Compatible Okidata MB460 Laser Toner Cartridge Black fade-resistant pigment for professional laser documents with lasting impact.
Okidata MB460 Toner cartridge in black color yields approximately 3500 pages print. Toner cartridge produces high quality reliable printing in your home or office.
What does one printed page actually cost in an MB460?
This cartridge costs $27.70 and is rated at 3,500 pages, which divides out to about 0.79 cents per page — call it $7.92 per thousand pages. For an MB460 doing everyday office documents, that puts toner well under a penny a page, so a 200-page report run costs roughly $1.58 in toner.
Is 3,500 pages the real number, or a best case?
The 3,500-page figure for the 43979101 is the standard industry rating at 5% coverage — a typical page of text. Real life varies: a page of dense contracts uses more toner than a short memo, and draft mode uses less. Most offices printing normal documents land reasonably close to the rating; if your pages are mostly full-coverage forms, expect somewhat fewer pages per cartridge.
My MB460 prints have gone pale on the left side — is that the toner?
Uneven fading down one side is one of the most common end-of-life signs for a toner cartridge: the toner inside is running low and no longer coating evenly. Rocking the cartridge gently a few times can even things out temporarily. If the pale band comes straight back, the cartridge is done and a fresh 43979101 is the fix.
Can I keep a spare on the shelf, or does toner go stale?
A sealed cartridge keeps well for a long time as long as it is stored flat, out of direct sunlight, and away from heat sources. Many MB460 offices keep one spare so a cartridge that dies mid-job never stops the day. Just use the oldest stock first and keep the cartridge in its bag until install day.
What if the cartridge arrives damaged or fails early?
It is covered by a 1-year warranty, and you have a full year of free returns as well, so a cartridge that leaks, fails, or arrives damaged is not your problem to absorb. The process is spelled out on our shipping and returns page, and our support team is around Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.
How fast will a replacement reach me?
Orders ship from our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and we send your cartridge from the location closest to you. Four shipping points spread across the country means most MB460 owners are only a short transit time away from one of them.
About This MB460 Cartridge
Priced at $27.70, this compatible black cartridge matches the Okidata 43979101 specification for the MB460 and is rated at 3,500 pages — around 0.79 cents per page at standard coverage. It is sold as a single cartridge, so the price you see is the price of exactly one unit. If your office standardizes on Oki machines, the rest of our Okidata range covers the other models in the same family.
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