SKU:

310-5808

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

310-5808

Ink Color:

High Yield Yellow

Page Yield:

8,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Our color prints have turned cold and bluish — could the yellow cartridge be empty?

Yes, that is the classic signature of a spent yellow. Yellow is what warms up reds, greens and skin tones, so when it runs dry on a Dell Color Laser 5100cn the whole page shifts cold: greens go blue, reds turn magenta, and photographs look like they were taken in winter light. Black text stays perfectly sharp, which fools people into checking everything except the yellow. The cartridge in question is the 310-5808, the high-yield yellow for this printer — if a color test page shows a weak or missing yellow block, replacing the 310-5808 restores the balance without touching the other three colors.

What does "high yield" mean for the 310-5808?

It means this is the larger-fill yellow cartridge for the 5100cn family, rated at 8,000 pages at the standard 5% page coverage. High yield is fundamentally about changeover frequency: one 310-5808 covers the work of a long run of color printing before the printer asks for attention again. Treat the 8,000-page figure as a comparison rating — a page covered edge to edge in color spends far more yellow than a letter with a yellow highlight box, so real-world life follows your documents, not the datasheet.

What does one page cost with this cartridge?

The 310-5808 is $45.79, and over its 8,000-page rating that works out to about 0.57 cents per page — roughly $5.72 per 1,000 pages. That is a genuinely economical figure for a production-class color laser: the large fill spreads the cartridge price across a lot of pages. For offices that print color daily, that per-page cost is the main argument for choosing the high-yield yellow over the smaller standard-fill version.

Is this listing for one cartridge or several?

One cartridge, for the yellow position only. The Dell Color Laser 5100cn carries four separate cartridges, and the 310-5808 is yellow; black, cyan and magenta are their own part numbers, bought and replaced individually as each runs down. If yellow is the color that has faded, this single cartridge is the complete fix — there is nothing else in the box and nothing else you need to order alongside it.

How should I keep a spare 310-5808 until the current one runs out?

Leave it sealed in its bag, lying flat, in a cool dry cupboard away from direct sun and radiators. Toner is stable for long periods when stored that way; heat, damp and a torn seal are the things that shorten its life. Kept properly, a spare bought today will print exactly as expected when the installed yellow finally gives up — which, at 8,000 pages per cartridge, may be a considerable while.

What cover does this compatible cartridge come with?

The 310-5808 is a Clever Supplies compatible cartridge, and it is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. If it lets you down in service — or the part number turns out to be wrong for your machine — the shipping and returns policy walks through how the return is handled. Orders leave from whichever of our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses is closest to you, and support is staffed Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Dell 310-5808 Yellow Cartridge

The 310-5808 is the high-yield yellow supply for the Dell Color Laser 5100cn: one compatible cartridge rated at 8,000 pages, priced at $45.79 — about 0.57 cents per page, which is strong value for a machine of this class. It covers the yellow position alone, with black, cyan and magenta remaining separate cartridges on their own cycles. You can browse the rest of the range on the Dell brand page, and every 310-5808 carries our standard cover: a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns.