Color Laser Laser 5310

Some offices simply print more, and the Dell 5310 is built for them: up to 47–50 pages per minute, a 250,000-page monthly duty cycle, and paper capacity that scales to 2,600 sheets. Large workgroups, print rooms and document-heavy departments get throughput that keeps pace with demand. Throughput like that turns toner into a measurable operating cost — which is good news, because it is a controllable one. The extra-high-capacity black at the top of this machine's range is the 310-7238, and the family's other long-life black listing is the 341-2916.

At this volume the cartridge decision is an arithmetic decision: every page carries a share of the cartridge's cost, so the high and extra-high-capacity options exist to push that share down. Both lines are stocked on this page as singles and multipacks — the 5310-HY listings carry the 310-7238, and the 5210-named listings carry the 341-2916 for the same family.

Toner Cartridges for Dell 5310

Which cartridge should you buy?

Start from the number on the cartridge you remove, then buy for uptime. A print room running the 5310 near its duty cycle should hold multipacks of its line — the five- and ten-packs exist for exactly this class of machine — so a cartridge change is a shelf trip, not a purchase order. A department with one 5310 and moderate volume can run on singles or two-packs of the extra-high-capacity 310-7238 and still see long intervals between swaps. In every case, the bigger-capacity cartridge is what lowers the cost per page; the pack size only decides how often you reorder.

Chip, toner and everyday use

High-volume machines give little warning between 'low' and 'empty' in working hours, so stage the next cartridge near the printer rather than in another building. The printer reads the new cartridge's chip at installation and resets its counter; if a reading looks wrong after a swap, reseat and restart before suspecting the cartridge. Yield figures assume standard coverage — dense forms and reports finish cartridges faster — and a gentle side-to-side rock before installing keeps the first pages of a fresh cartridge evenly dark.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the correct cartridge number for the Dell 5310?

Check the cartridge already installed: this page stocks the extra-high-capacity 310-7238 in the 5310-HY listings and the 341-2916 in the 5210-named listings, both for this printer family. The number on your old cartridge decides which line to reorder.

Is it cheaper to buy a bigger cartridge for the 5310?

Usually, yes, if the printer is busy: the higher-capacity cartridges in this range lower your per-page cost, and a machine with a 250,000-page monthly duty cycle is exactly where that math pays. For occasional printing the standard choice is the economical one.

How fast is the Dell 5310?

Up to 47–50 pages per minute, with a monthly duty cycle rated to 250,000 pages and paper capacity that scales to 2,600 sheets — throughput aimed at large workgroups and print rooms.

Can I recycle used Dell 5310 cartridges?

Yes. Dell runs a cartridge recycling program and many office-supply stores take back used toner cartridges too; keep the empty in the replacement's box and drop it at a collection point.

More printers that use the same cartridges

The same long-life cartridge family serves the other models in this workgroup group: Color Laser Laser 5210N, Color Laser Laser 5210, Dell 341-2919, Laser 5210, Laser 5210N, Laser 5310, Laser 5310N.