Frequently Asked Questions

Could three cartridges be a full year of black printing for our E525W?

For many small offices, yes. The pack holds 6,000 rated pages in total — three 593-BBJX cartridges at 2,000 pages each. A team printing around 500 black pages a month lands almost exactly on a year; lighter users stretch past it, heavier ones land a few months short. Checking your last few months of paper orders gives you the honest answer for your own machine.

What do we save by buying the year at once?

Three cartridges bought singly would total $75.57. This pack is $38.59, so $36.98 stays in the budget — each cartridge effectively costs $12.86 instead of $25.19, and the rated page cost works out near 0.64 cents. The saving comes from the pack ladder: after the first cartridge, each additional one adds only $6.70.

When should we think about the next order?

When the last cartridge of the three goes into the printer. That leaves a full 2,000-page cartridge as your buffer — weeks or months of printing at ordinary small-office volumes — while the replacement pack ships. Ordering at that trigger keeps the cycle continuous without stockpiling.

Our E525W is shared — does that change anything?

Only the pace. Shared machines consume black faster and less predictably, which is precisely the case for holding two spares rather than one: no single user's big print run can leave the next person facing a faded printer and an empty cupboard. The cartridges themselves are the same 593-BBJX units, swapped one at a time as each fades.

Is this an original Dell product?

It is a compatible pack, produced by a third-party manufacturer for the E525W's black slot. The $38.59 price reflects that, and the yield, warranty and returns figures quoted here apply to these compatible cartridges.

What support stands behind the pack?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns on every cartridge, with the details on our shipping & returns page. Support answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and the pack dispatches from whichever of our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses is closest to you.

About This Dell E525W Black 3 Pack (593-BBJX)

A 3 pack of compatible black toner cartridges for the Dell E525W — part number 593-BBJX — each rated at up to 2,000 pages, for $38.59 in total. Sized to cover roughly a year of black printing for a small team, it ships from IL, PA, GA or CA and carries a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns across all three cartridges. The full range is on our Dell page.