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

Why do reds and skin tones fall apart first when magenta runs low?

Magenta is the building block of every red, orange and flesh tone the machine prints, so it is the first shortage your eye catches — reds go orange or muddy and faces turn yellow-green. Logos with brand reds show it before plain documents do. If color still looks fine in blues and greens but wrong in reds, magenta is the cartridge to check.

Do photos and flyers really drain magenta faster than office pages?

Yes, considerably. The 6,000-page rating is measured at about 5% coverage, while a full-page photo or flyer can lay down many times that on every sheet, so a run of a few hundred flyers can spend what months of memos would not. Anyone planning a big full-color run should check the magenta level before starting, not halfway through.

What does magenta toner cost per page on this platform?

At $53.88 for 6,000 rated pages, it works out to roughly 0.90 cents per page for the magenta component alone. We state that plainly because color on this compact machine is the expensive side of its running costs — black pages cost about 0.35 cents by comparison. For mixed office use the totals stay reasonable, but a color-heavy workflow should budget with eyes open.

The listing says MPC406 — will this fit the other models in the family?

Yes. A listing is titled for a single model, but this 842093 magenta cartridge is the one used by the whole Ricoh MP C306, MP C307 and MP C406 compact color MFP platform. Every machine in that family takes this same magenta cartridge, whatever name is printed on its front panel.

Can one empty color cartridge stop the whole machine?

For color jobs, effectively yes — the machine needs all four cartridges present and usable to print in color. Black-only printing and copying can generally continue while you wait for the replacement, which is why many offices keep at least the fastest-moving color on the shelf. Checking levels monthly avoids the surprise entirely.

How am I covered if this cartridge disappoints?

It carries a one-year warranty, and returns are free for a full year after purchase under the terms on our shipping and returns page. Keep the box until you have printed a few pages and confirmed the color looks right. Questions are answered Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Magenta Toner Cartridge

This compatible magenta cartridge (842093), rated at 6,000 pages, serves the Ricoh MP C306 / C307 / C406 platform listed here as the MPC406, at $53.88. Magenta does the heavy lifting in reds, oranges and skin tones, and on full-coverage work it can be spent quickly, so its roughly 0.90-cent rated page cost is worth planning around. Orders leave from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and matching cartridges for this machine are collected on our Ricoh toner page.