Frequently Asked Questions

How does the cost of this single cartridge break down per page?

At $25.98 for a rating of up to 2,000 pages, you are paying roughly 1.30 cents of black toner for every rated page from your Dell 1250-series machine. Stated honestly, that is the highest per-page figure in this cartridge's family — a single unit gets none of the stepped pricing the multi-packs enjoy. It is the price of buying exactly one cartridge, exactly when you need it, and nothing more.

The empty cartridge from my printer reads 331-0778. Is this listing that cartridge?

Yes. This listing is the black cartridge for the Dell 1250 family sold under its printer name, and the part number behind it is 331-0778 — the same number printed on the label of the unit you pulled out. It serves the Color Laser 1250c, 1350cnw, 1355cn and 1355cnw, the 1755nf and 1755nfw, and the C1760nw and C1765nf. Matching the number on the spent cartridge to the number on the box is the most reliable reorder check there is, and this page passes it.

How fast will a shared 1250c get through one cartridge?

Faster than a personal machine, slower than people fear. A small workgroup putting a few hundred black pages a month through a shared 1250c will typically see four to eight months from one 331-0778; a single user at home-office volume can stretch the same cartridge past a year. The rating assumes 5% page coverage, so heavy documents shorten the run and plain text extends it. Watch the printer's own page count rather than the calendar.

Should I keep a spare of this cartridge on the shelf?

For most 1250 owners, yes — black is the cartridge that stops the office, because a color laser with an empty black slot prints nothing useful at all. A sealed spare in a cool, dry drawer means a mid-job empty becomes a two-minute swap instead of a wait for a delivery. If your printing is light and a day or two without the printer costs you nothing, ordering as you go is equally sensible.

Is this Dell's own cartridge or a compatible one?

A compatible one. This 331-0778 is manufactured by a third party to match Dell's high-yield black specification for the 1250 series; it is not Dell-branded, and the $25.98 price reflects that. The rating of up to 2,000 pages and every other figure quoted here describe this compatible unit as sold.

What cover do I have if it underperforms?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns stand behind it: early fading, streaking or an outright failure are grounds to send it back on us. Details live on our shipping & returns page, our support team answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and stock ships from warehouses in IL, PA, GA or CA depending on which is nearest.

About This Dell 1250 Toner Cartridge (331-0778)

One compatible black toner cartridge for the Dell 1250 series — part number 331-0778 — rated at up to 2,000 pages for $25.98, working out to about 1.30 cents per rated page. It is the high-yield black unit for the 1250c, 1350cnw, 1355cn, 1355cnw, 1755nf, 1755nfw, C1760nw and C1765nf, ships from IL, PA, GA or CA, and is covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns. Everything else for these printers is listed on our Dell page.