Frequently Asked Questions

Our MF8280CW copies as much as it prints — does copying drain this set the same way?

Yes. A copy is a print as far as the toner is concerned, so a busy copying day draws on the Canon 131 cartridges exactly like a print run. Offices that copy in colour are often surprised by how fast the colours move; the 131C, 131M and 131Y in this set are each rated at 1,500 pages of output, whether that output came from the print queue or the copy glass.

How long should one set last a shared MF8280CW?

Work it from the black rating, because black does most of the work on a shared machine: 2,400 pages. At 100 black pages a week that is roughly six months; at 300 a week, about two months. The colours, at 1,500 pages each, last in proportion to how much colour the office actually produces — a text-heavy office may still have colour left when the second black goes in.

What does a page from this set work out to?

The set averages about $20.83 per cartridge. Spread over the ratings, that is roughly 0.87 cents for a black page and about 1.39 cents for a colour cartridge's page — averages across the set, but a fair picture of why a full set beats emergency singles at $34.70 each on cost per page.

One colour is empty but the black is only half used — replace the set or the single?

Replace what is empty and bank the rest of the set as spares. There is no rule that four cartridges must be fitted together. Buying the set keeps the price per cartridge down; fitting them one at a time as each colour genuinely runs out keeps the value in the machine rather than in half-used cartridges.

Can we get the set in before the machine stops?

We ship from four warehouses — IL, PA, GA and CA — so orders leave from the location that makes sense for your address. The practical habit this set supports is ordering when the first low-toner warning appears rather than when a cartridge is completely empty; with a set on the shelf, the warning becomes a diary note instead of an emergency.

What if a cartridge from the set arrives faulty?

Each compatible Canon 131 cartridge in the set is covered by a one-year warranty and one-year free returns, set out on our shipping & returns page. Send us a sample of the bad output if you can — it helps us confirm the cartridge is at fault — and we will replace or refund under the policy.

About This Canon 131 Set for the MF8280CW

A complete four-cartridge set for the imageCLASS MF8280CW: the 131BK black rated at 2,400 pages plus 131C, 131M and 131Y colours at 1,500 pages each, for $83.33 — $55.47 less than the four singles at $34.70 each. Singles, colour-only sets and larger packs for the same machine are all in our Canon toner range.

If the badge on your printer matches one of ImageClass LBP7110Cw, ImageClass MF624Cw and ImageClass MF628Cw, the Canon 131 range is the supply it uses. You can also order the MF8280Cw black cartridge, the MF8280Cw yellow cartridge, the MF8280Cw magenta cartridge and the MF8280Cw cyan cartridge for the same machines.