SKU:

Dell-331-8430

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

331-8430

Ink Color:

Extra High Yield Yellow

Page Yield:

9,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is this yellow cartridge the lowest-priced of the three C3760 extra high yield colors?

As listed here, the 331-8430 yellow is $28.32, while the matching cyan and magenta extra high yield cartridges are $41.93 each — yet all three carry the same 9,000-page rating. Nothing about the yellow is cut down to reach that price: same yield class, same cartridge format, same coverage. It is simply the way this color is priced, which makes the yellow slot the cheapest position in a C3760 or C3760dn to keep full.

What does one page actually cost with the 331-8430?

Divide the $28.32 price by the 9,000-page rating and you get roughly 0.31 cents per page — and that figure only applies to pages that actually print yellow. A month of plain black-and-white documents costs you nothing at all on this cartridge, because yellow toner is only laid down where a page carries color: charts, highlighted text, logos, photos.

How do I know the yellow is the cartridge that has run out?

Yellow fades quietly, so the symptom is usually color shift rather than an obvious failure. Greens start leaning blue, warm tones and skin tones look cold or washed out, and yellows in charts turn pale. When the C3760 flags the yellow position and your output shows exactly that cool shift, the 331-8430 is the cartridge to change — the other colors are probably fine.

How long will 9,000 pages of yellow last in a normal office?

Longer than the raw number suggests, because the rating counts color pages, not total pages. An office that prints mostly memos and invoices but adds color to perhaps a quarter of its output can stretch one 331-8430 across many months of work. Heavy color users — marketing handouts, presentation decks — will move through it faster, but even then a 9,000-page rating is a long runway between changes.

Is this a genuine Dell cartridge?

No — this is a compatible 331-8430 built to the same specification and sold under our own brand, which is a large part of how it reaches $28.32. It is covered by a one-year warranty and one-year free returns; the complete terms are set out on our shipping & returns page.

How quickly will it arrive, and who helps if I have a question?

We ship from the warehouse nearest you — Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California — so most orders travel a short leg. Questions before or after delivery go to our support team, Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Central. The rest of the range for this printer family is gathered on the Dell brand page.

About This 331-8430 Yellow Cartridge

The 331-8430 is the extra high yield yellow for the Dell C3760, C3760n and C3760dn: 9,000 rated pages at $28.32, the lowest per-page cost — about 0.31 cents — of any color position in this printer. It suits any office that prints color regularly and wants the yellow slot handled for months at a time at the family's best price. If your machine prints almost no color, the honest note is that any extra high yield color will sit a long while; for everyone else, this is the value pick of the three colors.