SKU:

Dell-2150cdn

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

331-0719, 331-0716, 331-0717, 331-0718

Ink Color:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Page Yield:

Black 3,000, Color 2,500 Each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge Set

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

A shared 2150cdn eats toner faster than anyone expects — why?

Because a shared machine has no "typical user." One person prints plain contracts, the next prints a color presentation, a third prints a stack of labels — and every one of those pages draws on the same four cartridges: the 331-0719 black and the 331-0716 cyan, 331-0717 magenta and 331-0718 yellow. The black is rated at 3,000 pages and each color at 2,500, at 5% coverage, but a shared printer's real coverage mix is all over the map, so the set ages faster than the same machine would at a single desk. The fix is not a different cartridge; it is keeping a full set on the shelf so the day a color gives out is a two-minute swap, not a stalled print queue.

What does one full change of this set involve?

Four cartridges out, four cartridges in — one of each part number: 331-0719 black, 331-0716 cyan, 331-0717 magenta, 331-0718 yellow. Because the set refreshes every slot at once, the printer comes back with all four toners at full strength together, which keeps color output consistent: no fresh black printing beside a fading magenta, no second service visit a fortnight later when the next color follows the first into retirement. For a machine several people depend on, that single planned pause beats a rolling series of small emergencies.

How does the cost look for a department printer?

The set is $52.28, which is $13.07 per cartridge. Charged entirely against the black cartridge's 3,000-page rating, the whole set would come to about 1.74 cents a page; spread across the work all four cartridges actually do — the colors are rated at 2,500 pages each — the effective cost per printed page is lower still. For a department, the bigger saving is administrative: one purchase order and one delivery instead of four, and a shelf stock that any team member can install without checking which single cartridge the machine is asking for.

Our prints have started looking washed out on one side of the color range — which cartridge is it?

Work backwards from the color that is missing. Blues and greens going gray usually point at the cyan, 331-0716. Reds and skin tones turning muddy point at the magenta, 331-0717. Yellows and warm highlights disappearing point at the 331-0718. Colors fade before they fail outright, because the rating is an average, not a cliff edge — output washes out gradually as a cartridge nears the end of its 2,500 pages. When one color is visibly going, the others of the same age are close behind it, which is why a full four-cartridge set is the practical answer rather than a single replacement.

Does this set fit only the 2150cdn?

No — the four part numbers are the shared supply platform for the whole Dell 2150 and 2155 family. The same 331-0719, 331-0716, 331-0717 and 331-0718 set serves the Color Laser 2150cdn this listing is named for, the Color Laser 2150cn and the Multi-Function 2155cdn. If your office runs more than one model from that family, one shelf stock covers all of them. The reliable check is the part number itself: if those four numbers appear in your printer's supply list, the set matches, whatever the badge on the front of the machine says.

What if a cartridge in the set turns out to be a dud?

Every cartridge carries a 1-year warranty, and the set is covered by 1-year free returns — terms are spelled out on our shipping and returns page. These are compatible cartridges, not Dell originals, and for a shared office printer that backing matters more than brand loyalty: a department cannot afford a toner argument. If anything in the set underperforms, contact support Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST and it gets sorted under the written policy.

About This Dell 2150cdn Set

Named for the Color Laser 2150cdn, this is the four-cartridge high-yield compatible set for Dell's 2150/2155 platform: 331-0719 black rated at 3,000 pages and 331-0716 cyan, 331-0717 magenta and 331-0718 yellow rated at 2,500 pages each, $52.28 complete. It ships from one of our US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California, and is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. More for these machines is on our Dell toner page.