Frequently Asked Questions
What does "2 X CMY" mean in this set's name?
It means two of each color: two 593-BBJU cyan, two 593-BBJV magenta and two 593-BBJW yellow cartridges — six cartridges in total, each rated at 1,400 pages. In other words, two full rounds of the three color slots on Dell's E525W family. What the name also tells you, by the letters it leaves out, is that there is still no black cartridge in this box: CMY is the whole contents.
What does doubling up actually save?
Real money, on the listing's own numbers. Two of the three-color sets would cost $99.18; this six-cartridge set is $80.70, a saving of $18.48. The per-cartridge average drops from $16.53 to $13.45, and the color class falls to roughly 0.96 cents per page at the 1,400-page rating each 593-BBJU, 593-BBJV and 593-BBJW cartridge carries. If your office genuinely works through colors at pace, the second round is the cheapest color toner this machine takes.
Six cartridges and still no black — why?
Because this product is the color supply, full stop. The E525W's black cartridge lives on its own longer cycle and its own listing, so color-heavy users are not forced to stockpile black cartridges they will not touch for months. Check your black level before ordering: if it is low, add the black separately. Nothing in this box will fill the black slot.
How should two rounds of colors be used and stored?
One round at a time. Install from the first trio of 593-BBJU, 593-BBJV and 593-BBJW as slots call for them, and keep the second trio sealed in a cool, dry cupboard away from sunlight. Colors rarely empty in perfect step, so change each cartridge when its own 1,400-page cycle runs out rather than swapping all three together — the set rewards that discipline by always having the exact color you need already on the shelf.
Who is a six-cartridge color set honestly sized for?
Offices where the E525W prints color every day — handouts, charts, color documents — and running dry mid-week is a real disruption. It is not for the occasional color user: if a single three-color set lasts you the better part of a year, the smaller set is the sensible buy and this one ties up money on a shelf. The saving of $18.48 is only a saving if both rounds actually get used.
Are these Dell cartridges, and what happens if one is faulty?
No — they are compatible cartridges built to the 593-BBJU, 593-BBJV and 593-BBJW specifications, covered by our 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. The cover works per cartridge, so one faulty unit from the six is sorted on its own under the process on our shipping and returns page, with support available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. Orders ship from the nearest of our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California warehouses, and companion supplies for the machine are on our Dell toner page.
About This 2 X CMY Six-Color Set
Two rounds of color for Dell's E525W family: two each of the 593-BBJU cyan, 593-BBJV magenta and 593-BBJW yellow, every cartridge rated at 1,400 pages — and no black cartridge, which remains a separate supply. At $80.70 the set averages $13.45 per cartridge and saves $18.48 against buying the three-color set twice. It ships from our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California warehouse and carries a 1-year warranty with 1-year free returns.
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