Frequently Asked Questions
What does this 3 pack do to the price of each cartridge?
It pulls the per-cartridge price below $50 for the first time in this family. A single GPR-40H cartridge (part number 3482B005AA) is $61.58; in this 3 pack the three cartridges total $147.79, which is $49.26 each. Across the pack that saves $36.95 against buying the same three cartridges one at a time — the same discount pattern this family applies at every step, where each additional cartridge in the box costs less than the one before it.
How far does 37,500 pages of toner actually stretch?
Three cartridges at 12,500 pages each give you 37,500 pages in total. For an imageRUNNER LBP3560 or LBP3580 printing around 3,000 pages a month, that is roughly a year of toner in a single delivery. At 1,500 pages a month it stretches toward two years; at a heavy 6,000 pages a month it covers about six months. Page ratings assume standard 5% coverage, so treat those spans as guides rather than guarantees.
What does the cost per page come down to in this pack?
About 0.39 cents per page — $147.79 spread across 37,500 pages. For comparison, the single high-yield cartridge works out to about 0.49 cents per page, and the standard-yield GPR-40 single, at the same $61.58 but only 6,000 pages, sits at about 1.03 cents per page. This pack is where the family's cost per page starts getting genuinely low, short of committing to the five-cartridge box.
Why choose three cartridges rather than jumping straight to the 5 pack?
Sizing, honestly. The 5 pack drops the per-cartridge price further, to $46.80, but it asks you to store five cartridges and pay $233.98 up front. If your machine gets through roughly three cartridges in the period you like to plan for — a year is typical for a mid-volume department — the 3 pack matches your stock to your actual usage instead of tying up budget and shelf space in cartridges that will wait a long time to be used.
How should I handle three cartridges so the last one is as good as the first?
Keep the spares sealed in their bags, stored flat in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and heat. Use them in the order they arrived — writing the arrival month on each box makes that easy. A sealed compatible cartridge waits patiently on the shelf, so there is no benefit to opening one early; the cartridge in the machine should be the oldest one you have.
What if one of the three turns out to be faulty?
Each cartridge is covered by our 1-year warranty against defects and 1-year free returns if it does not perform as it should, so a bad cartridge in the middle of the pack does not leave you out of pocket. The full terms are on our shipping and returns page, and support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if a print problem needs talking through before you decide it is the cartridge.
About This Pack
This is a 3 pack of compatible Canon GPR-40H high-yield black toner cartridges, part number 3482B005AA, each rated for up to 12,500 pages — 37,500 pages across the pack — for the Canon imageRUNNER LBP3560 and LBP3580. At $147.79 it brings the per-cartridge price down to $49.26 and the cost per page to about 0.39 cents. 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. You can see the rest of our compatible range on the Canon toner page.
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