SKU:

CS-Xerox-C500-2BK

Printer Brand:

Xerox

OEM Number:

106R03869

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 12100

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Two cartridges in one box — is this pack meant for two printers, or one?

Either, and offices use it both ways. Because the same 106R03869 serves the C500 printers and the C505 multifunctions, one pack can put a fresh black cartridge in two different machines on the same morning. Just as often it feeds a single busy printer: first unit in the machine, second on the shelf, and the reorder conversation happens months later instead of weeks. What the pack is really selling is one order, one delivery and a known per-cartridge price for the next 24,200 rated pages of black output, however you choose to split them.

How does the price break down per cartridge?

The pack is $60.74 for two cartridges, which is $30.37 per cartridge, and across the pair's combined 24,200-page rating the toner cost lands at about 0.25 cents per page. Those figures come from this listing alone — its own price divided by its own cartridges and its own rated pages. For whoever tracks supply spend, that per-cartridge number is the useful one: it is what each swap actually costs you, and it stays fixed for both units in the box instead of changing with the next order.

How long should 24,200 pages last a small team?

At a shared-printer pace of 1,000 black pages a month, the pair covers roughly two years; at 2,500 a month — a genuinely busy workgroup — just under ten months. The ratings behind those estimates assume standard 5% coverage, so a team printing dense contracts, statements or full-page images will move faster through the pair than a team printing correspondence. A practical way to pace it: the printer's own page counter tells you your real monthly burn within a month or two, and from there the second cartridge's lifespan is simple arithmetic rather than guesswork.

The second cartridge may sit for months — how should it be stored?

Sealed, flat and boring. Keep the unopened 106R03869 in its bag and box, stored horizontally in a cool, dry cupboard away from radiators, sunny windows and cleaning chemicals. Toner does not expire on a calendar the way ink dries out, so a spare held this way is ready when the installed cartridge fades — no shaking rituals or revival tricks needed before it goes in. Storing it upright or in a hot stockroom is what shortens a spare's useful life, so the supply shelf beats the boiler room every time.

Which machines does each cartridge in this pack fit?

Both units fit the Versalink C500 DN and Versalink C500N printers plus the Versalink C505 X and Versalink C505S multifunctions — every cartridge carries the 106R03869 code, so the check is the same for each: match the code on the unit you pull out. One code across the pack means a mixed C500/C505 office never stocks the wrong black by accident.

What if one cartridge in the pack is faulty and the other is fine?

Each unit stands on its own. Every cartridge is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so a defective unit is replaced or refunded on its own — you do not send back a good cartridge to settle a bad one. Orders ship from the closest of our four US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, with the full terms on our shipping & returns page. Support answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and the rest of this platform's supplies are listed under our Xerox range.

About This Xerox 106R03869 Black 2-Pack for the VersaLink C500 and C505

This pack holds two compatible Xerox 106R03869 black toner cartridges — 12,100 rated pages each, 24,200 across the pair — for $60.74, which is $30.37 a cartridge and about 0.25 cents per rated page. It is the stock-up format for the C500/C505 platform: enough black capacity to carry a workgroup through a long stretch of documents and copies, with the flexibility to load both units into two machines or hold one as a sealed spare. Both cartridges carry our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, each standing on its own coverage.