Also fits: This cartridge also fits the Ricoh IM C3000 and IM C3500 — the same machines also sold under the Savin and Lanier brands with the same model names. Ricoh's rated yields for this platform are 31,000 pages for black and 19,000 pages for each color.

Frequently Asked Questions

Our company logo is a deep red — why does magenta disappear faster than the other colors here?

Because red is magenta's home territory. Every red, burgundy and warm orange on a page is built mainly from magenta (usually with yellow), so a letterhead, logo or banner in deep red quietly taxes this one cartridge on page after page. Offices with red-heavy branding routinely find magenta is the first color to go, ahead of cyan and yellow.

What does magenta actually do inside a color print?

Magenta is one of the three process colors the machine mixes to build everything that is not black and white. It produces reds and purples on its own, combines with yellow for oranges, with cyan for violets and blues, and it is the single biggest ingredient in believable skin tones. When magenta fades, the whole warm side of the color palette goes with it.

How many pages will we really get if most of our color work is full-page flyers?

Fewer than the headline number, and that is normal. The 19,000-page rating is measured at 5% coverage, while a full-page flyer can cover most of the sheet — many times that density in the areas where magenta sits. A marketing-heavy office should treat the rating as a comparison figure and expect real life to land noticeably below it.

Does this magenta cartridge work only in the C3000 named in the listing?

No. The listing carries one model name, but this 842253 magenta cartridge belongs to the whole Ricoh IM C3000 and IM C3500 color MFP platform, and every machine in that family takes the same magenta cartridge. If your printer is part of that platform, this is the right cartridge even if the exact model name differs from the listing title.

The panel shows magenta at 15% — should we swap it now or run it down?

Run it down, but order the replacement today. Percent readings this low still translate into a useful number of pages for text-and-graphics work, and swapping early throws away toner you paid for. The risk is only a big, coverage-heavy job arriving before the new cartridge does — ordering at 15% covers that without wasting the tail of the old one.

Do we pay return shipping if this cartridge turns out to be faulty?

No. Returns are free for a full year, and the cartridge is also covered by a one-year warranty — see our shipping and returns page for the details. If output streaks or the color is off from the first page, contact support Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST and we will take care of it.

About This Magenta Toner Cartridge for the Ricoh C3000

This is the single magenta cartridge (842253) for the Ricoh C3000 listings in our Ricoh toner range, rated at up to 19,000 pages for $108.64 — about 0.57 cents per page at standard coverage. Magenta does the warm work on this platform: reds, oranges, purples and natural skin tones all lean on it, so branding-heavy offices tend to replace it first among the colors. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and the cartridge is covered by a one-year warranty with one-year free returns.