SKU:

CS-Kyocera-Mita_TK8309_3Set

Printer Brand:

Kyocera-Mita

OEM Number:

TK8309C, TK8309M, TK8309Y

Ink Color:

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Page Yield:

Color: 15000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is inside this three-cartridge set?

One of each color and nothing else: TK8309C cyan, TK8309M magenta and TK8309Y yellow. There is deliberately no black cartridge in the box — this set exists for the moment a TASKalfa 4550ci needs its color side refreshed while its black still has life in it. The same set serves the TASKalfa 4551ci, TASKalfa 5550ci and TASKalfa 5551ci.

Why would I refresh all three colors at once?

Colors installed together tend to age together. When one reaches empty, the other two are usually not far behind, and changing them in a single round restores the machine's color balance in one pass instead of chasing a fresh imbalance after every individual swap. If only one color has genuinely gone and the others are young, a single cartridge is the thriftier call — this set is for the synchronized end of a color cycle.

What yield does each cartridge in the set carry?

Each of the three is rated at 15,000 pages at standard coverage — cyan, magenta and yellow all carry the same rating in this family. Read the set as three full cartridges, one per color slot, rather than as any combined page figure: whichever slot empties first is governed by its own 15,000-page cartridge.

Do all three have to be installed on the same day?

No. Install the color the machine is asking for and keep the other two sealed in the box. Sealed cartridges store perfectly well, and there is no benefit in retiring a cartridge that still has toner in it — the set simply means the next two changes are already on your shelf when their turns come.

How can I be sure these are the right codes for my machine?

Check the labels on the cartridges you remove: the color slots should read TK8309C, TK8309M and TK8309Y. Those three codes are the color members of the TK8309 family, and matching them exactly — rather than going by cartridge shape or color alone — is the reliable way to order.

What backing does the set come with?

Every cartridge is covered individually by a one-year warranty with one-year free returns — see our shipping & returns page for the terms. If one color ever faults inside the year, that cartridge alone goes back free and the other two are unaffected. The set ships from the closest of our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses, with support Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

What does each color in this set cost per page?

The set is $236.81 for three cartridges, so each one comes to about $78.94. Against the 15,000-page rating, that is roughly half a cent per page for each of the TK8309C, TK8309M and TK8309Y colors at standard coverage. Because all three colors share the same rating, the per-page figure is identical across the set — the difference between them is never the price per page, only how fast your particular print mix consumes each color.

Which color should I expect to replace first on the 4550ci?

It follows your documents, not the cartridge. In a presentation-heavy office the cyan usually leads, because charts and covers lean on it; in a photo-heavy one the magenta leads, because skin tones and warm images draw on it constantly; and yellow, as the quietest color, often looks fine until the greens start drifting. The test page settles it in seconds — the palest of the three bands is the slot to watch — and after one synchronized round you will know your office's order instead of guessing it.

How should I keep the two colors I am not fitting yet?

Sealed in the box, in the order they arrived, with the fitting date written on each carton when its turn comes. Sealed cartridges store perfectly well, and the habit that matters is using them in arrival order rather than grabbing whichever is on top — first in, first fitted keeps the stock turning over and stops a cartridge from sitting forgotten at the back of the cupboard for a year. The two waiting colors lose nothing while they wait, as long as they stay sealed.

When should I order the next three-color set?

When the second color of this set goes into the machine. At that point two of the three slots have been renewed and the third is not far behind, so ordering then puts the next round on the shelf before the last slot calls for it. The set exists for the synchronized end of a color cycle — ordering at the second fitting keeps the cycle synchronized, while waiting for all three to empty leaves the printer down while the delivery travels.

About This TK8309 Three-Color Set

Priced at $236.81, this set brings together the three color cartridges of the TK8309 family — TK8309C, TK8309M and TK8309Y, each rated at 15,000 pages — for the TASKalfa 4550ci platform, with no black cartridge in the box. It is the tidy answer to a color cycle ending all at once: one order, one maintenance round, and the machine's color output back in balance. You will find the rest of the family in our Kyocera-Mita toner range.