Frequently Asked Questions

Our MF4420 mostly makes copies — do copies use up this cartridge faster than prints?

Page for page, a copy and a print spend about the same toner. Where copy-heavy machines surprise their owners is coverage: copied forms, statements and notice-board pages often carry logos, shading and bold blocks that run well past the 5% coverage behind the 2,100-page rating. A copier-first MF4420 producing 300 mixed copies a month should expect something under the rated life — planning a cartridge change around every five to six months is a realistic rhythm, and keeping the next one in the cupboard costs nothing until it is opened.

Will this cartridge work in my imageCLASS MF4420?

Yes — this is the Canon 128 black cartridge the imageCLASS MF4420 was built around, rated for 2,100 pages. Glance at the label of the cartridge you are replacing: if it reads 128, you have the match confirmed by the machine itself. The changeover is the familiar one — open, lift out, slide in, close — and the MF4420 needs no settings touched before it is copying again.

What does the per-page cost look like at $26.19?

At the full rated yield it works out near 1.25 cents a page, and the honest framing is that a single cartridge is the convenience option, not the bulk bargain. For an MF4420 in a small office, the single still makes sense when volume is modest or cash flow matters more than the last fraction of a cent. When cartridge changes become a monthly event, the same 128 in multi-packs is where the real per-page saving sits — the cartridge itself is identical.

There is a toner-saver setting on the machine — should a copy-heavy office use it?

For internal drafts and working copies, yes — saver mode lays down less toner per page and stretches the cartridge noticeably, at the cost of lighter output that clients should not see. Use full quality for anything leaving the building and saver mode for the file copies and drafts in between. It is the one setting that meaningfully changes how far these 2,100 rated pages go on a copy-first machine, and it costs nothing to switch back and forth.

How do I know the cartridge — not the machine — is behind bad copies?

Run the two-way test. Print a clean text page from the computer: if the print is dark but copies are poor, clean the scanner glass and check the original, because the cartridge has just proved itself. If prints and copies share the same streaks or fading, take the cartridge out and rock it gently side to side; output that recovers means settled toner, while output that stays bad means the cartridge is at the end or faulty — and a faulty one under a year old is a warranty case.

What protection comes with this cartridge, and who do I call?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns cover every cartridge, so a bad unit is replaced or refunded without a fight; the details are on our shipping & returns page. Orders leave from our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and a person answers questions Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Canon 128 Cartridge for the imageCLASS MF4420

Listed for the Canon imageCLASS MF4420, this compatible Canon 128 black cartridge is rated for 2,100 pages and priced at $26.19 — a straightforward restock for a small-office machine whose days are spent printing and copying the documents that keep the office moving. Every cartridge carries a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns and ships from our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses. More cartridges for this platform are gathered on our Canon toner page.

One cartridge covers the whole group: ImageClass MF4550d, ImageClass MF4570dn, ImageClass MF4570dw, ImageClass MF4580dn, ImageClass MF4770n, ImageClass MF4880dw, FaxPhone L100, FaxPhone L190, ImageClass D530, ImageClass D550, ImageClass MF4412, ImageClass MF4420n, ImageClass MF4450 and ImageClass MF4550. The rest of the family tree holds the Canon 128 black cartridge and the Canon 128 black two-pack.