SKU:

CS-LEX-Optra S-BK

Printer Brand:

Lexmark

OEM Number:

1382625

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 17500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you still get toner for a printer this old?

Yes — and that surprises people, because the Optra S line left the showroom decades ago. A large installed base of these machines is still running in warehouses, back offices and institutions, and as long as they print, cartridges like this 1382625 keep being made for them. The printer's age is not the obstacle; its mechanical condition is.

How many pages does this cartridge deliver, and at what cost?

The 1382625 is rated at 17,500 pages at standard 5% coverage, which at $129.24 works out to about 0.74 cents per page — genuinely inexpensive running for a legacy machine. In the light-duty roles most surviving Optra S printers now fill, a single cartridge can cover a year or more of output. Dense forms and heavy graphics will land below the rating, as with any cartridge.

Which models does this cartridge actually fit?

This listing is headed for the Optra S, but the same cartridge serves the whole family: the Optra S, the Optra S 1250, S 1620, S 1650, S 1855, S 2420 and S 2450, and the Lexmark 4059. Lexmark used one cartridge across the line, so the model badge on your printer does not change which cartridge it needs. If your machine is one of those, this is the right unit.

Fading print on an old Optra — cartridge or printer?

Start with the cartridge: remove it and rock it gently from side to side to redistribute the toner, then print a test page. If density comes back evenly, the cartridge was simply running low in spots and still has life. If the same light band or streak repeats in exactly the same place on every page after a fresh cartridge goes in, the fault is mechanical — rollers or optics — and no cartridge will cure it.

How long might one cartridge sit in a low-volume legacy role?

A long time, and that is fine. A surviving Optra S printing a few hundred pages a month can take two years or more to work through 17,500 pages, and toner does not mind the wait — installed or stored sealed, it does not dry out. The practical routine is to keep the printer dusted and run a page now and then so the mechanism stays exercised.

What backing does a cartridge for a vintage printer come with?

The same backing as every cartridge we sell: a one-year warranty and free returns for a full year, as set out on our shipping and returns page. Support is staffed Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and orders leave from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA. Old printer or new, a faulty cartridge is exchanged the same way.

About This Lexmark 1382625 Black Toner Cartridge for the Optra S

This compatible Lexmark 1382625 black toner cartridge keeps the Optra S family working with a rated 17,500 pages at about 0.74 cents per page — proof that a decades-old workhorse can still be cheap to run. It carries the Clever Supplies one-year warranty with one-year free returns. Find cartridges for the rest of your fleet on our Lexmark toner page.