Also fits: this cartridge fits the Ricoh MP C501SP. Ricoh's rated yields for this platform are 14,000 pages for black and 12,000 pages for each color.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the magenta seem to run out before the cyan and yellow?

It usually is not a faulty cartridge — it is your documents. Magenta does the heavy lifting in anything warm-toned: reds, oranges, skin tones in photos, logos, charts with red or purple segments, even the warm cast in a lot of marketing material. A page with a large red header or a photo can pull several times more magenta than cyan or yellow. On a color machine like the MP C501SP, the four colors rarely empty in lockstep, and magenta is the one warm-heavy workloads drain first.

What happens to my prints as the magenta gets low?

The shift is gradual and easy to miss at first. Reds go orange or brownish, pinks wash out, purple turns blue, and faces in photos take on a greenish, unwell look because magenta is what balances the cyan. If a familiar logo suddenly prints the wrong color while blues and greens still look right, low magenta is the first suspect — not the printer. Swapping in a fresh magenta cartridge restores the balance without touching the other three colors.

Can I replace just the magenta, or do all four colors need changing together?

Just the magenta. Each color in the MP C501SP is its own separate cartridge with its own yield, so there is no reason to pull a cyan or yellow cartridge that still has life in it. Replacing colors one at a time, as each one actually runs out, is the cheapest way to run this machine — you pay for 12,000 pages of magenta now and leave the other colors to finish on their own schedule.

Which printers does this magenta cartridge work with?

This cartridge is made for Ricoh MP C501SP. It is a single magenta cartridge rated at up to 12,000 pages. If your machine's supply screen lists a different part number, match against that before ordering — color cartridges for different Ricoh models are not interchangeable even when they look similar.

How does the page cost work out on this cartridge?

At $76.92 for up to 12,000 pages, the magenta works out to roughly 0.64 cents per page at standard coverage. Real coverage varies — a deck full of charts and photos will use magenta faster than text documents with a small color logo — but for mixed office printing that figure is a fair planning number, and it is well below what the original-brand cartridge typically costs per page.

What if the cartridge arrives damaged or prints poorly?

Every cartridge we sell is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so a damaged or defective magenta is replaced or refunded without a restocking fight. The full terms are on our shipping and returns page. If the color looks wrong, tell us what the prints are doing — a photo of the page helps us sort out in minutes whether it is the cartridge or a printer setting.

About This Magenta Cartridge

This is a single compatible magenta toner cartridge for the Ricoh MP C501SP, rated at up to 12,000 pages — the cartridge to reach for when reds start drifting orange and the other colors still have life left. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA, and CA, and every cartridge is backed by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns. Questions before you order? Our support team is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.