SKU:

Dell-330-3014

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

330-3014

Ink Color:

Magenta

Page Yield:

1,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this cartridge sold under the number 330-3014 instead of a printer name?

Because 330-3014 is the part number Dell assigns to this magenta cartridge, and it is the number printed on the cartridge you pull out of the machine. Two compact Dell color lasers take it — the Color Laser 1230c and the Color Laser 1235c — so ordering by the 330-3014 number is the surest way to match what is already in your printer. If the cartridge in your hand carries that number, this listing is the same supply, in a compatible build rather than a Dell-branded box.

Let's be direct: what does one page actually cost with the 330-3014?

About 3.96 cents per page, and that deserves an honest explanation rather than a sales pitch. The math is $39.58 divided by the cartridge's rated 1,000 pages. That is expensive per page by any measure — this is a small cartridge for a compact printer, and small cartridges almost always cost more per page than large ones. What you are paying for here is the correct supply for a 1230c or 1235c that is already on your desk, not a low running cost. If your print volume is high and growing, that arithmetic is worth weighing before you stock up.

Only 1,000 pages? Why is the yield so short?

Because the 330-3014 belongs to a compact cartridge class. The 1230c and 1235c are small desktop machines with small supply bays, so the magenta cartridge physically holds less toner than the cartridges in larger office lasers. The 1,000-page rating is measured the standard way — roughly 5% page coverage — and magenta use varies a lot: a page with a small red logo barely touches it, while full-color flyers can draw heavily on all three colors at once. Plan on the rating as a ceiling for light color use, not a promise for graphics-heavy work.

How many of these will a small office actually go through?

That depends entirely on how much color the office prints. As a rough yardstick, 1,000 pages is two reams of paper. An office printing about 100 color pages a month would see a 330-3014 last in the region of ten months; one printing 250 color pages a month would be changing it roughly every four months. Black text printing does not draw on this cartridge the way color pages do, so a mostly-documents office may find magenta lasting far longer than these examples — the color pages are what count.

What happens when the magenta runs low — will the whole printer stop?

The early signs show in the prints first: reds go dull or orange-leaning, pinks wash out, and color pages start looking like a blue-green photograph because magenta is the missing ingredient. Text stays sharp, because black is a separate cartridge. Keep printing on an empty color cartridge and the machine will eventually insist on a replacement for color work. The practical habit is to order the next 330-3014 when the prints start shifting, not when the printer stops — that keeps color jobs moving without a gap.

What backing comes with this compatible cartridge?

Every 330-3014 we sell is covered for a full year — a one-year warranty and one-year free returns under our shipping and returns policy, which is the same backing we put on the rest of the Dell range. Orders ship from whichever of our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California is positioned to reach you soonest, and our support team answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, if a cartridge ever misbehaves.

About This 330-3014 Magenta Cartridge

This is a compatible Dell 330-3014 magenta toner cartridge for the Color Laser 1230c and Color Laser 1235c, rated at 1,000 pages and priced at $39.58 — about 3.96 cents a page. We will not dress that up: per page, this is one of the pricier cartridges in the Dell line, because that is the economics of a small cartridge in a compact printer. What it offers is the right part number for the machine you already own, backed for a year on both warranty and returns. If your 1230c or 1235c prints modest amounts of color and you want the supply it was built around, the 330-3014 is exactly that — just go in knowing the running cost is the trade-off for the small machine's small footprint.