SKU:

Clever-BRTR-Tn-336-5BK

Printer Brand:

Brother

OEM Number:

TN336BK

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 4000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will 20,000 pages of black toner last a busy office?

It depends entirely on your volume, but the math is simple: five TN336BK cartridges at 4,000 pages each. An office printing around 150 black pages a workday would take roughly half a year to work through the box — heavier document shops sooner, lighter ones much longer. Either way, reordering becomes a twice-a-year thought instead of a monthly one.

What is the per-cartridge and per-page cost in this five-pack?

The box is $82.66, which works out to $16.53 per cartridge — barely half the $31.33 single price — and about 0.41 cents per page. Bought one at a time, five TN336BK cartridges would cost $156.65, so the pack saves $73.99. For the three tiers of this platform priced side by side — TN331, TN336 and TN339 — and the per-page math that separates two tiers sharing one shelf price, see our Best Brother TN331 Toner Cartridges — it covers the one drum unit all seven machines share.

Which printers will these five cartridges feed?

They fit HL-L8250, HL-L8350, HL-L8350CDWT, HL-L8250CDN, HL-L8350CDW, MFC-L8600, MFC-L8850, MFC-L8600CDW and MFC-L8850CDW. If your office runs several of those models, the five cartridges can be spread across machines as needed — they are all the identical TN336BK.

Is buying five at once risky if our print volume drops?

Hardly. The cartridges are sealed, and toner does not expire the way ink cartridges can dry out, so a box bought today is still fully usable next year. The only real cost of over-buying is shelf space; the cost of under-buying is a printer waiting on a delivery.

Should a heavy black printer use TN339BK instead?

It is the other sensible route: TN339BK cartridges hold 6,000 pages each, so a smaller count covers similar ground. The five-pack here wins on per-cartridge price; the TN339 tier wins on swap frequency. Offices that delegate toner changes to whoever is nearby usually prefer fewer, longer cartridges.

What guarantee stands behind a bulk purchase like this?

Every one of the five cartridges is warranted for one year, and returns are free within that same year — full terms on the Shipping & Returns page. Warranty attaches per cartridge, so a problem with the fourth one is handled even if the first three printed perfectly.

How should we rotate five cartridges so none of them ages forgotten at the back?

Write the purchase date on each box and line them up oldest at the front. Every swap, take the front cartridge — first in, first out. Sealed toner keeps well, so this is about tidiness rather than rescue, but with five TN336BK units covering roughly half a year of printing, the simple date habit guarantees the last cartridge out is months old rather than years.

How many actual sheets does this pack represent for a duplex-heavy office?

Half the headline number. The pack's 20,000 pages are counted in printed sides at 5% coverage, and a two-sided sheet consumes two of them. An office that duplexes nearly everything should therefore think of this box as about 10,000 sheets of black printing. Offices that print single-sided can take the 20,000 at face value. Either way, dividing by your true monthly side count gives the honest lifespan.

Can the first cartridge tell us whether the whole pack was a good buy?

Largely, yes. All five units are the same TN336BK from the same shipment, so the first one's output is the pack's introduction: dense, even text across its first real jobs means the box is sound. If the first cartridge ever printed poorly, that would be a warranty conversation about that unit — coverage attaches per cartridge — not a reason to distrust the four still sealed.

What is the cleanest way to deal with five empties over the pack's life?

Return each empty to the pack's box as it comes out, so the empties gather in one place instead of drifting into desk drawers and bins. When the fifth cartridge goes in, the box of empties can leave in a single recycling or take-back trip. As always, keep the most recent empty until its replacement has printed a few clean jobs, in case support wants to see it.

About This TN336BK Five-Pack

Five high-yield black cartridges totaling 20,000 rated pages, priced at $82.66 for document-heavy offices that measure supplies in half-years rather than weeks. One box, one order, months of black printing — shipped from the closest of our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California warehouses.