MB441

Small footprint, full job description: the Okidata MB441 folds printing, scanning, copying and faxing into one compact monochrome multifunction for small offices. Per OKI's US listing it runs on a single black cartridge, the 44992405, rated at 1,500 pages. This page sells that cartridge on its own and in three- and five-packs, alongside the older model-named listing, the MB441 black cartridge, and its five-pack — two labels for the same slot in the machine.

Compact multifunctions like this one tend to live close to the person who uses them most: a small practice, a two-desk office, a home workspace where the printer shares a shelf with everything else. Jobs arrive one or two at a time rather than in batches, and at that pace a 1,500-page cartridge lasts a respectably long while. What matters more at this scale is that a replacement is always within reach when the one cartridge in the machine finally gives out.

Toner Cartridges for MB441

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
44992405	Black	1,500 pages
MB441 cartridge (model-named listing)	Black	See product page

Multi-packs on this page: the 44992405 3 Pack, the 44992405 5 Pack and the MB441 5 Pack.

Which cartridge should you buy?

With a single cartridge size in play, the buying decision here is about quantity rather than capacity. A solo user who prints a few pages a day can order one cartridge at a time and keep the drawer empty. A small office where the MB441 is the only printer in the building should think differently: every stoppage is total, because there is no second machine to fall back on, and a three- or five-pack on the shelf turns a toner emergency into a thirty-second swap. The model-named and code-named listings on this page feed the same slot, so choose whichever listing you prefer and stay consistent when you reorder, checking the number against the cartridge you remove.

Chip, toner and everyday use

The cartridge drops into the front of the printer, and its chip reports the remaining level to the machine as you print. Yield figures for cartridges of this size are calculated at about five percent coverage, so a workload of full-page letters and forms lands close to the rating while heavy graphics pull it down. When prints begin to look washed out, take the cartridge out and rock it slowly from end to end a few times; the toner settles level again and the last of it prints evenly instead of fading in patches. Keep the spare sealed until the day it is needed — an opened cartridge ages faster than a wrapped one.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner cartridge does the MB441 take?

Just one: the 44992405 black cartridge, rated at 1,500 pages. There is no high-yield alternative for this model and no separate color supply to track, which keeps ordering about as simple as it gets. The listings named for the printer itself are the same cartridge under a model label.

Why is my MB441 printing light gray instead of solid black?

Almost always because the cartridge is nearly spent and the toner layer inside has thinned out. A gentle shake buys a handful of extra pages while a replacement is on its way, but treat the pale output as the machine telling you its supply is finished rather than as a fault to chase.

How do I clear up streaks running down MB441 pages?

Start with the LED array inside the printer: dust settling on that lens draws straight lines down page after page, and a soft, dry cloth wiped along it clears most cases. If clean, even streaks survive both the wipe and a fresh cartridge, the image drum becomes the likely suspect and is worth having checked.