Lanier 118D

What sets the Lanier 118D apart from its siblings is built-in duplexing: automatic two-sided output from the rebadged Aficio 2018D platform, with no manual flipping or re-feeding. The toner story is the family standard — a single black cartridge, the Type 1130D, stocked and sold under part number 888215 and rated for approximately 9,000 pages. Below you will find the compatible cartridge on its own, in a 2-pack, or in a 4-pack.

Two-sided output found its natural home in schools and training offices, where course packs, worksheets and handouts run long and paper budgets run short, and in offices tired of handling single-sided stacks. The duplexer halves the paper bill for those jobs. It does not halve toner use in the way people sometimes assume — a two-sided sheet still carries two printed pages — so an 118D working through double-sided course materials consumes its cartridge at the rate its page count, not its sheet count, suggests.

Toner Cartridges for Lanier 118D

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?

Count printed pages, not sheets, when you plan stock for this machine. A department that duplexes most of its work pushes roughly twice as many printed pages through the cartridge per stack of paper as a single-sided shop, and it feels like the toner vanishes quickly. For that profile the 4-pack is the practical buy: the lowest per-cartridge price and enough depth for a heavy term or quarter. Lighter users can stay with the 2-pack and keep a spare in reserve. All three listings hold the same Type 1130D cartridge at the same approximately 9,000-page rating — you are choosing stock depth, not a different product.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Duplex work asks a little more of your paper than of your toner: dry, flat sheets feed through the two-sided path far more reliably than paper that has sat open in a humid room, so keep the working ream wrapped until it goes in the tray. For the cartridge itself, the familiar routine applies — keep the spare sealed until fitting day, rock it gently side to side to distribute the toner, pull the seal clear, and seat it firmly. Output that fades toward one edge is the classic sign of toner settling in a cartridge near its end; leveling it usually restores the page. Yields are rated at about 5% coverage per printed page, whichever side of the sheet it lands on.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner does the Lanier 118D use?

The black Type 1130D cartridge, Ricoh part number 888215, rated for approximately 9,000 pages — the same supply as the rest of this Lanier and Ricoh family.

Does duplex printing need a special or different cartridge?

No. Two-sided printing is a paper-path feature of the machine, not a toner feature. The 118D takes exactly the same Type 1130D cartridge as the single-sided 118.

Does printing double-sided change the 9,000-page yield?

The rating counts printed pages at about 5% coverage, and a duplexed sheet holds two printed pages. So a cartridge still delivers roughly its rated page count — you simply get those pages onto about half as many sheets.

Are these cartridges original Lanier stock?

They are compatible replacements matched to the original's fit and yield, covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns. For a machine of this generation, that backing matters more than the badge on the toner box.