Ricoh Aficio MP C4500 Toner Cartridges (Compatible)

Aficio MP C4500

Sitting one speed class above the MP C3500, the Ricoh Aficio MP C4500 handles heavier color workloads at a 45-page-per-minute pace without changing the cartridge story. Black remains the 888604 cartridge, rated for up to 23,000 pages, and the colors are 888605 yellow, 888606 magenta and 888607 cyan at up to 17,000 pages each. This page lists compatible MP C4500 toner in singles, complete color sets and value multi-packs.

The appeal of this arrangement is continuity at higher volume. An office that outgrows the MP C3500's pace keeps the same supply shelf, the same cartridge numbers and the same ordering habits when it moves up — only the engine gets faster. One detail worth knowing: when the range is described in shorthand, the magenta is the cartridge left unnamed, and it is ordered as 888606, rated up to 17,000 pages like its fellow colors. Nothing about the step up complicates the one part of ownership people touch every month.

Toner Cartridges for Aficio MP C4500

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

Which cartridge should you buy?

Volume changes the quantities, not the logic. Colors still empty one at a time and should still be bought as singles — at 45 pages a minute the temptation is to overstock everything, but an unopened color cartridge on the shelf is money parked while its rated life waits unused. Black is where the multipacks pay: text volume at this speed empties even a 23,000-page cartridge on a schedule, and the 3 or 5-count packs smooth that into a rare, planned purchase. Reach for a complete set when the machine is installed or reassigned, and for the big bundles when this MP C4500 shares a supply room with other models on the 888604 family.

Chip, toner and everyday use

The chip in each cartridge reports its level to the machine, and the MP C4500 tracks the four stations independently — the basis for replacing colors individually rather than in lockstep. Seats matter at this speed: push a new cartridge home firmly, with the seal pulled fully clear first, and give it a gentle end-to-end rock so the toner bed starts level. Yields are rated at 5% coverage, so presentation-heavy weeks will cycle colors noticeably faster than the numbers suggest. Keep the next black sealed and nearby; on the fastest machine in the family, the spare on the shelf is what keeps a low-toner warning from becoming a missed deadline.