Aficio C2000

For a small office taking its first step into color, the Ricoh Aficio C2000 is the entry point: a compact color laser that keeps the supplies bill simple and predictable. It takes four cartridges — the 888636 black, good for up to 20,000 pages, and the 888639 cyan, 888638 magenta and 888637 yellow at up to 15,000 pages each. Those are generous ratings for a machine of this class, which is precisely the appeal: a small team can add color to proposals, invoices and handouts without watching the toner gauge every week. This page carries compatible versions of all four, as singles, multipacks and sets.

The C2000 suits the office that prints color deliberately rather than constantly — the real-estate packet, the client presentation, the menu board — while the bulk of the day stays black text. High-yield cartridges across all four slots mean restocking is an occasional errand instead of a recurring chore, and because each color is a separate cartridge, a yellow-heavy logo habit never forces you to throw away healthy cyan and magenta. It is a straightforward machine with a straightforward appetite, and the running costs stay easy to forecast.

Toner Cartridges for Aficio C2000

Which cartridge should you buy?

With ratings this high, most C2000 owners should start with singles. The black 888636 will carry a small office a long way on its own, and each color is good for up to 15,000 pages, so a full set at the outset is more stock than a new installation needs. Replace colors individually as they empty — they will not run out together unless your printing is unusually balanced. The four-color set earns its place when the machine is being set up with a known baseline, or when two or more slots report low at once. Black multipacks make sense once you know your pace; they trim the per-page cost for the cartridge you will reorder most.

Chip, toner and everyday use

The compatible cartridges on this page include chips the C2000 recognizes, so the machine reports toner levels normally and warns you before a slot runs dry. When swapping, pull the old cartridge straight out, keep the new one level, and slide it in until it settles — no rocking or forcing. Yield figures assume about 5 percent coverage per page; a small office printing mostly letters and light color will see numbers close to the ratings, while dense graphics shorten them. If a print starts to fade near the end of a cartridge, removing it and tilting it gently side to side levels the remaining toner for a few more jobs. Every cartridge here is backed by a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns.

Frequently Asked Questions

What toner does the Aficio C2000 use?

Four cartridges: 888636 in black, 888637 in yellow, 888638 in magenta and 888639 in cyan. The same four numbers serve the whole C2000/C2500/C3000 family, so the cartridges are interchangeable across those models.

How many pages will I get from a set?

Up to 20,000 pages from the black cartridge and up to 15,000 from each color, measured at 5 percent coverage. Real-world totals depend on what you print — text pages stretch toner, full-color pages spend it.

Do I have to replace all four cartridges at once?

No. Each color sits in its own slot and reports its own level. Swap only the cartridge the machine flags, and leave the others until they are genuinely low.

Is a full color set available for the C2000?

Yes. This page lists a complete four-color set, larger five- and eight-piece sets, and color-only bundles of three or six for restocking the colors while the black still has life in it.

More printers that use the same cartridges

Two larger siblings run on the identical four cartridges: Aficio C2500 and Aficio C3000.