Frequently Asked Questions

I am cross-checking the numbers on my cartridge labels — do they match this set?

Here is the full set to check against: 331-0719 for black, 331-0716 for cyan, 331-0717 for magenta and 331-0718 for yellow. Those are the four Dell part numbers for this platform, and they are printed on the cartridges in your printer now. The black is rated at 3,000 pages and each color at 2,500 pages, at the standard 5% coverage. If your labels show those four numbers, this $52.28 set is the correct replacement — the cross-check by number is more reliable than matching by printer model, because this one platform serves several models under different names.

This listing spells the part numbers out in its name — is it a different product from the plain "2150 set"?

No. It is the same four-cartridge set, listed with the part numbers written into the title so buyers who shop by number can find it. The plain model-named listings and this one describe identical contents — 331-0719, 331-0716, 331-0717 and 331-0718 — at the identical price of $52.28, with the same 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. Catalog naming varies; the cartridges do not. Order from whichever listing you found first, and judge the purchase on the numbers: $13.07 per cartridge, 3,000 rated black pages, 2,500 per color.

Which printers should I check those numbers against?

Any Dell from the 2150 and 2155 family — the platform includes the Color Laser 2150cdn, the Color Laser 2150cn and the Multi-Function 2155cdn, and this listing is named for the 2150. The practical method: pull up the supply information for your machine or read the label on an installed cartridge, and compare against 331-0719, 331-0716, 331-0717 and 331-0718. Offices running two different models from this family often discover both take this same set, which lets them hold one common stock instead of two.

What does the set do to my cost per page?

At $52.28, an even four-way split is $13.07 per cartridge. The toughest test — charging the entire set price against the black cartridge's 3,000-page rating alone — gives about 1.74 cents a page, and the three colors add their 2,500 rated pages each on top of that, pulling the blended cost of real output lower. Compare that with the alternative pattern of four separate orders as cartridges fail one by one: more transactions, less predictable pricing, and downtime priced in. The set is the cheaper habit as well as the calmer one.

One color has started printing pale — is a full set overkill?

It is the proportionate response, because of how the set ages. All four cartridges share the same install date and roughly the same workload history; the pale color is simply the first to reach the end of its 2,500-page rating. The others follow within weeks, and the black — rated at 3,000 — not long after. Replacing only the pale one restarts the cycle of interruptions almost immediately. A full change with 331-0719, 331-0716, 331-0717 and 331-0718 restores balanced color in one session and resets every slot's clock together.

What protection comes with this set?

Each cartridge is covered by a 1-year warranty and the set by 1-year free returns; the details are on our shipping and returns page. These are compatible cartridges rather than Dell-manufactured ones, and that year of written cover is what makes them a safe standard purchase — if output disappoints, the return is a defined process, not a negotiation. Sets ship from our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, and support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Dell 2150 Set (331-0719, 331-0716, 331-0717, 331-0718)

This part-number listing covers the complete four-color high-yield compatible set for the Dell 2150 platform: 331-0719 black rated at 3,000 pages and 331-0716 cyan, 331-0717 magenta, 331-0718 yellow at 2,500 pages each — $52.28, backed by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. It ships from one of our four US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California. The rest of the compatible range for these machines is on our Dell toner page.