SKU:

Clever-Brother-Tn-221-225-5Set

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN-221BK TN-225C TN-225M TN-225Y

Ink Color:

Black,Cyan,Magenta,Yellow

Page Yield:

Black: 2500 Color: 2200

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does this one set fit such a long list of Brother printers?

Brother built a whole family of color laser and LED machines around the same cartridge platform, so a single four-pack — the TN221BK black plus TN225 cyan, magenta and yellow — serves every model in that family. If your office runs two or three different machines from it, this is the one box that restocks all of them.

How much does the set save against buying the four cartridges separately?

Bought one at a time, the four singles total $110.91. This set costs $64.20, which keeps $46.71 in your pocket — and everything arrives in one shipment instead of four separate orders. For the full shelf, see our Best Brother TN221 Toner Cartridges guide: the TN221BK black cartridge, the high-yield TN225 colors, the mixed sets and the DR221 drum units are compared side by side — including what each route costs per page when a single slot or the whole printer runs dry.

Which printers take this set?

It is made for the HL-3140, HL-3170, HL-3140CW, HL-3170CDW, MFC-9130, MFC-9330, MFC-9340, MFC-9130CW, MFC-9330CDW, MFC-9340CDW, DCP-9020, DCP-9020CDN, DCP-9020CDW, HL-3140CDW, HL-3150CDN, HL-3150CDW, HL-3170CDW, MFC-9140CDN, MFC-9330CW and MFC-9340CW. Every machine on that list accepts all four cartridges in this box.

How far does a full set go?

The black cartridge is rated at 2,500 pages and each of the three colors at 2,200 pages, measured at the standard 5% page coverage. Offices printing mostly text and charts tend to land near those numbers, while photo-heavy pages draw the color cartridges down faster.

What happens when just one color empties after I install the set?

You replace only that one. The four cartridges work independently, so a single TN225 color or the TN221BK black can be swapped later without touching the other three.

What protection backs this set?

Each cartridge carries a 1-year warranty, and our shipping and returns policy gives you free returns for a full year. Orders leave from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and support is on hand Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

How do I check a five-cartridge delivery before it goes on the shelf?

Count the boxes and read every code with the seals still on: the set should present its TN221BK black and TN225C, TN225M and TN225Y colors, five units in all. Look-alike boxes make a visual once-over unreliable, so the code on each box is the check that counts. A mismatch costs nothing to fix at delivery and a great deal to discover later, at the printer, when the missing color is the one the job needs.

Should I install all five cartridges the moment the set arrives?

Only the slots that need them. This set carries a spare black beyond the installed one, and that second TN221BK does its job best sealed on the shelf, as the standing spare. Install cartridges as their slots empty — colors individually, black when its turn comes — and let the spare's installation day become your signal to think about the next order. Staggered installation keeps every cartridge's working life spent on printing, not on waiting inside the machine.

How do I set a baseline to measure this set's real life?

At the moment of a full refresh, note the date and the printer's page counter — most of these models will show a total on a status or settings page. Write both on the set's carton. That snapshot is your baseline: when the first cartridge empties, the counter difference tells you how many pages the set actually delivered in your mix of work, against the rated 2,500 pages for black and 2,200 for each color. One measured cycle replaces every guess about the next one.

What do the empties show when the set is finished?

Dated and kept together, they show the set's whole biography: which slot emptied first, how far apart the colors finished, and how long the spare TN221BK ultimately waited. That spread is the practical difference between your office and the rating's assumptions. Send the empties out together through your usual recycling when the cycle closes — and keep the dates. The next set decision, same size or different, makes itself once those numbers are on the table.

About This TN221/TN225 Four-Pack for the Whole Printer Family

This is the shared restock box for Brother's TN221/TN225 platform: one TN221BK black rated at 2,500 pages and one each of the TN225 colors rated at 2,200 pages, priced at $64.20 against $110.91 for the same four cartridges bought singly. Homes and offices running any of the family's printers — or several of them side by side — can keep this single set on the shelf and cover every machine. See the rest of the range on our Brother toner page.