SKU:

Dell-B1265DFW-5PK

Printer Brand:

Dell

OEM Number:

331-7328

Ink Color:

Black 5 Pack

Page Yield:

2,500 Each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Everyone in the office prints to our B1265DFW from their own devices — what does that do to cartridge life?

It makes consumption harder to predict, not necessarily higher per page. When laptops and phones across the office all send jobs to one machine, nobody sees the total building up, and the cartridge seems to go from "fine" to "empty" overnight. Each 331-7328 in this pack is rated at up to 2,500 pages — 12,500 across the five — and a shelf of spares is the practical answer to volume you cannot schedule: the swap takes a minute whenever the moment arrives.

What does this pack cost per cartridge, and what does it save?

$117.10 for five cartridges is $23.42 each. The same 331-7328 bought singly is $38.21, so the pack saves $73.95 against five separate purchases — and measured over the pack's 12,500 rated pages, toner falls to about 0.94 cents per page instead of roughly 1.53 cents buying one at a time.

How do we know when to open the next cartridge — and when to reorder?

Treat the pack as its own gauge. Four boxes left means plenty; two left means think about it; opening the last box is the reorder trigger, because at that point you are one cartridge — up to 2,500 pages — from an empty machine. On a shared wireless printer that buffer disappears faster than anyone estimates, which is precisely why the trigger sits at the last box and not at the empty warning.

Will pages printed from phones and tablets use toner differently?

A page is a page as far as the cartridge is concerned — toner use follows coverage, not the device that sent the job. What does change is the mix: photos, boarding passes and dense web pages printed from phones often carry heavier coverage than office documents, so an office printing a lot of them will land below the rated yield. The rating remains the right yardstick for comparing cartridges; your counter records what your mix actually costs.

Is this a genuine Dell cartridge pack?

No — these are compatible 331-7328 high-yield cartridges, built by a third-party manufacturer to Dell's specification for the B1265DFW and the B1260-B1265 family it belongs to. The $117.10 price and 2,500-page per-cartridge rating quoted here are the compatible product's figures.

What warranty and returns cover do we get?

Every cartridge is backed by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. Support is on hand Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST, details are published on our shipping & returns page, and your pack ships from whichever of our IL, PA, GA or CA warehouses serves you best.

Where should five cartridges live in a small office?

Together, in their delivery carton, on a dry cupboard shelf at ordinary room temperature and out of direct sunlight. Near the B1265DFW is convenient; on top of it is not — a printer's warm surfaces are no place for stored toner. Keeping all five 331-7328 units in the one carton has a second benefit: the remaining stock is visible at a glance, which is what makes the pack work as its own reorder gauge.

Is it worth writing on the carton as each cartridge is fitted?

Yes — thirty seconds that pays off for the life of the pack. Note the date each 331-7328 goes into the machine. If a cartridge ever fades suspiciously early, the carton tells you exactly how long it served, which turns a vague complaint into a clear warranty conversation. The log also sharpens reordering: dates on the box show the office's true consumption rhythm instead of someone's estimate of it.

What does the first cartridge out of the pack establish?

The expectation for the other four. Fit it and watch the first days of shared-office output: clean, even pages from unit one are the pattern the rest of the pack should repeat. Treat that as reassurance, not as a condition of cover — every cartridge in the pack is backed individually by a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so a later unit is judged on its own performance, not its sibling's.

What should happen to the five spent cartridges across the pack's life?

Each spent 331-7328 goes back into the delivery carton as it comes out of the machine. The carton fills with empties exactly as it empties of fresh stock, keeping residue contained and the count honest. When the last cartridge is spent, one box goes to a recycling channel in a single hand-off. Keep only the newest empty aside for a few days, until its replacement has proven itself.

About This Dell B1265DFW 5-Pack (331-7328)

Five compatible high-yield black toner cartridges for the Dell B1265DFW — part number 331-7328 — each rated at up to 2,500 pages, 12,500 pages across the pack, priced at $117.10: $23.42 per cartridge, around 0.94 cents per rated page, and $73.95 saved versus buying the five cartridges singly. Dispatched from IL, PA, GA or CA and covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns. Browse the full range on our Dell page.

One cartridge covers the whole platform: Multi-Function B1260dnf, Laser B1265dfw and Multi-Function B1260dn all take it. Related options in this range include the black cartridge and the black five-pack.