Aficio CL4000DN

One of the early color lasers to bring workgroup color down to a sensible budget, the Ricoh Aficio CL4000DN still handles marketing drafts, presentations and everyday office documents in-house, with duplex printing and networking fitted as standard. It runs on four separate cartridges — black 888308, cyan 888311, magenta 888310 and yellow 888309 — and unusually for a color machine, all four carry the same rating of up to 15,000 pages.

That uniform rating is what makes the CL4000DN easy to run on a budget. Because no single color is rated far below the others, a workgroup can forecast toner spending per cartridge rather than per color, and settle into one reorder rhythm for the whole set. For a team producing its own proposals, handouts and color reports, the machine keeps that work in the office instead of at a copy shop, and the toner shelf on this page — singles, black multipacks and full sets — is arranged around exactly that kind of steady, mixed output.

Toner Cartridges for Aficio CL4000DN

Which cartridge should you buy?

Start from how the machine actually empties. If the panel flags one color, replace that color alone — every cartridge here is sold singly, so there is no need to swap a healthy cartridge early. Offices that print mostly text with occasional color should look at the black multipacks: the 888308 black cartridge also comes in 2, 3 and 5-packs, which lowers the cost per cartridge on the color you burn through fastest. When several colors run low together, the 4-piece set replaces the whole row in one order, while the 3-piece and 6-piece sets cover cyan, magenta and yellow only — handy when the black cartridge was changed recently and still has life left. The 5-piece and 8-piece sets suit heavier color volume, keeping spares on hand so a long run never waits on a delivery. Every option on this page is a compatible cartridge backed by a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Each cartridge carries a chip that the printer reads to report toner levels, so the control panel warnings track what is actually left rather than a page-counter guess. When a cartridge is changed, seat it firmly in its color slot until it clicks — a half-seated cartridge is the usual cause of a recognition message. Remember that the 15,000-page ratings are measured at 5% page coverage; dense graphics, full-bleed color and heavy presentation slides use toner far faster, so real-world life will be shorter on color-heavy work. Keeping one spare black cartridge in the supply cabinet is cheap insurance for deadline days.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner cartridges does the Aficio CL4000DN use?

It uses four individual cartridges: 888308 in black, 888311 in cyan, 888310 in magenta and 888309 in yellow. Each one is a high-yield cartridge rated for up to 15,000 pages, and each can be ordered on its own from the table above.

Do all four colors really carry the same page rating?

Yes — black, cyan, magenta and yellow are each rated at up to 15,000 pages at 5% coverage. In practice the colors empty at different times because documents rarely use them evenly, but the ratings themselves are identical, which keeps cost planning simple.

Can I replace just one color at a time?

Yes. The four cartridges are separate units in separate slots, so a low yellow never forces you to change a healthy black. Order the single cartridge for the color the printer flags and swap only that one.

What is the difference between the color sets on this page?

The 4-piece set holds one cartridge of each color. The 3-piece and 6-piece sets contain only cyan, magenta and yellow, while the 5-piece and 8-piece sets add spares for heavier color printing. Black also comes in its own 2, 3 and 5-packs.

More printers that use the same cartridges

The same four cartridges also run a small group of related Ricoh and Lanier workgroup color printers: Aficio LP226cn, Aficio SP C410DN, Aficio SP C411DN, Aficio SP C420DN, Aficio SP C420DN LP226cn, Lanier LP226cn.