Lanier LD050SP
Sitting between the base LD050B and the fax-equipped LD 050SPF, Lanier's LD050SP is the connected middle child of the LD050 trio: it adds network printing and scanning to the compact LD-series platform. Like every member of this Ricoh MP-generation family, it takes the Ricoh MP 3500 black toner cartridge, part number 884922, rated for about 30,000 pages — one cartridge type serving the entire range.
Network capability changes how a department uses a multifunction. Once the LD050SP is on the LAN, it stops being one person's copier and becomes the team's shared print and scan destination, and volume follows. The toner system was specified for that life: a roughly 30,000-page cartridge means the shared machine asks for attention a few times a year rather than monthly, and whoever manages the office stocks a single SKU for it.
Toner Cartridges for Lanier LD050SP
| Cartridge | Color | Page Yield |
|---|---|---|
| 884922 — Single cartridge | Black | 30,000 pages |
| 884922 — 2 Pack | Black | 30,000 pages |
| 884922 — 4 Pack | Black | 30,000 pages |
Which cartridge should you buy?
The single, 2-pack and 4-pack all hold the same compatible MP 3500 cartridge with the same yield, so match the pack to the machine's role. A networked, shared unit argues against the bare single: when a department's only MFP runs dry, work queues up fast, so the 2-pack — one cartridge working, one waiting — is the practical baseline here. Buildings where the LD050SP works alongside its LD050 siblings or other models from the wider family should step up to the 4-pack, since the identical cartridge restocks every one of them and the per-unit price is the lowest available. Singles still make sense for a trial order or a genuinely quiet installation.
Chip, toner and everyday use
Swap day is uneventful by design: the spent cartridge slides out, the new one seats with a click, and its chip reports a full supply to the machine's tracking. The 30,000-page rating is calculated at 5% coverage, the industry norm, so scan-to-print workflows full of dense documents will use toner somewhat faster than plain correspondence does. Keep the reserve cartridge in its sealed box on a flat shelf; if a nearly empty cartridge starts printing light on one edge, rocking it gently redistributes the toner for a final stretch of usable pages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which toner cartridge does the Lanier LD050SP use?
The Ricoh MP 3500 black cartridge, part number 884922, rated for approximately 30,000 pages at 5% coverage.
What does the SP add over the base LD050B?
Network print and scan capability, per the model's positioning in the range. The toner side is unchanged — the LD050B, this SP and the LD 050SPF all run on the same 884922 cartridge.
Our office runs several different Lanier models. Do they share toner?
Many of them do. The 884922 cartridge covers the LD050, LD140 and LD150 lines listed below along with their Gestetner and Savin counterparts, so mixed fleets can usually standardize on it.
Are these original Lanier cartridges?
They are compatible cartridges engineered to match the original's fit and page yield, covered by a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns.
More printers that use the same cartridges
Standardizing is easy with this platform, because the identical cartridge runs through three generations of Lanier badges and both sister brands. Gestetner carried the engine as the DSM735E, DSM745E. Across Lanier the cartridge also serves the Lanier LD 050SPF, Lanier LD050B, Lanier LD140G, Lanier LD140SP, Lanier LD150G, Lanier LD150SP, Lanier LD335, Lanier LD345, Lanier LD345SP. and on the Savin side it fits the Savin 3500, Savin 4000, Savin 4000B, Savin 4000SP, Savin 4000SPF, Savin 4001G, Savin 4001SP, Savin 4002SP, Savin 4500, Savin 5000, Savin 5000B, Savin 5000SP, Savin 5000SPF, Savin 5001G, Savin 5001SP, Savin 5002, Savin 5002SP, Savin 8035E, Savin 8045E, Savin 9040B.