SKU:

CS-canon_046-Magenta

Printer Brand:

Canon

OEM Number:

046M

Ink Color:

Magenta

Page Yield:

Color: 2,300

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Our reds have started printing a dull brick colour — is this magenta on its way out?

That is exactly what a tiring magenta looks like. Red is magenta over yellow, and as the 046M empties, the mix loses its fire and reds sag into brick and rust. Purples thin out toward blue at the same time. When the warm colours go dull together, the standard Canon 046 magenta is the cartridge that has run its course.

How many pages is the 046M rated for?

Up to 2,300 pages. At $36.47 that works out to roughly 1.59 cents per page for the magenta share of your colour printing. For a machine that prints colour in modest amounts, 2,300 pages is still a long runway — magenta only gets spent when a page actually asks for red, purple or skin tone.

Should we be looking at the high-yield 046HM instead?

It deserves an honest look, because the 046HM costs the same $36.47 and is rated at 5,000 pages — about 0.73 cents a page. If your colour printing is more than occasional, the high-yield cartridge is better value by a wide margin. This standard 046M suits the lighter end of colour use, where 2,300 pages already covers a long stretch.

What work does magenta do that we would miss?

Magenta builds reds and purples and lends skin its pink warmth in photographs. Most office pages ask little of it, which is why its fading surprises people: the first casualties are the colours nobody prints every day — the logo red, the purple heading, the faces in a photo.

Which printers take the standard Canon 046 magenta?

Canon's imageCLASS 046 family: the LBP654Cdw and LBP654Cfw printers and the MF731Cdw, MF733Cdw and MF735Cdw multifunction machines. If the cartridge in your magenta slot reads Canon 046, this 046M is the standard-yield cartridge for that slot.

What cover does this cartridge come with?

A 1-year warranty, with free returns for a full year if it is not right for your machine. The full terms are on our shipping and returns page, and support runs Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Canon 046 Magenta Toner Cartridge

This compatible Canon 046 magenta, code 046M, is the standard-yield magenta of the Canon 046 family: up to 2,300 pages at $36.47, around 1.59 cents a page. Magenta guards your reds, purples and skin tones. It works with the 046C cyan, the 046Y yellow and the 046BK black. We ship from our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California. The standard and high-yield families are both on our Canon range at Clever Supplies.