Aficio 1515

The Ricoh Aficio 1515 is a black-and-white digital multifunction system built around a 15-page-per-minute engine, covering copying, printing and scanning for small offices. It runs on one cartridge for everything: 841718, the black toner Ricoh also catalogs as Type 1170D and under the alternate number 888260 — the same cartridge under each name, rated for up to 7,000 pages. One supply to stock and one cartridge to change, whichever function the office is using.

The 1515 earned its long office life by being undemanding: a proven copier platform, a modest footprint, and a cartridge that carries a typical workgroup for months at a time. It suits the small office that wants one machine by the door handling the day's copies, print jobs and scans without a service contract's worth of attention — and when toner finally runs low, the fix is a single cartridge swap, not a call-out.

Toner Cartridges for Aficio 1515

Which cartridge should you buy?

Every listing in the table is the same 841718 cartridge; the only choice is how many to keep in the building. A single cartridge, at up to 7,000 pages, already covers months of small-office work. The 2-pack pairs the working cartridge with its replacement, which suits offices that cannot afford a day waiting on a delivery. The 4-pack is for sites that run the 1515 daily, or keep one supply shelf for several machines in this family — the per-cartridge cost drops with each step up, and a cartridge on the shelf never holds up a print job. The Type 1170D listings and the 841718 listings are the identical cartridge under its two catalog names, so buy whichever line you prefer.

Chip, toner and everyday use

The 1515 reads its cartridge on installation, so slide the new unit in squarely and let the machine cycle before sending a job. Yield is figured at 5% coverage — an office printing mostly letters and invoices will land near the 7,000-page rating, while dense forms and graphics finish sooner. If pages fade near the end of a cartridge's life, lift it out and rock it gently end to end; the redistributed toner often delivers a few hundred more clean pages. Keep the spare sealed in a drawer away from the window: heat and light are toner's enemies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are 841718, Type 1170D and 888260 really the same cartridge?

Yes. They are different Ricoh catalog numbers for the identical black toner cartridge — any of the three on a box means the right toner for the 1515.

How many pages does one cartridge print?

Up to 7,000 pages at 5% coverage. For a small workgroup printing everyday documents, that is typically months of work per cartridge.

Does one cartridge cover copying, printing and scanning?

Copying and printing draw on the toner; scanning itself uses none. Either way, a single cartridge is the machine's only supply — there is nothing else to stock.

Which pack size should a small office buy?

Start with a 2-pack: one cartridge working, one waiting. Move to the 4-pack if the machine runs daily or shares a supply shelf with sibling models.

More printers that use the same cartridges

The 841718 cartridge serves a large family of machines across the Ricoh, Gestetner, Lanier and Savin badges: 415DSM, 415F, 415PF, Aficio 1515F, Aficio 1515MF, Aficio 717, Aficio 717F, Aficio MF-201SPF, Aficio MP 161L, Aficio MP-161, Aficio MP-161F, Aficio MP-161SPF, Aficio MP-171, Aficio MP-171F, Aficio MP-171SPF, Aficio MP-20, Aficio MP-201F, DSM 415, DSM415, DSM516, Lanier 015F, Lanier 015SPF, Lanier 016SPF, Lanier 117, Lanier 117SPF, Lanier LD 015, Lanier LD015, Lanier LD117, Lanier LD220, Savin 3515, Savin 3515F, Savin 3515MF, Savin 816, Savin 917, Savin 917F, Savin 917SPF, Savin 920.