SKU:

Dell-1250-Premium

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

331-0778, 331-0777, 331-0780, 331-0779

Ink Color:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Page Yield:

Black: 2,000, Colors: 1,400 Each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge Set

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

This listing says Premium Quality and the standard one doesn't — but both cost $46.23. What am I missing?

Honestly, very little — and we would rather say that plainly than dress it up. This Premium Quality listing and the standard Dell 1250 set carry the same four part numbers, the same page ratings and the same $46.23 price. Premium Quality is a label in the listing's name; it is not a different specification, a higher fill or a longer rating, and no measurable difference is claimed for it here. What decides how a cartridge performs is the spec you can check — part numbers, yields and the cover behind the sale — and on every one of those, the two listings read identically.

How can I compare the two 1250 listings without guessing?

Ignore the adjective and line up the numbers. Both listings give you the 331-0778 black rated at 2,000 pages and the 331-0777 cyan, 331-0780 magenta and 331-0779 yellow rated at 1,400 pages each, at 5% coverage. Both are compatible cartridges rather than Dell-manufactured ones, both are priced at $46.23 for the four, and both sit behind the same warranty and returns terms. When two listings match on every checkable figure, the sensible conclusion is that you are looking at the same set presented two ways — pick either and judge it by what arrives and how it prints.

Which four cartridges actually ship in this box?

One cartridge per slot, all high-yield: black 331-0778, cyan 331-0777, magenta 331-0780 and yellow 331-0779. The black carries the larger rating, 2,000 pages, because in most offices it does the bulk of the work; the three colors are rated at 1,400 pages each. The colors are not interchangeable with one another — each is keyed to its own slot — so when the box arrives it is worth a ten-second check that the labels match the four part numbers above before the old cartridges come out.

Does the Premium name change how many pages I get?

No. Page ratings are a property of the cartridge part numbers, not of the words in a listing title, and here they are unchanged: 2,000 pages for the black 331-0778 and 1,400 pages each for the cyan 331-0777, magenta 331-0780 and yellow 331-0779, all at the standard 5% coverage basis. A graphics-heavy office will finish any of them sooner than the rating and a letters-only office will stretch them further, whichever listing the set came from. If a seller ever implies a label alone adds pages, that is a claim worth walking away from.

If the label changes nothing, what should actually decide my purchase?

The things that protect you after the sale. This set is covered by a 1-year warranty against defects and by 1-year free returns if a cartridge underperforms — spelled out on our shipping and returns page — and it ships from US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California rather than from overseas. Support answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. Those are verifiable commitments, and they apply in full to this Premium Quality listing exactly as they do to the standard one.

What happens if one cartridge in this set prints badly?

You are not stuck with it. A cartridge that streaks, fades early or fails outright is covered by the 1-year warranty, and the 1-year free returns window means you are not gambling $46.23 on an unknown. Start with the simple checks — reseat the cartridge, run the printer's cleaning routine, print a test page — and if the problem follows the cartridge, contact support during business hours and the warranty process takes it from there. That safety net, not the word Premium, is the real substance behind this listing.

About This Dell 1250 Premium Quality Set

This is the Premium Quality listing of the four-cartridge compatible toner set for the Dell 1250 family: the 331-0778 black rated at 2,000 pages with the 331-0777 cyan, 331-0780 magenta and 331-0779 yellow at 1,400 pages each, at the same $46.23 as the standard listing, with the same ratings and the same cover. It ships from one of our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, backed by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. More of our compatible range for these printers is on our Dell toner page.

This cartridge is shared across the platform: Color Laser 1250c, Color Laser 1350cnw, Color Laser 1355cn, Color Laser 1355cnw, Color Laser 1755nf, Color Laser 1755nfw, Color Laser C1760nw and Color Laser C1765nf. Stocking the whole family? Start with the 1250c Premium four-color set and the 1250cnw Premium four-color set.