Frequently Asked Questions

How far does one of these black cartridges really go?

It is rated at up to 2,400 pages at the standard 5% coverage measure. Translate that into habits: at about 100 pages a week — a typical home office — one cartridge covers roughly six months; a busier desk at 100 pages a day finishes it in about five weeks. Pages dense with text or graphics draw more toner per sheet than the rating assumes, so read 2,400 as the ceiling, not a guarantee.

Why is this listing labelled 131BK instead of a long part number?

131BK is simply the short code for the Canon 131 black cartridge. The same cartridge is also catalogued by its Canon part number, 6273B001AA, under the Canon 131H listing — the two listings exist because people search both ways. The specification is the same either way: one compatible black cartridge, rated 2,400 pages, $34.70. Pick whichever listing you landed on; there is no second cartridge hiding behind the other code.

What does a printed page cost with this cartridge?

About 1.45 cents — $34.70 spread across the 2,400-page rating. Black is the value cartridge in the Canon 131 family: the colours (131C, 131M, 131Y) are the same $34.70 but rated at 1,500 pages, so each colour page costs closer to 2.31 cents. If most of your printing is documents, your running costs are dominated by this black — and multi-packs cut it further, down to $19.91 a cartridge in the 5-pack.

My black prints look grey and washed out — is the cartridge done?

Maybe, but check the simple cause first: toner settles unevenly as a cartridge empties, and pages can come out light on one side with usable toner still inside. Remove the cartridge, rock it gently side to side five or six times, and print a test page. If density returns, you have more life in it. If the whole page stays pale after that, the cartridge is genuinely at the end and a replacement is the fix.

Should I buy the single or go straight to a multi-pack?

Honest answer: it depends on your rhythm. The single at $34.70 suits lighter or irregular printing and keeps no money sitting on a shelf. If you already know you burn through black regularly, the packs are strictly better arithmetic — the 2-pack drops the per-cartridge price to $25.46, the 3-pack to $22.38 and the 5-pack to $19.91. Nothing about the cartridge changes; only the unit price and how often you reorder.

What protection comes with it?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns: early failure, leaking or poor output straight out of the box means a replacement or a refund, as set out on our shipping and returns page. We dispatch from warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and our support team is on hand Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Canon 131 Black Toner Cartridge

One compatible Canon 131 black toner cartridge, listed under its short code 131BK and identical in specification to the 131H black sold by part number 6273B001AA: up to 2,400 pages for $34.70, roughly 1.45 cents a page. The matching colours are 131C, 131M and 131Y at 1,500 pages each. You will find this cartridge, its multi-packs and the rest of the family in our Canon toner collection.

The fitment list for the Canon 131 range reads ImageClass MF624Cw, ImageClass MF628Cw and ImageClass LBP7110Cw. The rest of the range includes the 131 yellow cartridge, the 131 magenta cartridge, the 131 cyan cartridge and the 131 four-colour set.