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

Why do oranges print red and purples print blue when magenta gets low?

Because those colors are built from magenta. Orange is magenta plus yellow, purple is magenta plus blue, and pink is mostly magenta — so when the magenta supply runs thin, every one of them shifts toward the colors that remain. If your output has drifted cool and blue-leaning while the machine reports magenta near empty, the cartridge is the explanation.

Which jobs in an ordinary office burn magenta the fastest?

Marketing material tops the list: flyers, presentations with warm backgrounds, photos and anything with red or pink branding lay down heavy magenta. Plain correspondence barely touches it. Two offices with identical machines can see completely different magenta lifetimes, which is why the 19,000-page rating — about 0.57 cents a page at $108.64 — is a benchmark, not a schedule.

Can we finish a big color job if magenta hits empty partway through?

Not in full color — the machine will pause color work rather than print pages with a missing component, though black-and-white jobs normally continue. That is the practical argument for ordering when the low warning first appears instead of squeezing the cartridge to the last page, especially on a fast machine where a deadline job moves quickly.

The listing says C3500 — is this magenta made only for that model?

No. The listing carries one model name, but the 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. Any model on that platform uses this cartridge, whatever the listing title says.

Does shaking a low magenta cartridge really buy extra pages?

It can redistribute the remaining powder and get a short run of acceptable pages out of a cartridge that is nearly done — a useful trick in a genuine pinch. Treat it as a bridge to the replacement arriving, not a refill: the supply is still nearly exhausted and quality will fall away again quickly.

How does the returns policy work if we order the wrong color?

Returns are free for a full year, and the cartridge also carries a one-year warranty — the details and steps are on our shipping and returns page. Our support team can help sort out an exchange Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Magenta Toner Cartridge for the Ricoh C3500

This single magenta cartridge (842253) serves the Ricoh C3500 listings in our Ricoh toner range, rated at up to 19,000 pages and priced at $108.64 — roughly 0.57 cents per page. Magenta underpins reds, oranges, purples and skin tones, so its condition shows up in people-facing documents first: photos, flyers and branded pieces. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and every cartridge is covered by a one-year warranty with one-year free returns.