BrotherTN-315M DCP-9050 9055 9270 HL-4140 4150 4570 MFC-9460 9465 9560 9970 Toner Cartridge (Magenta) in Retail Packaging

I bought as a backup and ended up using it to replace an existing cartridge that only had a couple hundred pages on it. The cartridge I replaced had started leaking toner which left black dots everywhere and made a mess inside the system.This one looks ok but I'm not happy about having to replace an almost new cartridge that was expensive. NOt to mention a bunch of expensive paper that was ruined by splotchy prints.

I received the product as promised in good condition and packaged well.

This toner stinks. No, really, it has a strange odor during the first few weeks of use.

Although they are quite expensive, I am generally happy with the quality and life span of the Brother TN-315 series toner carts. And so I will keep buying them. But I want to add a cautionary note. As you may know, the Brother printer gives you plenty of warning that you need toner, and I usually order a new cartridge promptly, and then the new cartridge sits on the shelf for sometimes months before I actually have to install it. This length of time always exceeds the time period for returns, so if I discover something wrong it’s too late. From my pics you can see my most recent yellow cartridge delivery. The box was beat up but still intact. It wasn’t until I opened it yesterday to install it that I noticed that there was quite a bit of loose powder all over the cartridge. You can’t see this sort of thing until you open the sealed envelope. I don’t know if the sealed package should always be left sealed until right before its use, but I always assumed such. I’m not sure that is a good practice (to leave it sealed) to follow or not, given the one month return window. I suppose I would chalk this up to bad luck but for the coincidence that my previous yellow cartridge had problems too, but not with the packaging. Halfway through its usage period, it started to spill yellow toner on the other internal components and leaving some minor yellow streaks and splotches on the printed output. I’m not perturbed much by that, but some might be. Hence this cautionary tale.

Always great quality with Brother products and good pricing and quick shipping through Amazon.

My conclusion after messing around with non Brother refills and "compatible" cartridges: stay with original Brother cartridges to avoid long term problems with your printer.As others have mentioned you do not get 6000 pages out of these toner cartridges if you rely on your Brother printer's "toner empty" messages. Brother implements a crude page counter method to determine when the cartridge is "empty". Usually there is still plenty of toner left, another 800 ... 1000 pages. So Google your printer model for instruction of how to reset this counter on your particular model and make you $ go further. You can easily see when the toner is really approaching empty in the printout quality. On a Brother MFC-9560: Open cartridge door, then push the clear and back buttons to bring up the reset menu. reset the counter for each of the K (black) ,C(yan), M(agenta) and Y(ellow) cartridges.Are the original manufacturer toner prices rip-offs? Absolutely, after all they follow the marketing model Mr Gillette already developed over a century ago: give away the razor (printer) for (almost) free and charge an arm and a leg for low material cost replaceables. But I've tried toner refills and "compatible" cartridges from various companies and while they might perform good initially, long term they lead to problems.(toner spill inside the machine, clogged toner path, etc...). So for me it is not worth the "savings".

My printer’s counter indicated that my current toner cartridge were finished, so I ordered a set of four new ones. That was premature, because in the meantime I learned how to reset the counter, When I did that, and gave each cartridge a stake to settle the toner, I was able to continue printing with no loss in quality. I am not a heavy volume user, so it has been printing nicely and my new cartridges are sitting on a shelf. Unlike cartridges for an ink printer, the toner does not dry out. That’s why I bought a laser printer in the first place. As a result, I cannot give the cartridges 5 stars until I actually get to use them. Having said that, I have no doubt they will be as good as the cartridges that came with the printer.

I have had the same Brother printer since 2012. I have only used genuine Brother toners (this one and the other 3 colors) and have never had a problem at all. Using the genuine name brand Brother toner and other Brother parts is, in my opinion, what keeps my printer going without any problems. I finally had it serviced locally in 2020 and it is still a workhorse. (it's the MFC 9460cdn, also bought on Amazon so many years ago!)

Sería la segunda vez que adquiero el cartucho de alta capacidad ya que últimamente mi volumen de impresión aumentó considerablemente. Y el TN310BK se agotó -antes de lo esperado.Aconsejo que si no es necesario se adquiera el de capacidad estándar (TN310BK) ya que el gasto extra (aunque beneficioso) podría resultar contraproducente, ¿por qué lo comento? Bueno, porque no sé si la primera vez me tocaría un cartucho defectuoso (comprado en office depot) o porque no se le dio el uso intensivo que se esperaba, la pieza en cuestión comenzó a soltar el toner de manera tal que quedó inservible, en conclusión nunca se supo si se podrían obtener las 6000 páginas que declara (no sé si es por que estuvo inactivo mucho tiempo, me refiero a un bajo volumen de impresiones) la verdad en esa época se imprimía muy poco pero se adquirió no sólo... para reducir el costo por página a aproximadamente 0.29 pesos (incluidos los 10 centavos del papel) y resultó contraproducente -como se mencionó anteriormente, ..., si no también reducir la frecuencia con que se desechaba el de capacidad estándar.Desde esa primera vez existía el temor de que el cartucho de alta capacidad no fuera óptimo para mí, por lo que continúe únicamente adquiriendo el regular, consiguiendo utilizarlo hasta dos veces mas (o sea 3 casi 4 veces en total) de su vida útil programada a nivel de software.Cuando aparece el primer aviso de que vayas preparando un cartucho nuevo puedes/debes realizar el reseteo en el menú oculto de tu impresora. Siempre ANTES de que aparezca el mensaje mandatorio de reemplazo del cartucho, ya que si permites ésto, aunque aún haya toner dentro del cartucho ya no podrás hacer uso de él llevando a cabo el reseteo mencionado ya que se bloquea por completo.

pricing is painful on these not specific to anyone supplier so always question when you order these and cannot almost replace the printer for the price of the 3 cartridges, like seriously whats wrong with this business model.

The media could not be loaded.  Hola buenas tardes.Primero que nada a mi me encanta comprar en amazon y este comentario sólo es sugerencia, ya que me preocupa pensar que solicite algo para regalo y se entregue así de polvoso. Saludos y espero mi comentario sirva para construir un mejor servicio.

Excellent quality, fast delivery and overall great experience

I have replaced many toner cartridges on my Brother MFC9970 printer, all with genuine Brother cartridges and have never had a problem. This is the first time that I have ordered through Amazon and my printer would not recognize this toner cartridge at all. I am very disappointed as I paid the same price that I would have at Staples or Costco.ca both of which have worked for me in the past.