Frequently Asked Questions

Why does cyan matter so much on a scan-and-print machine like this?

The MFC-L8650 spends much of its life turning paper into files and files back into paper. When scanned documents are reprinted, cyan carries the blues of letterheads, stamps, highlighted passages and chart fills — if the cyan is fading, those reprints come out washed and hard to read even when the black text looks perfect.

Is this the right cartridge for my printer?

It is the cyan member of the TN331 family fitted to the MFC-L8650 series: HL-L8250CDN, HL-L8350CDW, HL-L8350CDWT and MFC-L8600CDW. Check for the code TN331C on the cartridge you are replacing.

How far does one cyan cartridge go?

It is rated at 1,500 pages and costs $32.86 — about 2.19 cents per page at standard coverage. Real life depends on how much blue your documents carry: a desk reprinting scanned forms with blue headers will see the rating differently from one printing mostly text with a color logo.

Can I change just the cyan, or do the colors move together?

Just the cyan. All four TN331 cartridges are independent units, so a low cyan never forces you to touch a healthy magenta or yellow. That said, if your colors were all fitted at the same time and one is empty, the others are usually not far behind — the four-color set exists for that moment.

What is the difference between this and the TN336 cyan?

TN336 is the high-yield version of this platform, with colors rated at 3,500 pages against 1,500 here. Desks printing color every day sometimes step up; desks where color is a supporting player — the scanned form, the occasional chart — are usually better served by the standard-yield TN331 at this price.

What protection do I get with this cartridge?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, set out in our shipping & returns policy. Stock ships from IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, and support runs 9 AM–5 PM CST if a print comes out wrong and you want a second pair of eyes on the cause.

About This TN331 Cyan Cartridge for the MFC-L8650

On a machine that scans as much as it prints, cyan is the quiet half of the MFC-L8650's color work — the blue in the reprinted form, the tint in the copied chart. This TN331 cyan is rated at 1,500 pages for $32.86 and changes on its own, so a fading blue never means replacing colors that still have life in them. It is one of the four standard-yield cartridges in the Brother TN331 family this printer was designed around.