Frequently Asked Questions
Why is this cartridge sold under the number 330-3015 instead of a printer name?
Because 330-3015 is the supply code Dell assigns to this cyan cartridge, and it is the most reliable way to identify it. Printer families get marketed under several names, but the part number on the cartridge label never changes: if the cyan cartridge in your machine is stamped 330-3015, this listing is that exact supply item in a compatible build. It is the cyan toner for the Dell Color Laser 1230c and Color Laser 1235c, rated at 1,000 pages and priced at $37.13.
What does one page actually cost with the 330-3015 — honestly?
The math is $37.13 divided by 1,000 rated pages, which comes to about 3.71 cents per page. We will say plainly what that means: this is an expensive way to buy cyan pages, and no wording on this page will pretend otherwise. The 330-3015 is a small, standard-size cartridge for a compact color laser, so the fixed cost of the cartridge is spread over relatively few pages. What the price buys is the correct, exact-fit cyan supply for a 1230c or 1235c when that is the cartridge your printer needs — not a low per-page rate.
Why is the yield only 1,000 pages?
That is the published rating for this cartridge size, measured the same way Dell rates the original — at roughly 5% page coverage, about what a typical document with some color elements uses. The cartridge is complete and fully filled; it is simply a small cartridge, because the Color Laser 1230c and 1235c are compact machines with compact supply bays. Dense color pages, charts and full-bleed graphics will use cyan faster than the rating suggests, while light color use can stretch it further.
We mostly print black text. Why does the cyan still run down?
Color lasers use small amounts of color toner even on jobs that look black-and-white: calibration cycles, cleaning passes and composite-black rendering in some documents all draw on the cyan supply a little at a time. So it is normal for the 330-3015 in a 1230c or 1235c to reach empty even in an office that rarely prints in color. When it does, the printer stops for that color — which is why a single cyan cartridge, rather than a whole set, is the usual purchase.
How do I confirm 330-3015 is the code I need before ordering?
Open the front cover of your printer and read the label on the cyan cartridge — it should show 330-3015. The supplies screen in the printer's menu lists the installed cartridge codes as well. If your machine is a Dell Color Laser 1230c or 1235c and the cyan label matches that number, you have the right listing. Ordering by the number, rather than by the printer's marketing name, is the surest way to avoid a wrong-color or wrong-model mistake.
What protection do I get, and how fast will it arrive?
This compatible cartridge is covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, and our support team is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if anything prints wrong. Full terms are on our shipping and returns page. Orders ship from four warehouses — Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California — routed from the closest stocked location, so a replacement cyan usually arrives in a few business days. The rest of the range for these printers is on the Dell toner page.
About This Cartridge
This is a compatible Dell 330-3015 cyan toner cartridge for the Color Laser 1230c and Color Laser 1235c, rated at 1,000 pages and priced at $37.13 — about 3.71 cents per page, stated plainly because that is not a cheap per-page figure. It is the right-sized, honestly rated cyan supply for these compact printers when yours runs out. It ships from our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses and is backed by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns and weekday support, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.
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