SKU:

Dell-593-BBBU-HY

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

593-BBBU

Ink Color:

High Yield Black

Page Yield:

6,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the 593-BBBU number actually identify?

It is Dell's part number for one specific thing: the high yield black toner cartridge for the C2660dn family. Dell sells printers under model names but cartridges under numbers, and the number is the precise identifier — two black cartridges can look nearly identical on a shelf while belonging to different machines. If the empty coming out of your C2660dn or the line on your last invoice reads 593-BBBU, this listing is that cartridge.

What does "High Yield" in the name amount to?

It amounts to the rating: up to 6,000 pages from this one black cartridge. That is a long service interval for a desktop color machine — the black supply is sized so that a C2660dn doing everyday office paperwork goes a long stretch between swaps instead of needing attention every few weeks.

What does the $30.35 price work out to per page?

Dividing $30.35 by the 6,000-page rating gives roughly half a cent — about 0.51 cents — per page for the black portion of your printing. That is the honest headline number for this cartridge: not the cheapest black toner per page in the Dell range, not the dearest, and it assumes standard coverage — dense, graphic-heavy pages consume toner faster and push the real figure up.

How long will 6,000 pages last in calendar terms?

That depends entirely on volume. A C2660dn printing a few dozen pages a day can run the better part of a year on one 593-BBBU; a busy shared machine can work through it in a couple of months. The rating is a page budget, not a date — count your monthly pages and the cartridge's lifespan in your office follows from that.

Is this a Dell-manufactured cartridge?

No. It is a compatible cartridge built by a third-party manufacturer to the 593-BBBU specification, which is why it sells at $30.35 instead of a brand-name price. The yield figure, the cover and the return terms described here all apply to this compatible unit.

What cover do we get if it fails early?

Every cartridge carries a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns, so a unit that fades or fails well inside its rated life goes back rather than becoming your loss — the terms are set out on our shipping & returns page. Support runs Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, and orders ship from our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses.

Does printing in black and white spare the color cartridges?

Yes. A monochrome job draws on the 593-BBBU alone, leaving the cyan, magenta and yellow supplies untouched. On a C2660dn that prints color only occasionally, choosing the black-and-white setting for drafts, internal copies and everyday correspondence keeps the color cartridges for the work that actually needs them — while the black cartridge, rated at 6,000 pages and costing about half a cent a page, absorbs the high-volume routine printing it is cheapest at.

What does a fading black cartridge look like, as opposed to a color problem?

The text itself goes gray. Letters lose their density evenly across the page, bold headings wash out, and fine print turns hard to read — while any color elements on the same page still print at full strength. That split is the fingerprint of the black slot: colors healthy, words tired. When you see it, the 593-BBBU is the cartridge to change, and there is no reason to touch the other three.

Which cartridge should a text-heavy office keep as its shelf spare?

The black one. On a C2660dn doing mostly documents, the 593-BBBU carries the everyday load and empties well ahead of the color supplies, so it is the cartridge whose absence stops the office. A sealed spare stored flat in a cool, dry place turns the commonest stoppage into a short pause. Color spares can be ordered as their gauges fall; black is the one worth having in the building before it is needed.

How should we judge the first pages from a new black cartridge?

Print a document you know well — a standard letter or form your office produces daily. Within the first few pages the text should be dense and even from edge to edge, with headings properly black rather than charcoal. Compare it against the faded output that prompted the change: the difference should be obvious. If the new 593-BBBU prints clean and even, it is seated properly and the machine can go straight back into service.

About This Dell 593-BBBU Black Cartridge

The 593-BBBU is the high yield black cartridge for Dell's C2660dn — a single compatible unit rated at up to 6,000 pages and priced at $30.35, around 0.51 cents a page at the rating. It is sold here under its part number because that number, not the printer's name, is what guarantees the right match. It ships from IL, PA, GA or CA and is backed by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. The wider range is on our Dell page.