the swap-outs of the standard version over the same volume, so a shared machine spends more of its life simply printing. Print fades gradually toward the end of any cartridge's life rather than stopping dead, and on a long-life cartridge like this one that fade can creep up slowly — if output looks pale across the whole page, the cartridge is telling you it is nearly done.

Is there any honest downside to choosing the high-yield version?

Two, and both are about fit rather than quality. First, if your printer's supply list specifies the standard GPR-40, that specification is what governs — order what the machine calls for. Second, on a very lightly used printer a 12,500-page cartridge can sit installed for a very long time, and a cartridge you will take years to finish is money parked on a shelf inside the machine. At equal prices, though, neither point helps the standard cartridge on cost: this one is cheaper per page from the first sheet.

Print is coming out streaky partway through the cartridge — is it faulty?

Not necessarily. Streaks or one-sided fading partway through a cartridge usually mean the toner inside has settled unevenly. Take the cartridge out, hold it level, and rock it gently side to side a few times to redistribute the toner, then reinstall it. If the output evens out, the cartridge has life left in it. If the whole page is uniformly pale and rocking changes nothing, it is genuinely near the end of its 12,500 pages.

What cover do I get with this cartridge?

A 1-year warranty against defects and 1-year free returns if the cartridge does not perform as it should — the same backing as the standard version, so choosing the better-value yield costs you nothing in protection. Full terms are on our shipping and returns page. Support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and orders ship from whichever of our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California is closest to you.

About This Cartridge

This is a single compatible Canon GPR-40H high-yield black toner cartridge, part number 3482B005AA, rated for up to 12,500 pages and made for the Canon imageRUNNER LBP3560 and LBP3580. It is the high-yield half of the GPR-40 family and, at the same $61.58 as the 6,000-page standard version, it brings the cost down to roughly half a cent per page. It ships from one of our four US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, and every cartridge is covered by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. The rest of our compatible Canon range is on the Canon toner page.