SKU:

CLS-Canon-118-C-1

Printer Brand:

Canon

OEM Number:

2661B001AA

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

Colors: 2,900

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Is $43.30 a fair price for a single cyan cartridge?

Let us be straight about the arithmetic. This Canon 118 cyan (2661B001AA) is rated at 2,900 pages, so bought on its own it costs about 1.49 cents per page — reasonable for a single, but it is the top of this family's price ladder. The same cartridge inside the 3-color set works out to $30.98. A single makes sense when cyan is the only color that has faded and the magenta and yellow in your machine are still young. When all three colors are the same age, the set is the better buy and we would rather tell you that here than have you work it out later.

How long will 2,900 pages last in a real office?

Divide your monthly color volume into 2,900 and you have your answer. An office printing about 300 color pages a month — proposals, charts, the odd photo sheet — gets roughly nine to ten months from one cyan. At 600 color pages a month it is closer to five months, and a design or marketing desk pushing 1,200 color pages a month will see the low-toner warning in around ten weeks. Remember that coverage matters as much as page count: dense color pages draw far more cyan than a letter with a blue logo in the corner.

Can I replace just the cyan while the other cartridges stay in the machine?

Yes — each color lives in its own slot and is consumed on its own schedule, so there is no requirement to change them as a group. Offices do this all the time, because the three colors almost never empty on the same week. The one thing worth doing after any single-color change is running the machine's color calibration, so the fresh cyan is balanced against the older magenta and yellow beside it. Skipping that step is the most common reason a new cartridge gets blamed for colors that look slightly off.

Which machines use the Canon 118 cyan, part number 2661B001AA?

The imageCLASS color family built around the Canon 118 cartridge: machines like the ImageClass MF8350, MF8380CDW, MF8580 and MF8330CDN multifunction models, and the LBP7200, LBP7660 and LBP7660CDN printers. The reliable check is your machine's own supply list — if it names Canon 118 cyan or 2661B001AA, this cartridge is the one for the cyan slot. Note that the black in this family is a different cartridge with a higher 3,400-page rating, so a cyan listing is never a substitute for it.

How should I store this cartridge if I am buying it as a spare?

Keep it sealed in its bag, lying flat, in a cool dry cupboard away from sunlight and radiators. A compatible cartridge stored that way waits patiently for months — there is no benefit to installing it early, and an opened cartridge is better used than shelved. If you keep spares for more than one color, write the arrival month on each box and always install the oldest first, so stock rotates instead of aging in a corner.

What happens if this cyan leaks, streaks or disappoints?

You are covered twice over: a 1-year warranty against defects and 1-year free returns if the cartridge does not perform as it should. The full terms sit on our shipping and returns page, and if you would rather talk it through before sending anything back, our support team answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. A compatible cartridge should earn its place in the machine; if this one does not, the return is on us.

About This Cyan Cartridge

This listing is one compatible Canon 118 cyan toner cartridge — part number 2661B001AA — rated for up to 2,900 pages for the imageCLASS color platform. It is stocked in the US and ships from whichever of our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California gets it to you fastest, and every cartridge leaves with our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns behind it. If your other colors are aging too, compare this single with the 3-color set before you check out; both are listed on our Canon toner page.