SKU:

Dell-330-58-4CS

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

330-5846, 330-5850, 330-5843, 330-5852

Ink Color:

Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

Page Yield:

Black 18,000, Color 12,000 each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge Set

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this set sold under four part numbers instead of a printer name?

Because the part numbers are the one description that cannot be misread. Dell sells the printers as the Color Laser 5120cdn and 5130cdn, but the cartridges underneath those names are four specific codes: 330-5846 for black, 330-5850 for cyan, 330-5843 for magenta and 330-5852 for yellow. A purchasing system, a storeroom shelf or a reorder list that works in codes orders this set without translating model names first — and there is no near-identical model variant to confuse it with.

Which number is which color, and how long is each rated to last?

The black cartridge, 330-5846, is rated at 18,000 pages. The three colors are each rated at 12,000 pages: 330-5850 cyan, 330-5843 magenta and 330-5852 yellow. All four ratings follow the standard 5% page coverage convention — a page of ordinary office text and graphics, not a full-bleed photo — so treat them as comparison figures rather than promises for any single document.

What does the gap between the 18,000-page black and the 12,000-page colors mean in practice?

The colors cycle half again as fast as the black. Over any long stretch of mixed printing you will open a fresh 330-5850, 330-5843 or 330-5852 roughly three times for every two changes of the 330-5846. A sensible reorder habit follows from that: watch the color levels for the reorder trigger, and expect the black still to have life left when the colors are ready to change.

What does one cartridge out of this set effectively cost?

The set is $140.48 for four cartridges, which is $35.12 a cartridge on a straight average. Split that average across the ratings and the black works out to roughly 0.20 cents per rated page and each color to roughly 0.29 cents per rated page — a useful way to see why the set, rather than any single cartridge, is the real unit of cost in a color laser.

Which printers does this set serve?

It is the supply set for Dell's Color Laser 5120cdn and Color Laser 5130cdn departmental printers. If the cartridge codes in your machine read 330-5846, 330-5850, 330-5843 and 330-5852, this is the matching set regardless of which of those model names is on the front panel.

What backs the set if a cartridge underperforms?

These are compatible cartridges, not Dell-manufactured ones, and each is covered by a 1-year warranty against defects plus 1-year free returns — the full terms are on our shipping and returns page. Support is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

When one color runs out, do we have to open the whole set?

No. Each cartridge in the set is its own unit in its own slot, and only the empty one needs to change. Fit the replacement for that color and leave the other three sealed in their boxes — the set then works as shelf stock covering all four codes, drawn on one cartridge at a time. There is no benefit in fitting a cartridge early; unused life in a working unit is worth keeping.

How can we tell which color is fading just by looking at the printed page?

The missing color distorts the colors built from it. Reds drifting orange point to magenta, the 330-5843. Skies turning grayish or greens losing their blue point to cyan, the 330-5850. Warm tones looking dull and washed points to yellow, the 330-5852. Ordinary text turning gray points to the black, 330-5846. A color test page from the printer confirms the diagnosis in under a minute before you open any box.

Why do full-color pages use up this set faster than the ratings suggest?

Each color's rating assumes 5% coverage of that color on the page. A page of plain text barely touches the colors at all, but a photograph, a brochure or a chart-heavy presentation draws on cyan, magenta and yellow simultaneously and at far above 5% each. That is why a month of marketing material can move the color levels dramatically while the 330-5846 black, mostly feeding text, hardly seems to shift.

What should we check when the set arrives?

Match all four boxes against the codes before shelving: 330-5846 for black, 330-5850 for cyan, 330-5843 for magenta and 330-5852 for yellow, each sealed. Shelf the four together as one unit of stock rather than scattering them through the storeroom — when a color runs out mid-job, the whole point of the set is that its replacement is in the same place as the other three.

About This Dell Part-Number Toner Set

This is the complete four-cartridge set for the Dell Color Laser 5120cdn and 5130cdn, catalogued by its cartridge codes: 330-5846 black rated at 18,000 pages and 330-5850 cyan, 330-5843 magenta and 330-5852 yellow rated at 12,000 pages each, $140.48 for the set. It ships from one of our four US warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California under a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns. The wider range for these machines is on our Dell toner page.