SKU:

CS-RIC-8419-Black

Printer Brand:

Ricoh

OEM Number:

841918

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 15000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Our workgroup prints about 3,000 black pages a month — how often will we reorder this?

At that pace, a 15,000-page cartridge lasts roughly five months, so plan on two to three cartridges a year per machine. That rhythm makes the reorder easy to systematize: put the next order in when the low-toner notice appears, and the replacement arrives from the nearest of our four warehouses (IL, PA, GA, CA) long before the installed cartridge actually fades.

Why does this black cartridge outlast the color cartridges by so much?

It is physically the bigger reservoir: black is rated at 15,000 pages against 9,500 for each color in this family, and most office output is black text, so the black both holds more and is asked to do more. The colors lasting a shorter span is the platform's design, not a quality difference — expect to refresh colors somewhat more often than black over the machine's life.

Does two-sided printing change how far the cartridge goes?

The 15,000-page rating counts printed pages, not sheets of paper — a duplex sheet with text on both sides spends two pages of toner life while using one sheet. Duplex saves paper, not toner, and the per-page cost stays about 0.41¢ either way. Where duplex genuinely helps this cartridge is volume: departments that default to two-sided long documents slow their sheet handling, not their toner burn.

Is this the correct black for our printer?

This is the 841918 black cartridge, made for Ricoh MP C401 and MP C401SR — all models on that platform share this same black cartridge, even though this listing's title singles out one name. If your machine is in that family, you are set; if it is a different Ricoh line entirely, send us the model name first and we will steer you to the right cartridge rather than let you guess.

Does shaking the cartridge near the end actually buy more pages?

A gentle rock side to side can redistribute settled toner and buy a short bridge — days, not weeks — and that is a legitimate way to finish a print run while a replacement ships. Treat it as a bridge only: output will be uneven, repeated shaking gains almost nothing, and hard shaking risks a toner spill inside the machine. When the new cartridge goes in, that is the old one's real end.

If the cartridge falls well short of its rated life, what can we do?

A cartridge that fades far ahead of its 15,000-page rating, streaks or leaks is covered for a full year from purchase, and returns are free for the same year — we replace the unit or refund it. Note the coverage is about defects, not about heavy-coverage printing shortening real-world yield, which is normal on any cartridge. Support is available Mon–Fri, 9 AM–5 PM CST, and the full terms are on our shipping & returns page.

About This Ricoh 841918 Black Toner Cartridge

The MP C401/C401SR family is a departmental machine, and its black cartridge is sized for that work: 15,000 rated pages at $61.58, working out to about 0.41¢ of toner per standard page. This is the single-cartridge listing for the 841918 family — the steady reorder unit for a workgroup that runs a few thousand pages a month and does not want supply drama. It is backed by a one-year warranty and one-year free returns, ships from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, and sits alongside its color companions and multi-packs on our Ricoh toner page.