SKU:

106R02604-Y-2PK

Printer Brand:

Xerox

OEM Number:

106R02604

Ink Color:

Yellow 2 Pack

Page Yield:

4,500 Each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does yellow run out on offices without anyone seeing it coming?

Yellow is the lightest thing the printer lays down, so its departure barely registers. Text never uses it, pale tints use very little, and the page quietly loses warmth for weeks before anything looks broken. The first real alarm is usually a mixture going wrong — the green column in a chart turning blue — and by then the cartridge is effectively finished. Keeping two 106R02604 cartridges in one purchase is how offices insure against a failure that gives almost no warning.

Break down the math on this pack — what am I actually paying for?

Two separate 106R02604 cartridges at $61.77 apiece, $123.53 for the box. Each cartridge carries its own 4,500-page rating; the 9,000-page figure sometimes quoted for this pack is simply the two cartridges' ratings added together, not what a single unit prints. Spread across the pair, the cost lands at roughly 1.37 cents per page.

Do both cartridges go into the printer at the same time?

No — the machine has one yellow slot, so one cartridge works while the other waits in its sealed packaging as the shelf spare. You are not buying a double-capacity unit; you are buying the current cartridge and its replacement in a single order, so the changeover later is a two-minute job instead of a two-day wait.

Will the spare cartridge print the same colors as the first one?

Yes. Both units are the same 106R02604 cartridge, built to the same formulation, so the greens, oranges and warm tones calibrated on the first cartridge stay put when the second goes in. That matters more with yellow than with any other color: because it works inside mixtures, even a small shift would show up as changed grass, changed skin warmth, changed brand tints across a long document set.

Which prints expose a dying yellow cartridge earliest?

Anything green or orange. A lawn photograph loses its green and slides blue; a sunset loses its orange and flattens red; a warm cream background turns grey and cold. Pure blue elements and black text stay exactly as they were, which is why the problem hides so long — the page looks "off" rather than obviously faulty, and yellow is the last suspect anyone names.

What cover does this pack come with?

Each cartridge is protected by a 1-year warranty, and returns run free for a full year if a unit turns out to be wrong for your machine — all the terms sit on our shipping and returns page. Stock ships from warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and our support team is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This Xerox 106R02604 Yellow Toner Cartridge 2 Pack

Listed under its part number, this pack holds two 106R02604 yellow cartridges for the Phaser 7100, Phaser 7100N and Phaser 7100DN — $61.77 per cartridge, $123.53 altogether, 4,500 pages rated per unit and 9,000 pages of combined capacity across the two. It is the stock-up choice for a color whose failure is nearly invisible until mixtures start breaking. The full range is browsable on our Xerox page.