Laser 1600N

The Dell 1600N squeezes a complete small-office all-in-one into a compact frame: printing, copying, scanning and faxing at around 20 pages per minute, with networking built in so the whole desk row can share it. All of that work runs through one high-yield black cartridge, the 310-5417, which keeps the supply cupboard for this machine down to a single line item.

The 1600N was aimed at growing businesses — the kind that have outgrown a personal printer but still count every square foot and every dollar. Networking is the feature that changes its life: instead of living on one person's desk tethered by USB, it becomes shared infrastructure, and its toner consumption becomes the office's consumption. Plan your cartridge stock for the team, not the individual.

Toner Cartridges for Dell 1600N

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
310-5417	Black	High Yield
310-5417 MICR	Black	High Yield — MICR
Dell 1600N High Yield Black	Black	High Yield
Dell 1600N High Yield Black 5 Pack	Black	High Yield — 5 Pack
310-5417 Premium High Yield Black 5 Pack	Black	High Yield — 5 Pack

Which cartridge should you buy?

The standard answer is the high-yield 310-5417: one cartridge covers print, copy and fax output for the whole office, and the high-yield fill keeps changes infrequent. Dell's list for this family also includes a standard-capacity 310-5416 number, but for a shared machine the high-yield build is the economical default. If the 1600N prints your checks, pick the MICR version of the cartridge — its magnetic toner is what bank scanners read. A five-pack makes sense once more than a couple of people print daily, since a shared all-in-one never runs dry at a convenient moment. Compatible cartridges here carry a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns.

Chip, toner and everyday use

When a new cartridge goes in, push it in until it seats with a click; the printer reads the cartridge's chip to track the level, and a half-seated unit is the usual reason a full cartridge still reports as low. Keep one sealed spare flat in a drawer — on a networked machine used by several people, running out mid-afternoon costs more in lost time than a spare ever costs on the shelf. If output turns patchy toward the end of a fill, lift the cartridge out and tilt it gently left and right a few times to redistribute the toner, then print on while the replacement ships.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the 1600N use the same toner as the Laser 1600?

Yes. The Laser 1600 and the 1600N share the same 310-5417 and 310-5416 black cartridge family — the N only adds the network connection, so cartridges swap freely between the two models.

What is the MICR cartridge for?

MICR toner contains magnetic particles that let bank equipment read the account line printed along the bottom of a check. If your office prints its own checks on the 1600N, that is the build to order; for everything else, the regular high-yield cartridge is the right one.

Network printing from the 1600N is slow — how do I speed it up?

Test with a direct USB connection first: if USB is fast, the bottleneck is the network, not the printer. Look for an IP address conflict or an outdated driver, and give the printer a fixed address in your router so machines always find it at the same place.

The number on my old cartridge is different — P4210 or K4671. Will these fit?

Yes. Dell's supply list for this family also shows P4210, K4671, X5015 and T5870 as alternate numbers for the same cartridges, so a match on any of those codes means the 310-5417 family is what you need.