Dell S3845CDN Toner Cartridges

Color Laser S3845CDN

Dell aimed the S3845CDN at teams whose printing faces the customer: roughly 36 pages per minute in color, automatic duplex, and network connections that let a whole department share one machine. It prints from a four-part toner set — 593-BCBC black, 593-BCBF cyan, 593-BCBE magenta and 593-BCBD yellow — with every color in a separate cartridge that can be changed on its own.

Marketing decks, sales proposals and client handouts are unforgiving about color: a faded cyan shows up as a washed-out logo on the page a prospect takes home. That is why this model rewards a deliberate toner shelf — fresh color cartridges for presentation work, and enough black in reserve for the contracts and correspondence that still make up most of the page count. Duplexing stretches paper, not toner, so two-sided printing keeps its quality while the paper bill drops.

Toner Cartridges for S3845CDN

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
593-BCBC, 593-BCBF, 593-BCBE, 593-BCBD — 4 Color Set	Full CMYK set	See product page
593-BCBC — Black, single cartridge	Black	See product page
593-BCBF — Cyan, single cartridge	Cyan	See product page
593-BCBE — Magenta, single cartridge	Magenta	See product page
593-BCBD — Yellow, single cartridge	Yellow	See product page
593-BCBC — Black 2 Pack	Black	See product page
593-BCBC — Black 3 Pack	Black	See product page
593-BCBC — Black 5 Pack	Black	See product page
5 Color Set — full set plus a spare black	All four colors	See product page
8 Color Set — two full sets	All four colors	See product page
3 Color Set — cyan, magenta and yellow only	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	See product page
6 Color Set — two rounds of the three colors	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow	See product page

Which cartridge should you buy?

Let the work decide. A team that prints color presentations weekly should keep a complete set in reserve — the 4 Color Set replaces everything in one order, and the 5 Color Set is the smarter buy when black turns over faster than the colors, as it usually does. If only one color has faded, buy that single cartridge and nothing else; there is no prize for retiring three healthy cartridges early. Color-heavy shops that already stock black in bulk are exactly who the 3 and 6 Color Sets are built for, restocking cyan, magenta and yellow without another black in the box. Singles are also the right call for a first order, before you know your own burn rate. Compatible cartridges on this page carry a 1-year warranty with 1-year returns.

Chip, toner and everyday use

The chip on each cartridge lets the S3845CDN identify it and track its level, so installs are a drop-in swap: open the front cover, match the color, remove the seal, slide the new cartridge home. If colors start looking off before any cartridge reports empty, run the color calibration from the maintenance menu first — it corrects drift between the four toner stations and costs nothing. Quoted yields assume about 5% coverage per page, while a full-color slide covers many times that, so presentation-heavy teams should expect cartridges to turn over faster than the rating suggests. Keep spares sealed, upright and out of direct sunlight until the day they are needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do the listings for this printer say S3840?

Because the S3845CDN shares its entire cartridge set with the S3840CDN. The cartridges are named for the family, and the same singles, packs and sets on this page are the correct ones for your S3845CDN.

Will duplex printing wear out the cartridges faster?

No. The printer uses the same amount of toner for a printed side whether that side is one of two on a sheet or stands alone. Duplexing saves paper and storage space; it does not change how quickly a cartridge empties.

One color prints weak while the others look fine — what now?

Run the calibration routine first, since drift between stations is the common cause. If that one color still prints weak afterwards, its cartridge is nearly empty or spent; replace just that color and leave the healthy ones in place.

What is in the 6 Color Set, and why is there no black in it?

It holds two each of cyan, magenta and yellow — six color cartridges, no black. It is meant for offices that already buy black separately in multipacks and simply need the colors restocked in depth.