Color Laser Laser B3460

Some printers outlast the offices around them, and the Dell B3460 — a fast monochrome laser with a paper path and toner system designed for thousands of pages a month — has quietly become one of them. The toner stocked on this page is the 331-9807 black cartridge line, listed for the B3460DN-B3465DNF model range: a single cartridge, or packs of two, three, five and ten for machines still doing department duty.

A veteran workhorse asks little of its owners beyond a reliable supply line. The B3460 was bought for volume and is usually still delivering it years later, so the economics that matter now are per-page cost and uptime, not purchase price. Keeping its cartridge affordable and permanently in stock is what turns an aging machine from a replacement candidate into the cheapest printer in the building to run.

Toner Cartridges for B3460

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
331-9807 Black Toner — Single Cartridge	Black	See product page
331-9807 Black Toner — 2 Pack	Black	See product page
331-9807 Black Toner — 3 Pack	Black	See product page
331-9807 Black Toner — 5 Pack	Black	See product page
331-9807 Black Toner — 10 Pack	Black	See product page

Which cartridge should you buy?

Because these listings span several models in the B3460 and B3465 range, confirm the code on the cartridge you are removing before you choose — 331-9807 is the number this page sells. A lightly used B3460 needs nothing more than a single cartridge at a time. A machine still carrying a department should be stocked from the packs: the 2 pack keeps a spare beside it, and the 5 or 10 pack suits the offices that long ago stopped counting its pages. The cartridge is the same in every box; only the reorder interval changes.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Older machines reward a firm hand at changeover: seat the cartridge fully, close the front door decisively, and give the printer a moment to calibrate and read the chip before judging the result. If a toner message refuses to clear, switch the machine off, reseat the cartridge, and power back up. And when output fades near the end of a cartridge's life, a gentle side-to-side rock redistributes the remaining toner well enough to finish the day's work in most cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the correct Dell cartridge part numbers for the B3460?

The cartridges on this page carry the number 331-9807. A B3460 can have had different cartridges fitted over a long life, though, so pull the spent cartridge out and compare its part number before ordering — the label on the old unit is the final authority.

Can the B3460 print on envelopes?

Yes, with the usual specialty-media rules: use the manual tray, set the media type in printing preferences, and print a single test sheet first. Envelopes should be flat with no clasps, and labels must be laser-rated so the adhesive survives the fuser.

Should I buy genuine Dell toner or a compatible cartridge for an older B3460?

For a machine of this age, the arithmetic usually favors compatibles: the cartridges on this page are covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns, and the saving against original Dell pricing is what keeps a veteran printer economical to run year after year.

The printer says toner is low, but pages still look fine. Should I swap now?

Not yet. The low warning is an estimate based on coverage counting, and most cartridges print cleanly well past it. Keep working until the output itself fades — but have the replacement on the shelf, because on a high-volume machine the end, when it comes, arrives quickly.