Frequently Asked Questions
How do we budget a year of toner for our 3335DN?
Start from your annual page count and divide by 8,000 — that is how many of these cartridges a year consumes. A 3335DN printing 12,000 pages a year works through one and a half, so budgeting two cartridges, $198.54 at the current $99.27 price, covers the year with the second already on the shelf. At 20,000 pages a year the same maths says two and a half cartridges. The rating assumes standard office coverage, so heavy graphics pull the real number of cartridges up, not down.
The cartridge itself is stamped 330-8986 — what does that number mean for reordering?
It is the cartridge's identity in Dell's parts system, and the safest thing to write on your reorder list. Printer names get shortened, misremembered and reused across generations; 330-8986 points at exactly one cartridge. This listing is named for your machine, the 3335DN; the listing named by the number is the same cartridge at the same price.
Is 1.24 cents a page a good rate for this class of cartridge?
It is a fair one, stated plainly: $99.27 for 8,000 rated pages. Bigger cartridges in the wider market can post lower per-page figures, and smaller ones post higher; 1.24 cents is where a standard-yield cartridge for a department Dell sits. If per-page cost is your only criterion, compare on that number — it is published here precisely so you can.
What is the difference between this and a genuine Dell cartridge?
Who made it, and what the name costs. This is a compatible cartridge, produced by a third-party manufacturer to the 330-8986 specification — not Dell-branded, not a refilled original. The measurable facts are on this page: an 8,000-page rating, a $99.27 price, and the cover described below. The genuine article offers the brand on the box at the brand's price.
When exactly should the replacement be ordered?
When output first turns pale — not when pages come out blank. On an 8,000-page cartridge the decline is gradual, and the pale stage is your working warning. Ordering at that point means the replacement, shipped from one of our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses, arrives while the old cartridge is still producing readable pages.
What support and cover do we get?
A 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns on the cartridge, and a support team on hand Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. The complete terms are on our shipping & returns page.
About This Dell 3335DN Toner Cartridge
A single compatible black toner cartridge for the Dell 3335DN, carrying Dell part number 330-8986 and rated at up to 8,000 pages. At $99.27 it works out to roughly 1.24 cents per rated page — the number to use for an annual toner budget, divided into however many pages your machine prints in a year. Orders ship from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA or CA, and each cartridge is backed by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns. The full Dell range is on our Dell page.
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