Frequently Asked Questions

What does "high yield" change in the daily life of an MF733Cdw?

Mostly, it changes how rarely you think about toner. This Canon 046H black (046HBK) is rated at up to 6,300 pages against the standard Canon 046's 2,200 — and both sit on our shelf at the same $35.28. On a shared machine, that is the difference between a cartridge change landing in the middle of every busy month and one that turns up a few times a year. Same printer, same shelf price, far fewer interruptions mid-job.

Does fewer cartridge changes mean anything beyond convenience?

It means fewer chances for a job to stall at the worst moment. Cartridges rarely announce themselves politely — the low-toner stage tends to surface when the big report is due. Stretching the interval between changes to 6,300 pages cuts the number of those moments by almost two-thirds compared with the standard cartridge, and drops the running cost to about 0.56 cents a page instead of roughly 1.60 cents.

Our MF733Cdw is shared by a whole team — is one spare enough?

For most teams, yes, if the spare is this size. One 046HBK in reserve gives you 6,300 pages of cover the moment the fitted cartridge fades, which is months of typical shared use and plenty of time to reorder without urgency. Teams printing thousands of pages a month sometimes keep a pair in reserve instead — but the principle holds either way: a high-yield spare buys time, and time is what turns toner from an emergency into a routine purchase.

Who manufactures this cartridge?

A third-party manufacturer, to the Canon 046H specification — this is a compatible 046HBK, not a Canon-made cartridge. It shares the original's cartridge code and 6,300-page yield target for the machines in this family, and it is sold with our own cover: a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. The compatible route is what makes a high-yield black available at $35.28.

Why might our page count land short of 6,300?

The rating is measured at about 5% page coverage, the density of an ordinary letter. Shared office machines print plenty that is denser — slide decks, forms with shaded boxes, scanned copies with grey backgrounds — and every denser page spends more toner. Expect the real figure to orbit the rating rather than match it, and remember the comparison still holds: under identical conditions this cartridge lasts close to three standard ones.

What cover backs the cartridge?

Our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. A cartridge that faults inside the year is returnable at no cost to you; an unopened box ordered by mistake can also be returned free within the year. You will find the complete terms on our shipping and returns page.

About This Canon 046H Black Cartridge for the MF733Cdw

One compatible Canon 046HBK black for the shared MF733Cdw: up to 6,300 pages at about 0.56 cents a page, priced at the same $35.28 as the standard 046 that stops at 2,200 pages. Orders are dispatched from our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, whichever is closest to you, and our support team works Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. Matching 046H colors live in our Canon toner range.

This cartridge is shared across the ImageClass MF731Cdw, ImageClass MF733Cdw, ImageClass LBP654Cdw and ImageClass LBP654Cfw. The line around it also carries the Canon 046H four-color set for the MF733Cdw, the Canon 046H yellow cartridge for the MF733Cdw, the Canon 046H magenta cartridge for the MF733Cdw, the Canon 046H cyan cartridge for the MF733Cdw and the standard-yield Canon 046 black cartridge.