Ricoh Aficio C3500 Toner Cartridges (888604–888607)

Aficio C3500

Built for offices that print in color all day, the Ricoh Aficio C3500 is a 35-page-per-minute-class color multifunction built around a long-life toner set. Black is the 888604 cartridge, rated for up to 23,000 pages, while the colors — 888605 yellow, 888606 magenta and 888607 cyan — are each rated for up to 17,000 pages. Clever Supplies stocks compatible cartridges for this machine in singles, color sets and money-saving multi-packs.

A machine in this class earns its floor space by producing finished color documents — proposals, handouts, client material — rather than drafts. That workload pattern is why the toner set matters: a black cartridge past twenty thousand pages and colors in the high teens mean the C3500 spends its life printing instead of waiting on supplies. Because each color is a separate cartridge, a heavy week of blue-toned artwork only draws down the cyan; the other stations are untouched until their turn comes.

Toner Cartridges for Aficio C3500

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
888604	Black	Up to 23,000 pages
888607	Cyan	Up to 17,000 pages
888606	Magenta	Up to 17,000 pages
888605	Yellow	Up to 17,000 pages
888604 — 2 Black	Black	23,000 pages per cartridge
888604 — 3 Black	Black	23,000 pages per cartridge
888604 — 5 Black	Black	23,000 pages per cartridge
888607, 888606, 888605 — 3 Color Set	Cyan, magenta and yellow	17,000 pages per color
888604, 888607, 888606, 888605 — 4 Color Set	All four colors	23,000 black / 17,000 per color
888604, 888607, 888606, 888605 — 5 Color Set	All four colors	23,000 black / 17,000 per color
888607, 888606, 888605 — 6 Color Set	Cyan, magenta and yellow	17,000 pages per color
888604, 888607, 888606, 888605 — 8 Color Set	All four colors	23,000 black / 17,000 per color

Which cartridge should you buy?

Single cartridges are the backbone of running this machine: the 888604 black for the text that still dominates most office output, and the color singles bought individually as each station fades. The black 2, 3 and 5-packs suit offices that have learned their monthly black volume and prefer one order to several. Sets answer a different question — not "which station is empty" but "we want everything fresh." The 4-color set does exactly that; the 3-color set refreshes colors only; and the 5, 6 and 8-piece bundles build a working reserve for sites where the C3500 is one of several machines on the same 888604 family.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Every cartridge on this page is a compatible replacement with a chip the C3500 reads for its toner gauges, so levels stay visible on the panel. When a cartridge is fitted, remove the seal completely and keep fingers off the chip contacts; a gentle rock before installation spreads toner that settled in the box. Remember that the printed ratings assume 5% coverage — a page of full-color graphics can use several times the toner of a text page, so color yields land lower in design-heavy offices. Storing the next set flat, sealed and out of direct light keeps it ready for the day a station runs dry.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner cartridges does the Ricoh Aficio C3500 use?

Four of them: black 888604, yellow 888605, magenta 888606 and cyan 888607. Nothing else in the Ricoh line swaps in — but the models below share this exact set.

What are the page yields on this machine?

The black cartridge is rated for up to 23,000 pages, and each of the three color cartridges for up to 17,000 pages, all at 5% coverage.

Is the Aficio C4500 toner the same?

Yes. The Aficio C4500 runs the identical 888604 through 888607 cartridges, so stock bought for one machine works in the other.

Should I buy the full color set or singles?

Singles, in most cases — colors rarely run out together. Keep the set for a complete changeover, or when several stations are genuinely near empty at once.