Frequently Asked Questions

Seventy-five thousand pages — what kind of operation is this pack built for?

The kind where the copier is infrastructure: a copy room serving several departments, a machine that runs forms and files all day, or a small group of GPR-6 machines drawing on one store. Five GPR6BK cartridges total 75,000 rated pages, which at 5,000 pages a month is fifteen months of printing — and it means the machine's toner is handled as a stocked utility, not a recurring errand.

What does the per-cartridge price fall to at this size?

The pack is $112.65, which is $22.53 per cartridge — against $37.32 singly, and against $186.60 for five singles bought one at a time, a saving of $73.95. The rated cost per page drops to roughly 0.15 cents, from about 0.25 cents on a single. On a machine with real volume, that difference is the pack's whole argument: the same pages, bought at two-thirds of the running cost.

Does holding four spares create a storage problem?

A manageable one, if the store room is run properly: cartridges stay sealed, flat and away from heat and sunlight, issued oldest-first, and shelved under their code — GPR6BK — so nobody confuses them with the Canon GPR-18 stock another department may keep. Sealed toner waits well; what it does not forgive is a hot room or an opened box. If your storage is a cupboard shared with cleaning supplies and a radiator, buy the 3-pack instead.

How do we double-check this is our cartridge before ordering five?

Read the label on the cartridge in the machine: Canon GPR-6, code GPR6BK, is the confirmation you need. Do not rely on the machine's age, its nickname or the previous order history alone — fleets change, and the GPR-18 family used by other imageRUNNER models looks similar on paper while fitting entirely different machines, with no substitution possible either way.

What happens if a cartridge fails halfway through the pack's life?

Each cartridge individually carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns — the terms are on our shipping & returns page. Fading, leaking or streaked output from any unit is covered on that unit; describe the pages when you contact us and we will replace or refund the faulty cartridge without disturbing the rest of your stock.

Where will the pack ship from, and can we reach a person about it?

From the closest of our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses, so a five-cartridge restock is days away rather than a procurement project. Support is staffed Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST for tracking, cartridge questions and honest advice on whether the 10-pack would serve your volume better.

How does two-sided work change the 75,000-page headline?

The rating counts printed sides, and every duplex sheet spends two of them. So while the pack holds 75,000 rated pages, a department printing mostly double-sided should think of it as roughly 37,500 sheets. Nothing is lost — the toner consumed per side is identical — but planning in sheets keeps the store's calendar honest for two-sided operations.

A long forms run is coming and the installed cartridge is half used. What is the sensible move?

Start the run on a fresh GPR6BK and keep the half-used unit, marked with its status, for short everyday jobs afterward. A cartridge change in the middle of a long forms run costs the run's rhythm and risks a visible shift in output partway through a batch that should look uniform. Partly used cartridges finish their lives perfectly well on memos and drafts.

Our machines run forms and files all day. Will we actually see 75,000 pages?

Probably not the full figure, and that is expected. Forms and graphics-heavy files carry denser coverage than the standard page the rating is measured on, so each page spends more toner and the pack's real total lands lower. Judge the pack by pages per cartridge across several installs — if that figure is consistent, the cartridges are performing; the shortfall against the headline is your coverage, not their fault.

Several machines draw on this store. How do we keep the issuing straight?

Hand cartridges out against the machine, and write the machine's name on the box as it leaves the shelf. With five GPR6BK units in play at any time, that one line per box builds the whole record: which machine received which cartridge, and when. After a couple of cycles the returned boxes show which machine sips toner and which one drinks it.

About This Canon GPR-6 Compatible Toner 5 Pack

This 5-pack of compatible Canon GPR-6 black cartridges (GPR6BK) covers 75,000 rated pages for $112.65 — $22.53 per cartridge, roughly 0.15 cents per page, saving $73.95 against five singles. It is the stocked-store size for busy imageRUNNER departments and copy rooms. Every cartridge is backed by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, and the pack ships from our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses. Smaller and larger options in the family are listed on our Canon toner page.

The installed base for it includes the ImageRunner 2800, ImageRunner 3300 and ImageRunner 2200. The rest of the family tree holds the Canon GPR-6 black cartridge and the matching Canon GPR-6 drum unit.