SKU:

006R01457-BK

Printer Brand:

Xerox

OEM Number:

006R01457

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

22,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

22,000 pages is a big number — what does it mean in reams and months?

Put it in paper terms: 22,000 pages is forty-four reams. A department that prints 1,500 black pages a month — a normal load for a shared workgroup machine — will take well over a year to spend this one cartridge; at 3,000 pages a month it lasts about seven months; even a heavy floor running 5,000 black pages a month gets more than four months from it. The rating follows the standard 5% coverage measure, which everyday correspondence, statements and reports roughly match, so on a black cartridge the rated figure is a realistic planning number rather than a lab fantasy.

This is a color machine. Why does the black cartridge matter so much?

Because on a color multifunction printer, black still does the heavy lifting. Text documents, invoices, forms, faxes and copies are overwhelmingly black work, so the black cartridge empties on its own schedule — usually long before the color units — and the machine cannot print at all once it is gone, color or no color. The 006R01457 is the black supply for this platform: one cartridge, rated at 22,000 pages, carrying the everyday monochrome load while the colors sit in reserve for the jobs that actually need them.

What does the black toner on each page actually cost?

Work it out from the two numbers on this listing: $96.67 spread across 22,000 rated pages comes to about 0.44 cents per page — under half a cent of black toner on every sheet. Pages denser than the 5% standard spend more, and a one-line memo spends less, but across a normal office mix that figure is the honest yardstick for what this cartridge does to your printing cost. High yield is exactly how a big machine stays cheap to feed.

How do I make sure this is the black cartridge my machine takes?

Go by the code on the empty cartridge, not by the machine's badge. If the label on the unit you pulled out reads 006R01457, this is its replacement — black toner, this yield class, this platform. The same cartridge serves the WorkCentre 7120, WorkCentre 7125, WorkCentre 7220, WorkCentre 7220i, WorkCentre 7225, WorkCentre 7225i and WorkCentre WC7220TI, which is why several generations of the same platform all lead back to this one listing.

The display warns that black toner is low. Do I stop printing?

No. The low message is the machine giving you lead time, not declaring the cartridge empty — it appears while usable toner remains, precisely so the replacement can be arranged before print quality makes the announcement for it. The genuine end shows on paper: text fading down the sheet, gray wash where solid black belongs. Gently rocking the cartridge side to side can redistribute the last of the toner and buy a brief reprieve, but treat the warning as your ordering signal — with a cartridge this size, running completely dry mid-week is a planning failure, not a surprise.

What protection comes with this cartridge?

It is covered by a one-year warranty, and returns stay free for that whole year: a cartridge that leaks, turns up damaged, or fails to print properly comes back to us at no cost to you. Orders leave from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and the complete terms are on our shipping and returns page. Prefer a person to a policy page? Support answers Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This 006R01457 Black Toner Cartridge

This Clever Supplies compatible cartridge replaces the Xerox 006R01457 — the black supply for the WorkCentre 7120/7125 and 7220/7225 platform, rated at 22,000 pages and priced at $96.67, which works out to roughly 0.44 cents of toner per rated page. Its character is endurance: a single unit sized for months of departmental output, in a machine where black handles the bulk of the daily work. When the code on your empty cartridge reads 006R01457, this is the same color, the same yield class and the same fit.