Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the yellow cartridge for the Dell 1250 / 1250c?

Yes. This listing is the yellow cartridge for the Dell Color Laser 1250c family, carrying Dell's supply number 331-0779 so you can cross-check it against the label on the cartridge you are replacing. It is a single yellow toner cartridge, rated at 1,400 pages, priced at $25.24. Note that the 331-0779 belongs to the 1250c generation of machines — the same supply also serves its close relatives in this series, but the 1250 listing name is how most owners know it.

Why is the cartridge for a small printer like the 1250c rated at only 1,400 pages?

Because the 1250c is a compact desktop machine with physically small cartridge bays, and cartridge size sets the ceiling on yield. The 331-0779 is the high-yield version for that bay — 1,400 pages is what the larger fill delivers in a printer this size. For the home offices and small workgroups the 1250c was built for, that translates into months of ordinary color printing between changes.

What is the honest cost per page on a 1250c with this yellow?

At $25.24 for 1,400 rated pages, the yellow position costs about 1.8 cents per page. We will not dress that up: it is a premium per-page rate, and it is the normal trade-off of a small desktop color laser — low machine price and small cartridges on one side, higher per-page cost on the other. The figure only bites if you print heavy color volume; for typical mixed office documents, yellow is a small share of each page.

Can I replace just the yellow in my 1250c and leave the other colors?

Absolutely, and that is the sensible way to run the machine. The 1250c uses four separate cartridges that empty at genuinely different rates depending on what you print. When yellow fades, swap in this 331-0779 on its own; the cyan, magenta and black keep working until each one fades in its turn. Replacing a full set every time one color dies would throw away perfectly good toner.

How will I know the yellow is the cartridge that has run out?

Watch the colors, not the text. A dying yellow leaves black printing untouched but pushes greens toward blue, makes warm photos look cold and washes the warmth out of skin tones. The 1250c's own status reporting will also flag the yellow position. A quick test print with a yellow block settles it: if that block prints pale or streaked, the 331-0779 is the one to change.

What if this cartridge gives me trouble after it arrives?

It is protected like all our compatible cartridges: a 1-year warranty plus 1-year free returns, with the details set out on our shipping & returns page. We ship from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA so most orders travel a short distance, and our support team is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if you need a hand.

About This Dell 1250 Yellow Cartridge (331-0779)

This is the compatible yellow toner cartridge for the Dell Color Laser 1250c family, sold under Dell's supply number 331-0779, rated at 1,400 pages and priced at $25.24 as a single cartridge. It is a compatible cartridge rather than a Dell original, listed among our Dell supplies and covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns. For 1250c owners printing everyday color in modest volumes, it keeps the machine's yellow position supplied without a large outlay.

Stocking the whole family? Start with the black cartridge, the cyan cartridge, the magenta cartridge and the 4-color set. It drops into any of these machines: Color Laser C1760nw, Color Laser C1765nf, Color Laser 1250c, Color Laser 1350cnw, Color Laser 1355cn, Color Laser 1355cnw, Color Laser 1755nf and Color Laser 1755nfw.