Frequently Asked Questions
Who actually gets through 62,500 pages of toner?
More offices than you might expect — once a printer serves a whole department rather than one desk. Five GPR-40H cartridges (part number 3482B005AA) at 12,500 pages each total 62,500 pages. A busy imageRUNNER LBP3560 or LBP3580 printing 5,000 pages a month works through that in about a year; a machine handling 10,000 pages a month does it in roughly six months. This pack is sized for that kind of shared, high-volume work, not for a printer that sits idle most of the week.
What is the real saving against buying the cartridges singly?
Five single GPR-40H cartridges at $61.58 would total $307.90. This pack is $233.98, so the saving is $73.92, and the per-cartridge price falls from $61.58 to $46.80. Divided across all 62,500 pages, the cost works out to about 0.37 cents per page — the lowest per-page figure in the GPR-40 family, and less than half the standard-yield single cartridge's roughly 1.03 cents per page.
How does this compare with the 3 pack as a buying decision?
The 3 pack costs $147.79, which is $49.26 per cartridge; this 5 pack costs $233.98, which is $46.80 per cartridge. So the step from three to five buys you a further $2.46 off every cartridge, at the price of $86.19 more up front and two more cartridges to store. If your volume gets through five cartridges in a sensible planning window, the step pays. If three is what you actually use, the 3 pack is the honest size and the extra discount is not worth stock sitting around.
What should I think about before storing five cartridges?
Shelf discipline matters more at this quantity. Keep all five sealed in their bags, flat, in a cool dry place away from sunlight and heat sources, and rotate them strictly oldest-first — a note of the arrival month on each box keeps that simple. Sealed cartridges store well, but five is a real commitment of space and budget, so it suits a printer whose monthly volume you can point to rather than guess at.
There is also a "Premium Quality" 5 pack at the same price — is this the lesser version?
No — and you can check that yourself in about a minute. The Premium Quality 5 pack lists at the same $233.98, with the same 12,500-page rating per cartridge, the same part number 3482B005AA and the same warranty and returns backing. Every measurable specification we publish for the two listings is identical, so treat them as two listings for the same job and judge by the numbers rather than the adjective. This one stands on its own figures.
What cover backs a purchase this size?
Every cartridge in the pack carries our 1-year warranty against defects and 1-year free returns if it does not perform as it should — the per-cartridge protection is the same as buying singly. Full terms are on our shipping and returns page. Orders ship from whichever of our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California is nearest, and support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.
About This Pack
This is a 5 pack of compatible Canon GPR-40H high-yield black toner cartridges, part number 3482B005AA, each rated for up to 12,500 pages — 62,500 pages in total — for the Canon imageRUNNER LBP3560 and LBP3580. At $233.98 it works out to $46.80 per cartridge and about 0.37 cents per page, the lowest running cost in the GPR-40 family. 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.
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