SKU:

ML-2850DR-5pk

Printer Brand:

Samsung

OEM Number:

ML-D2850B

Ink Color:

Black 5 Pack

Page Yield:

5,000 Each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a five-pack too much for an ML-2850DR that prints lightly?

It depends on the pace, and honesty helps here: five cartridges at 5,000 rated pages each is 25,000 pages, which a lightly used ML-2850DR might take years to print. Sealed toner stores well, so the pack will not spoil while it waits - the real question is whether tying up $192.07 beats paying $53.21 at a time. Steady users gain most; truly occasional printers may prefer singles, and either choice uses the same ML-D2850B cartridge.

How does buying five at a time change the running cost?

The cartridge price drops from $53.21 to an effective $38.41, and because every cartridge carries the same 5,000-page rating, the cost per page falls with it - from roughly 1.06 cents down to about 0.77 cents. Across the whole pack that is $73.98 not spent, which on a printer with years of service left is money that reliably comes back.

Will the later cartridges still be good when we reach them?

Yes, if they wait properly: sealed in their bags, flat, in a cool dry place away from sun and radiators. Toner powder does not age the way liquid ink does, and a cartridge opened in its second year on the shelf prints like one opened in its second week. Rotate the stock - first in, first fitted - and quality stays consistent from cartridge one to cartridge five.

Which printers does this pack serve?

The ML-2850DR leads this listing, and the same ML-D2850B cartridges also fit the ML-2850, ML-2850D, ML-2851ND and ML-2851NDL. One pack can therefore cover a small fleet of mixed models from that family, with the part number on each cartridge - not the printer badge - deciding where it can go.

What happens if the pack is not right for us?

Returns are free of charge for a full year, and each cartridge carries a one-year warranty against defects. If the ML-2850DR is retired or the pack proves more than the office needs, the route back is described on our shipping and returns page. Buying five at once does not lock you in beyond that policy.

How many reams of paper does the whole pack cover?

Fifty reams: 25,000 rated pages at 500 sheets to the ream. Counting in reams makes the pack easy to plan around - order paper and toner in step, and the ML-2850DR can be left to get on with its work. Graphics-heavy printing bends the figure down a little, since the rating behind it assumes standard five-percent coverage pages.

About This ML-D2850B Five-Pack for the ML-2850DR

Five ML-D2850B high-yield cartridges, $192.07 the box, $38.41 apiece, 25,000 pages of rated capacity at roughly 0.77 cents a page. For an ML-2850DR with a steady workload it is the economical way to buy; for a very light one it is a stock decision rather than a necessity, and the pack rewards patience either way. The full set of Samsung part numbers lives under Samsung toner cartridges.