Laser W5600N

Departmental printers earn their floor space by staying out of the way, and the Dell W5600N is built for exactly that: a high-speed monochrome laser with networking fitted as standard, so a whole workgroup shares one machine. Its cartridge story matches the brief. The high-yield 310-4133 black is rated for up to 27,000 pages, which stretches the interval between changes to months even in a busy department, and the same shelf covers specialist work with the 310-4587 (M2925), an extra-high-yield MICR build made for printing checks.

Shared use is where this model pulls away from personal printers. PostScript and PCL support let it take jobs from mixed systems without complaint, optional duplexing and expanded paper trays can be added as the group grows, and the heavy-duty duty cycle absorbs large monthly volumes. Because the W5600N draws from the same cartridge family as the W5300 line, offices running both machines can stock one set of supplies instead of two.

Toner Cartridges for W5600N

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
310-4133	Black	Up to 27,000 pages
310-4133 Premium 5 Pack	Black	Up to 27,000 pages
310-4587 (M2925) MICR	Black	See product page
W5600N High Yield	Black	Up to 27,000 pages
W5600N High Yield 5 Pack	Black	Up to 27,000 pages

Which cartridge should you buy?

For ordinary departmental printing there is really one decision: how many 310-4133 cartridges to keep on hand. A single high-yield cartridge already covers a long stretch of work, so smaller groups can buy one at a time and reorder when the spare shelf empties. Departments that cannot afford a paused printer lean toward the 5-pack listings, which put months of toner in the cabinet at once. Treat the MICR cartridge as a separate purchase entirely — its magnetic toner exists for check stock, and it belongs in the machine only while checks are being printed, not as a general-purpose black.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Every cartridge on this page carries the chip the W5600N expects, so a swap is a mechanical job: power stays on, the old unit slides out, the new one seats with a firm push until it clicks. On a shared machine it pays to keep one sealed spare in the cabinet and rotate stock so the oldest cartridge is used first. If output turns pale across a whole run, pull the cartridge and rock it gently end to end a few times to level the remaining toner before concluding it is empty — on a 27,000-page cartridge, that simple step can recover a surprising amount of printing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the W5600N use the same toner as the W5300?

Yes. The W5600N shares its cartridge family with the W5300 and W5300N, so the high-yield black and the MICR build listed here serve all of them. Offices running a mix of the two models can hold one shared stock of spares.

What is the MICR cartridge for?

The 310-4587 (M2925) uses magnetic ink character recognition toner, the kind banks require for the encoded line on checks. Load it when printing check stock, then swap back to the standard high-yield cartridge for everyday documents.

How long will one high-yield cartridge last here?

At the rated figure of up to 27,000 pages, a department printing 2,000 pages a month would change toner roughly once a year. Real life varies with coverage — dense forms and graphics draw more toner per page than plain memos — but the long interval is the point of this cartridge family.