SKU:

Dell-593-BBBT-HY

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

593-BBBT

Ink Color:

High Yield Cyan

Page Yield:

4,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly does the code 593-BBBT identify?

One specific supply: the high-yield cyan cartridge for Dell's Color Laser C2660dn and C2665dnf, rated at 4,000 pages. Dell's 593-BBB series covers the whole machine — 593-BBBU black, 593-BBBT cyan, 593-BBBS magenta, 593-BBBR yellow — and the final letter is what separates one slot from another. Ordering by the 593-BBBT code guarantees the cyan high-yield version, rather than the standard-yield cyan or a different color entirely. It is the code printed on the cartridge you remove, which makes it the safest thing to reorder against.

Why does cyan run out even in an office that prints mostly text?

Because "mostly text" documents are rarely pure black. Cyan hides in blue headings, hyperlinks, corporate logos, charts and the gray tones printers build from color mixes — and many machines lay down small amounts of color in routine composite-gray printing. The 593-BBBT feeds all of that. The drain is slower than black's, but it is constant, which is why the cyan gauge on a hard-working C2660dn falls steadily even when nobody remembers printing a photograph.

What is the real cost of running this cartridge?

One 593-BBBT costs $31.82 on this listing and is rated at 4,000 pages, putting it at about 0.80 cents per page — around $7.96 per thousand pages. Judged per page rather than per box, that is economical workgroup pricing: high-yield cartridges carry more toner per dollar than standard-yield versions of the same supply. This is a single-cartridge listing, so the number you see is the whole story — no multi-pack breakdown to work out.

How can we tell it is cyan, specifically, that has run dry?

The color balance goes warm. Blues print weak or shift toward green-black, skies and corporate blues lose their depth, greens turn muddy-yellow — while reds and yellows still look right. That asymmetry is the fingerprint of an empty cyan slot, and on the C2660dn it points directly at the 593-BBBT. Confirm with the machine's toner gauge before ordering: symptom plus gauge is a dependable diagnosis, and it prevents replacing a cartridge that still has life in it.

How long should one 593-BBBT last us?

Four thousand rated pages is eight reams of paper at the standard 5% coverage assumption. A department printing 300 color pages a month can expect a little over a year from one cartridge; at 600 color pages a month, roughly six to seven months. Pages heavy with blue backgrounds, charts or photos consume cyan far faster than the rating assumes, so a design- or reporting-heavy office should plan on the shorter end of those ranges.

Is this an original Dell cartridge, and what cover is included?

No — the 593-BBBT here is a compatible cartridge made to Dell's specification for the C2660dn and C2665dnf cyan slot. It comes with our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns; the returns procedure is laid out on our shipping and returns page, and our support team answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. Orders leave from whichever of our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California warehouses is closest to you, and the machine's remaining supplies are gathered on our Dell toner page.

We have a big reporting run coming up. How do we avoid cyan running dry in the middle of it?

Check the cyan gauge before the run starts, not after the colors shift. Board decks and quarterly reports are cyan-heavy work — blue charts, headings and corporate color on page after page — and a 593-BBBT that is low at the outset will fade partway through the batch, leaving the first and last copies visibly different. If the gauge is low, fit the replacement before the run begins; a two-minute swap beforehand protects the consistency of the whole set.

Is a shelf spare worth it if our machine mostly prints text?

It depends on how your office handles a stoppage. Cyan drains slowly but constantly even in text-heavy work, so the cartridge will empty eventually — just on a longer fuse. If color jobs at your office are deadline-driven, a sealed 593-BBBT stored flat in a cool, dry place turns that day into a non-event. If color is occasional and a short wait is tolerable, ordering when the gauge flags low is a perfectly reasonable alternative.

Should we trust the toner gauge or the printed page when judging cyan?

Use each for what it does best. The gauge is the planning tool: it shows the cyan slot's remaining supply before symptoms appear, which is when reordering decisions should happen. The printed page is the confirmation: blues losing depth and greens turning muddy tell you the low reading is real and the 593-BBBT is the slot responsible. Ordering on the gauge and verifying on the page avoids both premature swaps and mid-job surprises.

A part-used cyan cartridge came out early. Can it go back in later?

Yes — a partly used 593-BBBT does not have to be thrown away because it was removed. Slip it back into its bag or box, store it flat in a cool, dry place away from light, and note roughly how much life the gauge showed when it came out. When the slot next needs cyan, refit the part-used cartridge first and let it finish its remaining pages before opening a fresh one, so no paid-for toner is stranded on the shelf.

About This 593-BBBT High-Yield Cyan Cartridge

The high-yield cyan supply for Dell's Color Laser C2660dn and C2665dnf: one compatible 593-BBBT cartridge rated at 4,000 pages, priced at $31.82 — about 0.80 cents per rated page. The cartridge to reach for when blues fade and greens go muddy. It ships from our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California warehouse and is covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns.