Frequently Asked Questions
Our purchasing system needs a defensible line item. What does this Premium Quality set actually consist of?
One purchase order line that reads cleanly in any audit: four compatible high-yield cartridges for the Dell 3115 — part numbers 310-8092 (black), 310-8094 (cyan), 310-8096 (magenta) and 310-8098 (yellow) — each rated at 8,000 pages, $312.58 for the set, about $78.15 per cartridge. "Premium Quality" appears in the listing's name; we will note for the record that the standard listing for this identical set of part numbers, yields and price exists at the same $312.58, and we cannot document a specification difference between them. Buy on the numbers — they are complete and they check out.
What does this set cost per printed page?
Take the per-cartridge figure of about $78.15 against the 8,000-page rating and you get roughly 0.98 cents per page per slot. For a department charging print costs back to projects or cost centers, that is the citable number: it is derived from this page's own price and yield figures, not from marketing language. A full set renewal also means the figure resets cleanly — all four slots start at full rating on the same date, which makes period cost accounting unusually tidy.
Which cartridges go in which slots?
The 310-8092 is the black and does most of a department's everyday work. The 310-8094 is the cyan, the 310-8096 the magenta and the 310-8098 the yellow. Each cartridge is keyed and labeled for its own slot, so a set change is four unambiguous swaps. If you stock by part number, this listing's four numbers are the complete 3115 family — there is no fifth cartridge hiding in the machine.
All four ratings are 8,000 pages. In practice, which runs out first?
Whichever your workload favors. Ratings are measured at a uniform 5% coverage, but a real department's coverage is not uniform: memo-and-invoice traffic leans on the black 310-8092, while chart-heavy reporting leans on the cyan 310-8094, magenta 310-8096 and yellow 310-8098 together. The equal ratings mean the family was designed for set renewal — when the first cartridge reaches its limit, its three partners have lived the same working life and are seldom far behind.
What stands behind the purchase if a cartridge disappoints?
A 1-year warranty on every cartridge in the set and 1-year free returns if one does not perform as it should, with the terms published on our shipping and returns page. These are compatible cartridges rather than Dell-manufactured ones — the same is true of the standard listing — and for a purchasing department, that warranty window is the enforceable part of the deal, far more than any adjective in a product name.
Where does the set ship from, and who supports it?
Orders leave from one of our four US warehouses — Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California — whichever is nearest the delivery address. Support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. The rest of the compatible range for the 3115 family, including single cartridges, is listed on our Dell toner page.
About This Dell 3115 Premium Quality Set
This Premium Quality listing is the complete compatible high-yield set for the Dell Color Laser 3115 — the 310-8092 black, 310-8094 cyan, 310-8096 magenta and 310-8098 yellow, each rated at 8,000 pages — at $312.58, identical in price and stated specification to the standard listing for the set. It ships from one of our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California and is covered by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns.
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