Frequently Asked Questions

Our E525W prints have gone cold and blue, and the greens vanished — is the yellow cartridge the cause?

Very likely, yes. Yellow is the ingredient that turns cyan into green and warms up reds and skin tones, so when the yellow cartridge in a Dell E525W runs dry the whole color balance tips cold: greens shift to blue, oranges and warm tones look flat or purple-tinted, yet black text stays crisp because the black cartridge is separate. The fix is the yellow cartridge itself — this listing, the 593-BBJW — and only that one position needs changing.

How can we confirm the yellow is empty before ordering?

Check the E525W's supplies status on the printer's display or its built-in web page: each of the four cartridges is reported individually, and the yellow bar is the one to look at. If the printer still prints but colors look wrong, that points to a cartridge that is nearly out rather than a machine fault, because a failing printer usually shows streaks, smears or error messages across all colors at once. Match the code 593-BBJW against the yellow slot's part number and you can order with confidence.

How long will a fresh yellow cartridge last in a small office?

This cartridge is rated at 1,400 pages under the standard coverage test. For a small office printing mostly documents with occasional color, that typically stretches across a few months — around 140 days at 10 pages a day, or about two months at 25 pages a day. Be aware that 1,400 pages is a modest rating: the E525W is a compact desktop machine and its color cartridges are small, so a team printing color presentations or photos every day will cycle through yellow noticeably faster than the document-only estimate.

What is the real cost per page, without the marketing gloss?

The cartridge costs $28.85 and is rated at 1,400 pages, which is roughly 2.06 cents per page. We would rather say it plainly: on a cost-per-page basis this is one of the pricier ways to print, because that is the trade-off built into compact printers like the E525W — small machine, small cartridges, higher per-page cost. If your E525W is a light-duty desk printer, the convenience outweighs the per-page premium; if color volume grows, that arithmetic is the honest signal to look at a larger printer class.

Do the other colors need replacing at the same time?

No. The E525W uses four independent cartridges — 593-BBJX black, 593-BBJU cyan, 593-BBJV magenta and this 593-BBJW yellow — and each one can be changed on its own as it runs out. Replacing only the empty yellow is the economical move; the printer does not require a full set swap, and the remaining cartridges keep working until their own turn comes.

What happens if this cartridge disappoints us?

It is a Clever Supplies compatible cartridge covered for a full year: a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns stand behind it, so a cartridge that arrives faulty or prints poorly is not your problem to absorb. You can read the complete policy on our shipping & returns page, and if anything is unclear our support team answers Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Dell E525W Yellow Toner Cartridge (593-BBJW)

This is the yellow toner cartridge for the Dell E525W color laser printer, sold under its Dell part number 593-BBJW: $28.85 for a cartridge rated at 1,400 pages, which works out to about 2.06 cents per page. It is the cartridge to replace when an E525W's greens turn blue and its warm colors go cold, and it slots in alongside the 593-BBJX, 593-BBJU and 593-BBJV cartridges without disturbing them. We ship from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, back every cartridge with a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, and list the rest of the range for this printer on our Dell toner page.