SKU:

Clever-BRTR-Tn-221-225-5BK

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN-221BK

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 2500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How long can five black cartridges carry a document-heavy office?

Together they are rated at 12,500 pages. An office pushing out around 2,000 black pages a month — contracts, invoices, reports — would take roughly half a year to work through the pack, though your own pace depends on how dense those documents are.

What does each cartridge in this pack effectively cost?

The pack is $62.35 for five, which works out to $12.47 per cartridge. Against the $27.27 single price, buying five this way saves $74.00 across the pack. 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 run these cartridges?

They are built 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 model listed there takes the TN221BK black cartridge in this pack.

What is the black cost per page here?

At the rated 2,500 pages per cartridge, $12.47 a cartridge lands at roughly 0.50¢ per page — less than half the per-page cost of the same cartridge bought one at a time at $27.27.

How should a five-pack be stored between changes?

Keep the unopened cartridges sealed in their bags, flat, in a cool dry drawer away from direct sunlight. Take them out one at a time as the printer asks, and the last cartridge in the box will print like the first.

What if one of the five turns out to be a problem?

Each cartridge is backed by a 1-year warranty, and returns stay free for a year under our shipping and returns terms. Stock ships from IL, PA, GA and CA, and our team is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if you need a hand.

How do I rotate five identical black cartridges so the oldest gets used first?

Write the arrival month on each TN221BK box when the pack lands, and always take the earliest-dated cartridge next. Toner keeps well sealed, but first-in, first-out rotation means no cartridge sits at the back of the drawer for years while newer stock cycles ahead of it, and your usage record stays honest about how long each one waited.

How can I learn my office's real cartridge interval from this pack?

Note the install date and the printer's page counter on the box each time you fit a fresh TN221BK. After two or three changes you will know your actual pages-per-cartridge and your real interval in weeks, instead of planning around the rated 2,500 pages. That record turns reordering from a guess into a date you can circle in advance.

Can a gentle shake stretch the cartridge that is running low?

It can bridge a short gap. When pages start fading, remove the TN221BK, rock it slowly side to side to redistribute the remaining toner, and refit it. That often recovers enough even coverage to finish the day's work. Treat it as a bridge only — once fading returns after a shake, the cartridge is genuinely at the end of its 2,500-page life.

When should the next five-pack be ordered?

Use the last sealed cartridge as your trigger. The day the fifth TN221BK goes into the printer, your shelf stock is zero, and that is the moment to reorder — not when that final cartridge itself runs dry months later. Ordering at the last install keeps the pack's whole purpose intact: black toner is never the reason a printer stops mid-week.

About This TN221BK Five-Pack of Black Cartridges

Five TN221BK black cartridges, each rated at 2,500 pages, for offices whose printers live on paperwork. The pack totals 12,500 rated pages at $62.35 — $12.47 a cartridge and about 0.50¢ a page — which is $74.00 less than five TN221BK singles at $27.27 each. Buy it once and black toner stops being a monthly errand for a good stretch of the year.