Frequently Asked Questions

One cartridge rated at 24,600 pages — how long is that in real working time?

The 106R03584 is an extra-high-capacity cartridge, and its rating of up to 24,600 pages is measured at the standard 5% coverage of an ordinary text page. Against real workloads: a desk printing around 100 pages a day is looking at the better part of a year from a single cartridge, while a machine turning out 500 pages a day will work through it in roughly ten working weeks. Heavy coverage — dense reports, solid graphics, long copy runs — spends any rating faster, so treat 24,600 as the measuring stick rather than a promise.

The name says "Cartridges" — how many are actually in the box?

One. This listing is a single black cartridge, one 106R03584 sealed in its box at $34.51, despite the plural wording the range is catalogued under. If you buy one at a time and reorder as needed, this is the straightforward option; the multi-packs in the same family are there for offices that would rather hold stock than watch the post.

What does each printed page work out to cost?

Dividing the $34.51 price by the 24,600-page rating gives about 0.14 cents per page. That is the figure worth keeping in mind when the toner warning lands mid-job and the purchase suddenly feels urgent: at a seventh of a cent a page, an extra-high-capacity single keeps a monochrome workhorse cheap to feed without tying money up in a cupboard of spares.

How do I make sure I am ordering the cartridge my machine actually asks for?

Go by the number on the cartridge you take out. 106R03584 is printed on the label of the spent unit, and ordering by that code names exactly one cartridge — black, extra high capacity, for this machine — where ordering by a description can blur into a near-match with a different capacity or a different model line. Ten seconds reading the old label removes the guesswork entirely.

The printer says toner is low, but my pages still look clean — do I swap now?

Not necessarily. The gauge is an estimate, not a verdict; the print in front of you is the real evidence. Keep printing while pages come out solid, and when they do start to fade, take the cartridge out and rock it gently side to side a few times — shifting the remaining powder often restores a few dozen clean pages. When the fade comes straight back, the 106R03584 has given its honest answer and the new one goes in.

What cover comes with the cartridge, and how fast does it ship?

Every cartridge is backed by a 1-year warranty, and returns stay free for a full year — the full terms sit on our shipping and returns page. Orders are dispatched from warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, and support is staffed Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Xerox 106R03584 Black Toner Cartridge

A single compatible extra-high-capacity black cartridge — the 106R03584 at $34.51, rated at up to 24,600 pages — made for the Versalink B400. It suits the owner who prints steadily, wants the longest possible stretch between cartridge changes, and prefers to reorder as needed rather than store spares. The wider range for this machine is on our Xerox page.