SKU:

CS-Xerox-C8030-Y

Printer Brand:

Xerox

OEM Number:

006R01700

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color: 15000

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Roughly how many months will one of these cartridges last us?

Work it back from your colour volume. A 006R01700 is rated at 15,000 pages at standard coverage, so an office printing about 2,000 colour pages a month can expect something in the region of seven months from a cartridge, while a team pushing 5,000 colour pages a month will be changing it in around three. Graphics-heavy output shortens those spans; letters and reports stretch them.

At what point should the next one be ordered?

Treat the first low-toner warning as the order trigger rather than the empty signal. At roughly 20 percent remaining you still have on the order of 3,000 standard pages in hand — a comfortable buffer for delivery — whereas waiting for the machine to stop turns a routine purchase into an emergency one. Ordering on the warning keeps the replacement 006R01700 on the shelf before the old cartridge reaches its final pages.

Why does our yellow seem to outlast expectations some quarters?

Because yellow consumption follows the kind of work, not just the amount of it. A quarter dominated by text documents barely sips at the yellow, while a quarter of presentations, charts and photo pages drinks it steadily. That swing is normal for the 006R01700 and is the main reason cartridge life feels inconsistent between one change and the next.

How should a spare be stored so it is ready months later?

Keep it sealed in its box, standing upright, in a cool dry spot away from radiators and direct sunlight. Stored that way, a spare 006R01700 waits patiently on the shelf and is ready to drop straight into the machine the day the working cartridge fades — no special revival steps, no shaking rituals.

Which printers does this one cartridge serve?

The 006R01700 is the shared yellow across the whole AltaLink family covered here — ALTALINK C8030, ALTALINK C8035, ALTALINK C8045, ALTALINK C8055 and ALTALINK C8070 — so a mixed fleet standardises on a single yellow code, and a spare bought for one machine is never the wrong spare for another.

What cover and delivery are included?

Each cartridge carries a one-year warranty, and returns are free for a full year — the details are set out on our shipping and returns page. Stock leaves warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and support is staffed Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST. Everything else in the range sits on the Xerox toner page.

About This AltaLink C8030 Yellow Toner Cartridge

For clarity: this page and one other listing in our catalogue both sell the same item — the single compatible yellow cartridge for the C8030, part number 006R01700, priced at $141.96 and rated at 15,000 pages at standard coverage, which pencils out to roughly 0.95 cents a page on typical office documents. One cartridge per box, shipped on its own, with a one-year warranty and free returns across that year.