SKU:

310-8098

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

310-8098

Ink Color:

High Yield Yellow

Page Yield:

8,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this cartridge sold under the number 310-8098 instead of a printer name?

Dell assigns its supplies part numbers, and 310-8098 is the number for the high-yield yellow cartridge used in the 3110 and 3115 color laser families. If you pull the empty yellow unit out of your printer, that same number is printed on its label — matching the number on the old cartridge to the number on this listing is the most reliable way to confirm you are ordering the right color in the right size class.

What does one printed page actually cost with the 310-8098?

Honest math first: at $93.89 for a cartridge rated at up to 8,000 pages, the yellow portion of your printing runs about 1.17 cents per page. That is not the cheapest per-page figure in our Dell catalog, and we will not pretend otherwise — it reflects a high-yield cartridge for a workgroup machine whose owners usually value capacity and fewer changeovers over the lowest possible page cost. Your real-world cost also depends on coverage: the 8,000-page rating assumes the standard 5% of the page carries yellow toner.

What does "high yield" mean here in practical terms?

It means this 310-8098 is the larger-capacity yellow option for these printers, rated at up to 8,000 pages instead of the smaller fill of a standard cartridge. In practice that translates into longer stretches between swaps — a department printing a few hundred color pages a week can go months on one unit — and fewer interruptions during long color runs.

How long will one cartridge last on a calendar?

It depends entirely on how much warm color your office prints. At roughly 200 color pages a week, 8,000 pages stretches close to nine months; a busy marketing or real-estate office printing 1,000 color pages a week will see the end of it in about two months. Text-heavy output with a small color logo barely touches yellow, so in those offices this cartridge can sit productive for well over a year.

Is this a genuine Dell cartridge?

No — and the listing does not claim otherwise. This is a compatible 310-8098, built to match the original's fit, color output and 8,000-page yield class, and it is covered by a one-year warranty. If it ever misbehaves within that year, the warranty — not a fine-print argument — is what stands behind it.

What happens if it arrives damaged or the color looks off?

Every cartridge we sell carries one-year free returns: if your 310-8098 arrives damaged, leaks, or prints weak yellow, you can send it back within a year of purchase at no cost by following the steps on our shipping & returns page. Orders leave from whichever of our four warehouses — Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California — is closest to you, support answers Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and the rest of the range lives on our Dell toner page.

About This Dell 310-8098 Yellow Toner Cartridge

This compatible Dell 310-8098 yellow toner cartridge serves the 3110 and 3115 color laser families and is rated at up to 8,000 pages, working out to about 1.17 cents per page at its $93.89 price. It is the high-yield yellow for these workgroup printers — the cartridge you choose when the priority is long, uninterrupted color runs rather than the absolute lowest page cost — and it arrives backed by a one-year warranty and one-year free returns.