Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this the cheapest TN336 black cartridge we sell?

At $82.66 for five cartridges, the per-cartridge price drops to $16.53 — lower than the single, the two-pack or the three-pack. That works out to roughly 0.41 cents per page across 20,000 pages. The cartridges themselves are the same TN336BK units; you are simply paying less for committing to five at once. 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 and check what the four-color set saves against four singles.

How much do we save versus five singles?

Five TN336BK singles at $31.33 come to $156.65. This pack is $82.66, so you keep $73.99 — close to the price of two extra cartridges — while ending up with the same 20,000 pages of print capacity.

Which printers do these five cartridges fit?

They are built for the HL-L8250CDN, HL-L8350CDW, HL-L8350CDWT and MFC-L8600CDW. If your machine runs on TN336BK black toner, all five cartridges in this box are ready to rotate through it.

What does a long document actually cost in toner at this price?

At about 0.41 cents per page, a 100-page report costs roughly 41 cents in toner, and a 500-page print run about $2.05. Those figures use the standard 5% coverage rating, so pages heavy with graphics will cost somewhat more. For text-driven office printing, this pack is about as economical as this platform gets.

Will the last cartridge still be good if it sits for months?

Yes, as long as it stays sealed in its bag in a cool, dry place. Toner powder does not dry out or clog the way liquid ink does, so buying ahead does not put the later cartridges at risk. Just keep the boxes away from radiators, sunny windowsills and damp floors.

How are returns handled on a five-pack?

If a cartridge disappoints you, it is covered by our one-year warranty and can go back free within that first year — you are not locked in just because you bought in bulk. Keep the unused cartridges in their original packaging if you ever need to send anything back. Questions along the way are welcome at our support line, weekdays 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

With five identical black cartridges in the box, does it matter which one you install first?

No — all five are the same TN336BK unit, so there is no wrong order. What helps is discipline: write the arrival date on each box and always take the oldest one first. That simple rotation means no single cartridge sits sealed for years while the others cycle through, and every unit gets used while it is still well within its comfortable storage life.

How should we judge the quality of the whole five-pack?

Judge it by the first cartridge you install. Run a few dense text pages and look for even, solid black with no fading at the edges. That first unit comes from the same production run as the other four, so clean output from it is a fair preview of the pack. If it ever did disappoint, the one-year warranty covers each cartridge individually — the rest of the box is not dragged into one unit's problem.

We print mostly two-sided documents — how far do 20,000 pages actually go?

Page yield counts printed sides, not sheets. A two-sided sheet consumes two pages of the rating, so this pack's 20,000 pages equal roughly 10,000 duplexed sheets. That is still a deep reserve for text work at standard coverage, but it is the right way to forecast: divide your monthly side count, not your sheet count, into 20,000 to estimate how many months the box will cover.

What should we do with the empty cartridges as the pack works down?

Keep the pack's outer box as a collection point and drop each spent TN336BK into it as it comes out. When the box is full of empties, it can go out in one trip through your local toner recycling or office-supply take-back route instead of five separate ones. Hold on to the most recent empty for a few days, until its replacement has proven itself, then recycle it with the rest.

About This TN336 Black Five-Pack

This is the lowest-cost way to feed a TN336 printer its black toner: five compatible TN336BK cartridges at $16.53 each, good for up to 20,000 pages total. It suits steady, text-heavy printing where the black cartridge does most of the work and price per page matters more than anything else. Shipping is handled from our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses.