Lanier 118

Sitting in the middle of Lanier's rebadged Ricoh range, the 118 corresponds to the Aficio 2018 and strikes the family's balance between speed and compact multifunction design. It became the default recommendation for departments that had outgrown the smaller machines. Its toner is the black Type 1130D, which carries Ricoh part number 888215; each cartridge prints approximately 9,000 pages, and this page carries the compatible unit as a single cartridge, a 2-pack or a 4-pack.

Mid-range machines like the 118 tend to become departmental fixtures: fast enough that nobody queues, small enough that nobody had to find it a room. Departmental duty also means departmental toner appetite — steady, predictable, and shared by people who will not thank you if the machine stops mid-run. A named owner for the supply shelf and a standing pack size turn toner from a recurring small crisis into a non-event, which is exactly what a machine in this role deserves.

Toner Cartridges for Lanier 118

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
Type 1130D (888215)	Black	Approx. 9,000 pages
Type 1130D (888215) 2 Pack	Black	Approx. 9,000 pages per cartridge
Type 1130D (888215) 4 Pack	Black	Approx. 9,000 pages per cartridge

Which cartridge should you buy?

Let the department's rhythm set the pack size. A 118 doing ordinary office duty gets through a cartridge on a cycle you can almost calendar, and the 2-pack fits that cycle best: fit the spare when the warning appears, reorder the same day, and the drawer is never empty. The single cartridge is fine for a lightly loaded 118 in a satellite office. Choose the 4-pack when this is the busiest machine on the floor — the cartridge and its roughly 9,000-page rating are identical in every listing, so the saving is purely in per-cartridge price and in how rarely anyone has to think about ordering.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Department machines benefit from a small habit: when the toner warning first shows, note it and check the spare is actually in the drawer — most 'emergency' orders are really missing spares, not fast consumption. Fitting is a straight swap: out with the old unit, protective seal off the new one, a few gentle rocks side to side so the toner levels, then in until it seats. Pages that come out with fading at the edges usually mean settled toner rather than an empty cartridge, and the rocking trick buys extra life. Keep in mind the yield basis — about 5% coverage per page — when a heavy month seems to drain a cartridge early.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner cartridge fits the Lanier 118?

The black Type 1130D, part number 888215. It is the same cartridge the rest of this family uses, rated for approximately 9,000 pages.

My old dealer quoted me a Ricoh cartridge for this Lanier. Is that right?

It is. The 118 is Ricoh hardware — the Aficio 2018 platform — sold through Lanier channels, and its supply was always catalogued under the Ricoh Type 1130D name and 888215 number. Either badge on the box, the cartridge is the correct one.

What is the difference between the single, 2-pack and 4-pack listings?

Nothing but quantity. All three contain the same compatible Type 1130D cartridge with the same yield; the multipacks bundle cartridges together at a lower price per cartridge.

Is there a high-yield version of this cartridge?

No — this family was built around the single Type 1130D specification, so there is no separate standard and high-yield split to choose between. Economy on this machine comes from pack size, not from a bigger cartridge.