Aficio SP 4310

At the top of this monochrome family sits the Ricoh Aficio SP 4310, built around a faster engine for departments that push serious black-and-white volume. Robust paper handling keeps long runs moving, and the design brief is uptime: a machine that finishes the day's work without becoming the day's problem. Its toner is the family standard 402809 black cartridge, rated for up to 15,000 pages.

The 4310 makes sense where printing is production — billing runs, warehouse documentation, registrar packets — and a stalled printer idles a whole team instead of one person. Pairing that engine with the same cartridge as the family's smaller machines is a deliberate kindness to whoever manages stock: the emergency spare pulled from the cabinet is never the wrong one.

Toner Cartridges for Aficio SP 4310

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
402809 Black — Single cartridge	Black	Up to 15,000 pages
402809 Black — 2 Pack	Black	Up to 15,000 pages per cartridge
402809 Black — 3 Pack	Black	Up to 15,000 pages per cartridge
402809 Black — 5 Pack	Black	Up to 15,000 pages per cartridge
402809 Black — 10 Pack	Black	Up to 15,000 pages per cartridge

Which cartridge should you buy?

Downtime arithmetic drives toner buying for this model. One 402809 delivers up to 15,000 pages, but a department that prints in bursts should never let the shelf reach zero — a 2 pack is the practical floor, keeping the machine fed while the next order travels. The 3 and 5 packs suit steady high volume, and the 10 pack serves sites running several family machines under one roof; the larger sizes also trim the cost per page. The cartridge is identical in every pack, so choose by the cost of an empty printer in your building rather than by the box.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Near the end of a cartridge's life, output can fade toward one side — removing the unit and rocking it gently from side to side redistributes the remaining powder and often restores even coverage for the pages that are left. The chip keeps the machine informed of the level, so check the gauge before a deadline run instead of during it. Seat replacements firmly until they click, remove the seals fully, and keep unopened cartridges in their packaging, stored flat and away from heat. Remember that the 15,000-page rating assumes standard 5% coverage; solid graphics and dense tables will spend a cartridge sooner than letter text does.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridge does the SP 4310 use?

The 402809 black toner cartridge — the single supply shared by the SP 4100, 4110 and 4310 lines, rated for up to 15,000 pages.

Where does the SP 4310 sit in this family?

At the upper end. It anchors the range with a faster engine aimed at demanding departments, where robust paper handling and high daily volume matter more than a compact footprint.

How many pages does one cartridge print?

Up to 15,000 pages under standard coverage. High-volume departments printing dense documents will see fewer pages per cartridge, which is expected and is the reason multipacks exist.

What pack sizes can I order?

Singles plus 2, 3, 5 and 10 packs are all listed on this page. Busy sites usually keep at least a 2 pack in rotation so a swap never has to wait on a delivery.