Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the SCX-4216 seem to empty cartridges faster than a printer would?

Because its cartridge moonlights. The SCX-4216 prints and copies from one shared unit, and the copying side is easily forgotten in estimates. A machine printing 200 pages while copying 300 is not a 200-page machine - it is a 500-page machine, and its 3,000-page cartridge lasts six months rather than the fifteen a print-only guess would promise.

If prints and copies fade together, what does that tell me?

That the common supply is nearly gone. Both paths draw on the one cartridge, so when both weaken in step the toner itself is exhausted; a gentle rock may rescue a handful of pages while the spare is fetched. If copies alone have faded while prints remain dark, blame the scanner glass before the cartridge.

What does a page cost on the SCX-4216 with this cartridge?

Approximately 1.39 cents, copy or print - the cartridge is $41.62 against a 3,000-page rating, and both jobs drink from the same well. For a front-office multifunction that is an easy number to carry into a budget, since it needs no splitting between functions.

Which other machines share this cartridge?

The list is generous: ML-1500, ML-1510, ML-1510B and ML-1520, ML-1710, ML-1710B, ML-1710D and ML-1710P, and ML-1740 with ML-1750. A spare for the SCX-4216 is therefore never a single-purpose purchase - it is stock for every machine of the family on the floor.

How should a front desk plan cartridge changes for this machine?

Measure one month honestly, total output and all, divide 3,000 by it, and the quotient is the change interval; then hold one spare in the cupboard and reorder its successor the day the spare goes in. That small closed loop is what keeps an SCX-4216 from ever waiting on a delivery at noon.

What warranty and returns terms cover this cartridge?

A year's warranty, with returns carried free for a year. Leaks, streaks or an early failure are all grounds for sending a unit back without charge, by the process on the shipping and returns page. Dispatches originate from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses, and assistance is at hand Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Cartridge for the Samsung SCX-4216

One compatible ML-1710D3 cartridge for the Samsung SCX-4216 multifunction: a 3,000-page rating at $41.62, with printing and copying each costing near 1.39 cents per page. It is sourced from our Samsung compatible range, stands behind a year of warranty and a year of returns at no cost, and is sent out from our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses.