Dell (331-0778, 331-0777, 331-0780, 331-0779)

This page covers the high-yield toner family built around the 331-0778 black cartridge, with 331-0777 cyan, 331-0780 magenta and 331-0779 yellow alongside it — the cartridge set for Dell's compact color laser line: the 1250, 1250c, 1250cnw, 1350, 1350cnw and 1355 printers. These are the high-yield builds: more pages from every cartridge and a lower cost on each printed page than the standard versions.

Compact printers earn their place by fitting where a workgroup machine cannot — a reception counter, a retail back office, a home desk. Their weakness is interruption: a small printer stopped mid-task by an empty cartridge is usually the only printer its users have. High-yield cartridges are the direct answer, stretching the distance between changes so the machine asks for attention a few times a year instead of every few weeks. This page also stocks the family's four-color sets packaged for the 1755NF and 1755NFW machines, which draw from the same cartridge line.

Toner Cartridges for Dell 331-0778

Which cartridge should you buy?

Stay with high yield throughout this family — it is the capacity these listings are built around, and on a compact printer the fewer changes the better. Replace colors one at a time as they empty; the four cartridges are independent and a fresh one restores its color without disturbing the rest. Black is the exception worth planning around: it empties first in most offices, and this page answers with a three-pack of the 331-0778 for desks that print documents daily. Choose a four-color set when the printer is newly acquired, when several colors are low together, or for the 1755NF and 1755NFW, whose sets are packaged under those model names below.

Chip, toner and everyday use

A chip in every cartridge reports its level to the printer, and compatible cartridges made for this family are recognized on fitting — no reset procedure is involved. Rock a new cartridge gently side to side before it goes in so the toner bed sits level, and draw the seal out smoothly rather than snapping it. Yield figures are quoted at 5% coverage; pages heavy with color graphics will draw the colors down much faster than text pages draw the black. For a printer that may sit idle between busy spells, keep the spare set sealed until needed — an unopened cartridge stores far better than one already fitted and forgotten.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why choose the high-yield versions for a small printer?

Because the 331-0778 series carries more toner per cartridge, it prints more pages before each change and brings the cost of every page down. On a compact machine that is often the only printer in the room, fewer interruptions matter as much as the savings.

Which number is the magenta cartridge?

Magenta is 331-0780. The set runs 331-0778 black, 331-0777 cyan, 331-0780 magenta and 331-0779 yellow — the numbers are not in color order, so match the label.

Is there a multi-pack of the black cartridge?

Yes, the 331-0778 black is offered in a three-pack as well as singly — the practical option for a desk printer that goes through black faster than any color.

Which printers use the 331-0778 series?

Dell's compact color lasers: the 1250, 1250c, 1250cnw, 1350, 1350cnw, 1355 and its network and multifunction variants, with sets on this page also packaged for the 1755NF and 1755NFW.

More printers that use the same cartridges

More Dell categories that share this cartridge family: Color Laser 1250, Color Laser 1250C, Color Laser 1250CNW, Color Laser 1350, Color Laser 1350CNW, Color Laser 1355, Color Laser 1355CN, Color Laser 1355CNW, Color Laser 1755NF, Color Laser 1755NFW, Color Laser C1760, Color Laser C1760NW, Color Laser C1765, Color Laser C1765NF, Color Laser C1765NFW, Dell (810WH, C5GC3, XMX5D, WM2JC), Dell (XKP2P, YX24V, MHT79, J95NM), Multifunction 1355CN, Multifunction 1355CNW.