Aficio MP C4500 SPF
Fax capability is the whole point of the Ricoh Aficio MP C4500 SPF: it adds faxing to the same 45-ppm-class color multifunction platform as the standard MP C4500, and it draws on exactly the same toner shelf. Black comes from the 888604 cartridge, good for as many as 23,000 pages, while yellow 888605, magenta 888606 and cyan 888607 are each rated up to 17,000 pages. Everything listed here is a compatible replacement made for this machine.
The SPF earns its place in offices where paper still arrives by fax — clinics, law practices, freight and real-estate desks — but where scanning, copying and color printing share the same daily workload. Because its cartridges are shared with the C3500 and C4500 models in the family list below, a supply closet stocked for one of these machines already covers the SPF, which keeps ordering simple when several Ricoh units sit on the same floor.
Toner Cartridges for Aficio MP C4500 SPF
| Cartridge | Color and form | Page yield |
|---|---|---|
| 888604 | Black — single cartridge | Up to 23,000 pages |
| 888607 | Cyan — single cartridge | Up to 17,000 pages |
| 888606 | Magenta — single cartridge | Up to 17,000 pages |
| 888605 | Yellow — single cartridge | Up to 17,000 pages |
| 888604 | Black — 2-pack | 2 × up to 23,000 pages |
| 888604 | Black — 3-pack | 3 × up to 23,000 pages |
| 888604 | Black — 5-pack | 5 × up to 23,000 pages |
| 888604, 888607, 888606, 888605 | Four-color set (black, cyan, magenta, yellow) | Black up to 23,000; colors up to 17,000 pages each |
| 888604, 888607, 888606, 888605 | Five-piece color set | Per-cartridge yields as listed for the singles |
| 888604, 888607, 888606, 888605 | Eight-piece color set | Per-cartridge yields as listed for the singles |
| 888607, 888606, 888605 | Three-color set (cyan, magenta, yellow) | Up to 17,000 pages per cartridge |
| 888607, 888606, 888605 | Six-piece color set (cyan, magenta, yellow) | Up to 17,000 pages per cartridge |
Which cartridge should you buy?
Start with black. Fax traffic and everyday office printing lean heavily on the 888604, and at up to 23,000 pages a single cartridge already lasts a long while; busy offices stretch that further with the 2-pack, 3-pack or 5-pack so a spare is always on the shelf. The three colors are rated lower, at up to 17,000 pages apiece, and they rarely empty at the same moment, so most buyers replace them one at a time as singles. When a full refresh makes more sense — several colors low together — the four-color set covers every slot in one box, the three-color set handles the colors while black still has life, and the five-, six- and eight-piece bundles suit offices that would rather stock deep and reorder rarely.
Chip, toner and everyday use
Yield figures are measured at 5% page coverage, so a fax-heavy week of dense documents will move through toner faster than the rating suggests. When incoming faxes or prints start to look pale, pull the black cartridge out and rock it gently from side to side a few times — redistributing the toner inside often restores even output for the pages that remain. Keep unopened spares sealed in their packaging, stored flat and away from heat, and let the machine read the new cartridge's chip on install before judging the first test page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the MP C4500 SPF use the same toner as the MP C4500?
Yes. The SPF takes the identical set — 888604 black, 888605 yellow, 888606 magenta and 888607 cyan — because the fax hardware is the only real difference between the two models.
What exactly does the SPF version add?
Fax capability. Everything else that matters for supplies — the color engine and the cartridge set — matches the non-SPF machine, so nothing about ordering toner changes.
How long should the black cartridge last in a fax-heavy office?
It is rated up to 23,000 pages at 5% coverage. Offices that receive long, dense faxes will see fewer pages than that, which is why the black multipacks on this page exist for heavier volumes.
My received faxes are printing light. Is the cartridge empty?
Probably low rather than empty. Rock the 888604 cartridge gently side to side to redistribute the toner and print a test page; if the output stays pale, it is time for the replacement.
More printers that use the same cartridges
Five sibling models run on this same four-cartridge set: Aficio C3500, Aficio C4500, Aficio MP C3500, Aficio MP C3500 SPF, Aficio MP C4500.