Dell (310-5807, 310-5810, 310-5809, 310-5808)

The 310-5807, 310-5810, 310-5809 and 310-5808 cartridges make up the complete CMYK toner set for Dell's 5100 and 5100cn color lasers. Each color is an independent cartridge, so you never replace toner you have not used. The family exists in standard and high-yield capacities; the cartridges gathered on this page are the high-yield versions.

The 5100 series belonged to the era when bringing color printing in-house first made financial sense for mid-size offices, and its running costs were the argument: a high-yield set in the machine meant color pages stopped being a special expense. That math still holds for the machines still in service. Steady color output is exactly the workload high-yield cartridges are built for, while a printer that wakes up once a month for a single color page would never notice the difference.

Toner Cartridges for Dell 310-5807

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
310-5807	Black	See product page
310-5810	Cyan	See product page
310-5809	Magenta	See product page
310-5808	Yellow	See product page
310-5807 / 310-5810 / 310-5809 / 310-5808 High Yield 4 Color Set	All four colors	See product page
Dell 5100cn High Yield 4 Color Set	All four colors	See product page
Dell 5100cn Premium Quality High Yield 4 Color Set	All four colors	See product page

Which cartridge should you buy?

Everything stocked here is high yield, so the decision comes down to singles versus the set. Singles reward patience: colors are consumed unevenly, and replacing only the empty one is the cheapest pattern over the printer's life. The set is the right call when the machine arrives with unknown cartridges inside, when several levels are already low, or when a long stretch of color work is scheduled and a mid-run change would cost more time than the toner saved. Black deserves separate attention on any 5100 — text volume usually empties it well ahead of the colors, and a spare black beside the printer is the classic setup.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Chips on all four cartridges let the printer report each color on its own, and compatible cartridges coded for this family slot in without workarounds. A new cartridge benefits from a gentle rock before installation to distribute the toner, and the protective seal should come away cleanly in one pull. Ratings are based on 5% coverage; the color-heavy pages these printers were bought for use considerably more, which is why the per-color gauges — not page arithmetic — should drive reordering. Store the next set sealed and flat; toner does not expire quickly, but heat and sunlight shorten a cartridge's good life.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 310-5807 series a complete replacement kit?

Together, yes: 310-5807 black, 310-5810 cyan, 310-5809 magenta and 310-5808 yellow cover every slot in the printer. They are also sold one at a time, so a kit is only necessary when all four need changing.

Which number is the cyan cartridge?

Cyan is 310-5810. Note the sequence does not run in color order — magenta is 310-5809 and yellow is 310-5808 — so match the label, not the pattern.

Can I replace one color without changing the others?

Yes. The four cartridges are fully independent; the printer tracks them separately and a fresh cartridge in one slot leaves the other three exactly as they were.

Standard or high yield for a 5100 that prints color every day?

High yield — the versions listed here. On steady color volume the larger cartridges lower the cost of each page and cut the number of swaps, which is the workload this family was designed around.