MB260

Compact is the design brief behind the Okidata MB260, a monochrome multifunction that folds printing, scanning, copying and faxing into one small-office unit. Its toner family has two members: the standard 56123401, rated at 3,000 pages, and the high-yield 56123402 at 5,500 pages. This page stocks the high-yield cartridge — including the same supply in a listing under the MB260 model name — because on a machine that also prints every incoming fax, the longer interval between swaps is the one most small offices end up wanting.

The fax line is what sets the MB260 apart from a plain desktop printer. It prints when nobody asked it to: overnight orders, signed pages coming back, the occasional junk sheet. That steady background consumption rewards a cartridge with headroom and an owner who treats the low-toner warning as a prompt to order, not a crisis. Everything about this machine is scaled to light-to-moderate volume handled without fuss.

Toner Cartridges for MB260

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
56123402	Black	5,500 pages
56123402 — Black, 5 Pack	Black	5,500 pages each
MB260 Toner Cartridge — High Yield Black	Black	See product page
MB260 Toner Cartridges — High Yield Black, 5 Pack	Black	See product page

Which cartridge should you buy?

The honest comparison is between the two ratings: 3,000 pages for the standard 56123401 against 5,500 for the 56123402 stocked here. The high-yield cartridge spreads its purchase price across nearly twice as many pages, so its cost per page is the lower of the two, and it halves how often the machine is opened. The standard cartridge still has a case — a very light user may take years to finish even 3,000 pages — but for the fax-and-copy rhythm this machine was built for, the high-yield is the natural fit, and the 5 Pack on this page is the version for offices that would rather reorder twice a year than think about toner monthly.

Chip, toner and everyday use

The 56123402 cartridges on this page are chipped for the MB260, so the machine reads the new supply and reports its level normally. Toner and drum live on different service lives in this machine — replace the one the printer flags and leave the other alone. Two settings pay for themselves on a fax-heavy unit: print incoming faxes in draft or toner-save mode, since fax resolution is low to begin with and fine quality only spends toner, and turn off junk-fax printing and confirmation pages you never read. A spare cartridge in the drawer turns the eventual low-toner day into a one-minute swap.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner fits the Okidata MB260?

Two cartridges belong to this machine: the standard 56123401 (3,000 pages) and the high-yield 56123402 (5,500 pages). This page stocks the high-yield cartridge, under both its part number and the MB260 model name — they are the same supply.

How can I cut toner costs on fax-heavy MB260 use?

Set incoming faxes to draft or toner-save printing — fax pages are low-resolution by nature, so the savings cost you nothing in readability. Add the housekeeping steps: block junk faxes where the machine allows it, and stop printing confirmation pages you do not file. Together they stretch every cartridge noticeably.

Is the MB260 a good fit for a small office?

It was built for exactly that: print, copy, scan and fax in one compact box, at volumes where a separate machine for each job makes no sense. The two-cartridge toner family keeps the running-cost side simple — one supply decision, made by volume.

Standard or high-yield — which should I choose?

By page count, not by habit. If the machine prints a few hundred pages a month, the standard cartridge is a rational buy. Once copying and fax traffic push the count up, the 56123402 high-yield wins on both cost per page and convenience — and it is the cartridge this page keeps in stock.