Frequently Asked Questions

Why does this listing say "B1260-B1265" instead of naming one printer?

Because this cartridge genuinely serves the range rather than a single model. Dell built the B1260 and B1265 families around one black cartridge — part number 331-7327 — so the honest product name is the span of machines it feeds: the B1260dn and B1260dnf multifunction models and the B1265dfw laser among them. If your printer carries any badge in that family, this listing is written for it.

What does a page cost with this cartridge?

The cartridge is $38.21 and rated at up to 2,500 pages, which works out to about 1.53 cents of toner per page. That is the clean way to judge it: not the shelf price alone, but price against rated pages. Dense pages with heavy fills will use toner faster than the 5% coverage the rating assumes, as with any cartridge.

How long will 2,500 pages last in practice?

For a small office printing 250 pages a month, around ten months. At 500 a month — easily reached once copying on the multifunction models is counted in — plan on roughly five months per cartridge. The page counter on your machine is the reliable guide; the rating is the benchmark the interval is measured against.

How do I confirm this is the right cartridge before ordering?

Check the part number rather than the printer's nickname. The cartridge your machine wants is Dell 331-7327 — it appears on the label of the cartridge you are replacing and in the printer's supply information. Match that number and the printer model becomes almost incidental, which is exactly why this listing carries the number in its name.

Is this a genuine Dell cartridge?

No — it is a compatible 331-7327, produced by a third-party manufacturer to Dell's specification for the B1260-B1265 range. The 2,500-page rating and the $38.21 price stated here describe this compatible unit, not Dell's branded version.

What cover comes with the purchase?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns stand behind every cartridge: if it fades early or fails, it comes back to us. Help is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and the details are set out on our shipping & returns page. Orders leave from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA or CA.

What should the first minutes with a new 331-7327 look like?

Slide the spent cartridge out, give the new 331-7327 a gentle side-to-side rock to loosen and level the toner inside, strip off its seal and packaging, and slide it in until it seats squarely. Then print a page you know well — a regular invoice or letter — and hold it against the same page from the old cartridge's good days. Even, dark text on that proof page is the sign the cartridge is seated and feeding as it should.

How can we learn what this cartridge really yields in our office?

Write down the machine's page counter and the date on the day you fit the 331-7327. When it finally fades, read the counter again: the difference is your office's true yield for this cartridge, under your documents and your coverage. Do it twice and you have a planning number no rating table can give you — the interval your reorder routine should actually be built around.

Does printing double-sided stretch the 2,500-page rating any further?

No. The rating counts printed pages, and a double-sided sheet carries two of them. Toner is spent per page printed, not per sheet of paper, so 2,500 rated pages used double-sided simply become 1,250 sheets. Duplex printing is a genuine paper saving and worth doing for that reason — but the cartridge's life is counted in pages either way, and your counter will keep scoring it that way too.

What should we do with the spent 331-7327 once it comes out?

Slip it back into the new cartridge's packaging so any loose toner residue stays contained, and keep it for a few days while the replacement proves itself on real work. After that, recycle it through an office-supply store drop-off or a toner recycling channel rather than general waste. A spent cartridge is bulky plastic with toner residue inside — the recycling route is the tidy end for it.

About This Dell B1260-B1265 Toner Cartridge (331-7327)

A single compatible black toner cartridge for Dell's B1260-B1265 range — part number 331-7327 — rated at up to 2,500 pages and priced at $38.21, about 1.53 cents per rated page. It serves the B1260dn, B1260dnf and B1265dfw, ships from IL, PA, GA or CA, and is backed by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns. See the rest of the range on our Dell page.