Frequently Asked Questions
How does the $103.22 price divide across the four cartridges?
Evenly, it is about $25.81 per cartridge. Carrying that split one step further, with the obvious caveat that a set price does not assign official prices to individual cartridges: the black's even share against its 1,500-page rating comes to roughly 1.7 cents per page, and each color's share against its 1,000-page rating to roughly 2.6 cents. Those are modest, transparent numbers for a compact color laser — this family's running costs are reasonable precisely because the set price is spread across four small cartridges rather than loaded onto one big one.
This is the Premium Quality listing at the same price as the standard set. Where is the catch?
There is not one, because there is no difference to catch. The Premium Quality and standard listings for the Dell 1235c family describe the same compatible set: 330-3012 black, 330-3015 cyan, 330-3014 magenta and 330-3013 yellow, at the same ratings, the same $103.22 and the same warranty and returns terms. The name differs; the arithmetic does not. We would rather show you the identical numbers than invent a distinction.
What page ratings should we plan around?
Black: 1,500 pages. Cyan, magenta and yellow: 1,000 pages each. All at the standard 5% coverage, which means dense color work will use the colors faster than the raw counts suggest. If your 1235c prints a steady stream of color documents, expect the color trio — 330-3015, 330-3014 and 330-3013 — to set the pace for reordering, not the black.
Why does this family use such small cartridges?
Because the printers themselves are small. The 1235c class of Dell color lasers was designed as a compact desktop machine, and its cartridges are sized to the machine, not to a department's appetite. Small cartridges mean a lower price per set and fresher toner in the machine, traded against more frequent changes at high volumes. For the light-to-moderate use these printers were built for, the trade is a fair one.
Is buying the set cheaper than buying cartridges one by one?
The set's per-cartridge figure of about $25.81 in one purchase, plus the avoided repeat orders, is where the value sits. There is also a quality argument: cartridges renewed together age together, so color output stays balanced across the set's life instead of lurching each time a single slot is swapped. If only one cartridge has emptied early, replacing that slot alone is still perfectly sensible.
What warranty and returns terms apply?
The same terms as the standard listing: a 1-year warranty on each cartridge and 1-year free returns if one does not perform, set out on our shipping and returns page. Support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and the set ships from our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California.
About This Dell 1235c Premium Quality Set
The Premium Quality listing of the four-cartridge compatible set for the Dell Color Laser 1235c: the 330-3012 black at 1,500 pages and the 330-3015 cyan, 330-3014 magenta and 330-3013 yellow at 1,000 pages each, priced at $103.22 — identical in contents, ratings and cover to the standard listing. It carries our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns and ships from Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California. More of the compatible range is on our Dell toner page.
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