SKU:

CLS-Dell-3115-Y

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

310-8098

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

8000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How fast will our 3115 go through 8,000 pages of yellow?

Slower than most owners expect — yellow is usually the last color to empty on a Dell 3115 unless your work is unusually warm-toned. An office printing around 150 color pages a week, mostly documents with a color header or chart, can stretch this 310-8098 past a year. A studio pushing out photo-heavy material daily will move through it in a couple of months. The rating assumes 5% page coverage, so your mileage follows your documents, not the calendar.

Should we keep a spare yellow on the shelf for the 3115?

For a shared departmental 3115, yes — yellow rarely announces itself politely, and the first symptom (prints drifting cold and blue-ish) tends to appear in the middle of a deadline run. A sealed spare on the shelf turns replacement into a two-minute pause instead of a stalled job. Unopened toner stores well in a cool, dry cabinet, so there is little downside to holding one.

What does the yellow in this listing cost us per page?

At $93.89 and a rating of up to 8,000 pages, the arithmetic is about 1.17 cents per page for the yellow component. We state it plainly because it is not bargain-basement pricing: the 310-8098 is a high-yield workgroup cartridge, and what you are paying for is 8,000 pages of capacity and far fewer changeovers, not the lowest per-page number on the site. Offices that print color daily usually find that trade worthwhile; very light color users should weigh it honestly.

Our reorder list just says "3115 yellow" — how do we confirm this is the right one?

Check the number on the cartridge you pull out: the high-yield yellow for the 3115 is part number 310-8098, and that is exactly what this listing is. If the old unit carries a different number, match to that number instead — color names alone can mislead, because standard and high-yield yellows share the color but not the capacity or the price.

Is this an original Dell cartridge?

No, it is a compatible 310-8098 built for the Dell 3115 and its 3110-family siblings, made to deliver the same fit, color behavior and 8,000-page yield class as the original. What backs that promise is concrete: a one-year warranty on the cartridge itself, so a unit that underperforms in its first year is our problem, not yours.

How are returns and support handled if something goes wrong?

Returns are free for a full year after purchase — a damaged, leaking or poor-printing cartridge goes back at no cost, with the steps described on our shipping & returns page. Your order ships from the closest of our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses, support is staffed Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and the full catalog for these machines sits on our Dell toner page.

About This Dell 3115 Yellow Toner Cartridge (310-8098)

This compatible Dell 310-8098 yellow toner cartridge is made for the Dell 3115 color laser printer and the wider 3110 family, rated at up to 8,000 pages — roughly 1.17 cents per page at $93.89. As the high-yield yellow for these shared workgroup machines, it keeps warm tones true across long color runs and asks for attention far less often than a standard fill would. Every unit is covered by a one-year warranty and one-year free returns.