SKU:

CS-Xerox-C605-BK

Printer Brand:

Xerox

OEM Number:

106R03903

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 12200

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How many reams of paper will one 106R03903 cartridge get through?

Roughly twenty-four standard reams. The cartridge is rated at up to 12,200 pages, and a ream holds 500 sheets, so a single 106R03903 covers about 24 reams of ordinary office printing before it is done. That translation is often more useful than the page number itself: if your paper order is six reams a month, one cartridge is around four months of black output; if you burn through a ream a week, expect it to last closer to six months. Keep one spare on the shelf when the installed unit passes the three-quarter mark and a busy week will never catch you empty.

When should I reorder so the printer never sits idle?

Reorder when the machine's toner gauge or page counter suggests roughly a fifth of the cartridge is left — on a 12,200-page rating, that is around 2,400 pages of runway, which at typical office volumes is a week or more of printing. Delivery from the nearest warehouse takes far less than that, so ordering at the low-toner warning rather than at the empty message keeps the swap to a two-minute job instead of an emergency. The cartridge you pull out at that point still finishes its last pages cleanly; the warning is a planning signal, not a stop order.

What does black printing cost per page with this cartridge?

At $38.21 for a cartridge rated at 12,200 pages, black output works out to roughly 0.31 cents a page — arithmetic drawn from this listing alone. No managed-print contract, no click charge and no service agreement sits behind that number; you pay for the cartridge once and the pages it prints are yours. An office that logs consumable spend by department can book that fraction of a cent against black output on this platform and be done with it.

I just installed it and the first pages have streaks — is the cartridge bad?

Almost always, no. Streaks or light bands in the first few pages after a swap usually mean the sealing tape was not fully removed or the cartridge needs a gentle side-to-side rock to level the toner inside. Pull the 106R03903 out, confirm the pull-tab and seal came away completely, rock it slowly five or six times, reseat it until it clicks, and run a few test pages — output normally cleans up within a handful of sheets. If streaks persist after that and follow the same position on every page, contact support while the unit is fresh; it is covered from day one.

Which VersaLink models does this black cartridge fit?

The full C600 printer line and the C605 multifunction line. On the printer side it serves the Versalink C600 N, Versalink C600DN, Versalink C600 DT, Versalink C600 DX, Versalink C600 DXF and Versalink C600 DXP, and on the multifunction side the Versalink C605 X, Versalink C605 XP, Versalink C605 XTF, Versalink C605 XTP and Versalink C605XF. Finishing and tray options differ across those badges; the black toner bay is identical. Before ordering, glance at the label of the cartridge you are pulling out — 106R03903 printed there means this box is its replacement.

What warranty and support come with this cartridge?

Coverage is straightforward: a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns stand behind the cartridge, so a defective unit is swapped or refunded without a dispute. Parcels leave from the warehouse nearest you — we ship out of Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California — and the details are set out on our shipping & returns page. Questions before you buy? Support answers Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and the remaining cartridges for this platform sit in our Xerox range.

About This Xerox 106R03903 Black Cartridge for the VersaLink C600 and C605

This listing is one compatible Xerox 106R03903 black toner cartridge for the VersaLink C600 printer family and the C605 multifunction family, rated at up to 12,200 pages and priced at $38.21 — about 0.31 cents per rated page, or roughly twenty-four reams of paper per cartridge. It suits a single machine kept in steady daily use: high enough capacity that reorders are a quarterly habit rather than a monthly chore, and simple enough that the reorder point is easy to plan from the printer's own page counter. Our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns cover it from the day it arrives.