Brother - TN450 High-Yield Toner Cartridge - Black

Best Buy always has the exact items I need AND this item was delivered the very next day! Best Buy seems to be the only brick & mortar electronics retail store that has what I need close from home because they have stores everywhere :) & their prices are often the lowest available! This item continues to stay in stock, thank goodness bc I've purchased it twice now & I purchased my Brother printer around 3-5 years ago; give or take some years lol. The printer this cartridge is used with is by far the best printer I've ever had to date & it's obsolete, yet printers don't really go through much in regards to innovations. BUT ONLY TWO cartridges needed after years of usage throughout my later university years & a few stay at home jobs where printed thousands of pages PLUS my dad would print thousands upon thousands of pages when he decided to work from home. My dad and I both work for major software companies in Chicago; him as head of finance and me as a stock, bond & equity market software development manager; so yes, my printer is utilized to the max, aka a single cartridge will last a very very veryyyy long time.

This was my first Brother cartridge for my first Brother laser printer. The printer was attractive at purchase because of its low price and compact design. After some period of usage, a light on the top of the unit indicated that the toner had expired. I bought a replacement TN-450, and followed instructions in the box to replace the original cartridge. Unfortunately the toner light did not go out and the printer did not work. I tried repeating the process several times -- always with the same result. I finally called Brother tech support for help. The representative was knowledgeable and helpful, but the process was very involved. Push this button 7 times, then that button 3 times -- on and on. I did not get any indication as to why this was necessary, but eventually it worked. When this cartridge expires, if the same thing happens, I will throw the printer away. With previous HP laser printers, there was alway a provision to return the used cartridge via UPS. Didn't have this feature with this unit, so getting rid of the old cartridge becomes yet another unwelcome project.

Since my purchase, I have only had to purchase 3 TN-450 replacement cartridges, and I print an incredible amount of pages every day. I have not been keeping count, but have not had the "drum" light go on for replacement yet. However, I have purchased one so it will not stop "production." The pages are clear, although I admit missing colors on a few of the things I print. When I buy my next printer, I will perhaps upgrade to one with color, but this one is so fast in B&W! I would hope eventually they will make color an option, so for most things you can leave it in B&W mode, then switch on color for the occasional document, as I could choose with an old "all-in-one" when I used the scanner. Otherwise, this is PERFECT!

This is the second time I've purchased the high yield toner (TN-450) from Brother and I felt obligated to post a review because of how happy I've been with this particular toner. Like many of you, I was skeptical in believing that there would be much of a difference between the standard yield toner (TN-420). I do a lot of double-sided printing and went through approximately 2 1/2 reams of paper before the toner warning light came on. Even then, I was still able to get a couple hundred more pages before it got embarrassingly bad. What made me decide to buy it from Best Buy this time around was the additional 10% discount I automatically got for using my Best Buy Credit Card during the online checkout. I'm not sure if this is applicable for in-store purchases. After taxes, I paid $67.21, which I now know, is worth it for this product. Look no further, this is exactly what you're looking for. Andrew

I really enjoy brother products... Everything from my labeler, printers and even sewing machine. This cartridge fits into two of my brother products. I've got a regular printer that I use to print guest tickets for my business, an it works in my "all in one" machine...Making it extra valuable if one runs out before I can purchase a replacement. Definitely purchase yours through best buy...Its way less expensive than Staples (whish is almost 20 bucks more)...And u can have it delivered to you or the closet store. Also, when you purchase the "high yield" cartridge vs the standard cartridge.. brother provides a return shipping label that you can use to recycle the cartridge. Just follow the directions on the box and put it in the mail or UPS...Both labels are included!

We bought this for my 86-year-old mother to use, it's simple to set up, and from which to print. I change the toner for her, and that's fairly easy to do as well. We really like the ability to return the empty cartridge to Brother with a free return label. Except for the very occasional letter, the printer is used for free crossword puzzles we find online. This is where the print quality is really lacking, on some pages it is impossible to read the numbers in the grid itself! Plus we only use the 'official' Brother toner, and get a lot fewer pages than advertised. The cartridge is not inexpensive, either. In the end, however, this is much easier for Mom to use than the inkjet I use with my computer. Just be prepared for it to cost a little more than an inkjet to run.

This cartridge started showing "toner empty" shortly after I put it in ("high yield: what a joke!") Yet it clearly had plenty of ink and printed plenty dark enough; and was long premature to its alleged print capacity. You have to "trick" the printer into continuing to use it by shaking it, opening hatch, and ultimately covering the sensor holes on sides with something black to fool it. It is still acting up every 50 copies or so but so far I continue to be successful in trickery to make it deliver what it promises. Otherwise, when it feels like it, it works just fine!

We have several brother laser printers - all but one in the "multi-function" category. All have worked well, which is why we keep buying them, and the same can be said for the Toner Cartridges. As with any other dry toner cartridge the usable life can be extended by removing & gently shaking back & forth. A minor inconvenience, but better than being dead in the water if you don't have a handy replacement at hand.