SKU:

ML-3470-5PK

Printer Brand:

Samsung

OEM Number:

ML-D3470B

Ink Color:

Black 5 Pack

Page Yield:

10,000 Each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why buy five cartridges at once for an ML-3470?

Because the ML-3470 is a printer offices keep for years, and its appetite is steady rather than occasional. Five ML-D3470B cartridges put 50,000 rated pages on the shelf — a hundred reams of paper — which for many offices is a year or more of printing settled in a single order. The practical gains are fewer purchase orders, no mid-run stockouts, and a per-cartridge price that drops the moment you buy in this quantity.

What does each cartridge in this five-pack effectively cost?

The pack is $254.28, so each cartridge works out to $50.86 against $65.65 bought singly. Across the five, that is $73.97 kept versus five separate single purchases, and the running cost falls from about 0.66 cents to about 0.51 cents per rated page. Nothing about the cartridges changes — same ML-D3470B, same 10,000-page rating each — only the unit price moves, in your favour.

How should the five cartridges be stored and used?

Keep the boxes sealed, flat and somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sunlight, and work through them in order — first pack opened, first cartridge used. A toner cartridge waiting its turn in its sealed box is in no hurry; what ages a spare is heat and damp, not the calendar. With five on hand, mark the purchase order date on the outer case and rotate stock the way you would with any office consumable.

Which printers does this five-pack serve?

Every machine on the ML-D3470B list: this listing names the ML-3470, and the cartridge also fits the ML-3470D, ML-3470ND and ML-3471DK. That breadth is what makes a five-pack sensible for a multi-printer office — the case on the shelf is not tied to one machine's fate, and whichever printer runs low first draws from the same stock.

Is five cartridges too many for a light-use ML-3470?

It can be, and the honest answer depends on your ream count. If the printer uses a cartridge a year, a five-pack is a five-year supply — beyond the horizon where a bulk discount is the deciding factor, and the standard single or the smaller packs in this family may fit better. At a cartridge every two or three months, the five-pack is simply the cheapest way to buy what you will certainly use. The saving is $73.97 either way; the question is how soon you collect it.

What cover applies across a five-pack?

Each cartridge carries the same protection as a single: a one-year warranty against defects and free returns for a full year, counted from delivery of the pack. If one box of the five misbehaves, that cartridge is the return — the rest of the pack is unaffected. The full terms are on the shipping and returns page, and support answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This ML-D3470B Five-Pack for the ML-3470

This is the supply-cabinet option for the ML-3470: five high-yield ML-D3470B cartridges, 50,000 rated pages in total, at $254.28 — $50.86 a cartridge and roughly 0.51 cents a page, against $65.65 and 0.66 cents bought one at a time. The same code fits the ML-3470D, ML-3470ND and ML-3471DK, so the case serves a fleet, not just a printer. Anything else the office runs is covered by the Samsung toner cartridge range.