Also fits: This cartridge fits the Ricoh Aficio MP C306, MP C307, MP C406 and MP C407 — the same machines also sold under the Savin and Lanier brands with the same model names. Ricoh's rated yields for this platform are 17,000 pages for black and 6,000 pages for each color.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will 17,000 pages actually last in a working office?

It depends entirely on monthly volume. At roughly 500 black pages a month, one cartridge can run close to three years; at 2,000 pages a month it is more like eight or nine months. Copies and incoming faxes draw from the same cartridge as prints, so a copy-heavy office should count those pages too when it estimates life.

How will we know the cartridge is genuinely running low?

The panel percentage is the reliable gauge, and print quality backs it up: text turns gray instead of black, solid areas go patchy, and copies fade unevenly. A gentle rock of the cartridge can even out the last of the toner as a short bridge, but treat the first fading as your reorder signal rather than waiting for blank pages.

What does one black page cost with this cartridge?

At $60.34 for a rated 17,000 pages, the toner works out to roughly 0.35 cents per page at the standard 5% coverage the rating assumes. Dense pages with big solid fills use more toner per sheet, so real-world cost per page rises with coverage — but for ordinary correspondence and reports the rating is a fair planning number.

Is the 842091 black cartridge made only for the MP C307 in the listing title?

No. The listing carries one model name, but this 842091 black cartridge belongs to the whole Ricoh MP C306, MP C307 and MP C406 compact color MFP platform, and every machine in that family takes the same black cartridge. If your printer is part of that platform, this is the correct black cartridge regardless of which model name appears in the title.

Should a small office keep a spare black cartridge on the shelf?

For a machine the whole office depends on, yes — a sealed spare turns a toner-out stop into a two-minute swap. Sealed toner stores well in a cool, dry cabinet away from heat and sunlight, so there is little downside to having one ready. Offices that print lightly can reasonably reorder at the low-toner warning instead.

What protection comes with this cartridge?

It is covered by a one-year warranty and one-year free returns; the full terms are on our shipping and returns page. If a cartridge fails in normal use, contact us and we will make it right. Support is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Ricoh MP C307 Black Toner Cartridge (842091)

This compatible black cartridge for the Ricoh MP C307 is rated at 17,000 pages and priced at $60.34 — about 0.35 cents per page for the text, copies and faxes that make up most of this compact MFP's workload. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA. See the rest of the range on our Ricoh toner page, and remember every cartridge carries a one-year warranty with one-year free returns.