How many pages do the starter 067 toner cartridges print with a new MF656CDW color laser printer?

[swebsurf]

Hello,

I'm considering the purchase of the MF656CDW color laser printer. It appears as though the 067 toner cartridges will print a lot of pages, but I read the printer is shipped with 'starter' toner cartridges. I'm a bit concerned that I'm going to have to soon spend another $300+ on new cartridges.  Any idea how many pages are expected from the starter cartridges?

Thanks for any info! I guess it's been a long time since I purchased a printer so 'starter' cartridges are a new concept for me.

Cheers,

Scott

[CanonTimeline]

Hi, according to Canon's website the MF656Cdw ships with "Cartridge 067 CMY: Starter 680 Yield / Black, Standard: 1,350 Yield."  I was a little unsure about whether to interpret this as both the black and color toners being starters or just the color toners being starters given the wording.  But I also happen to have gotten one of these printers just a couple of days ago so I just checked the toners and only the CMY toners are labeled as starters.

So it appears 680 color prints and 1350 black and white prints are what you can expect from the included cartridges.  Hopefully that's helpful 🙂

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

Page yield is also affected by % of ink/toner coverage per page.

[Scout2]

Did not realize what a starter cartridge meant until I purchased the MF654CDW. I ran a report after the three-color cartridges ran out and it printed only198 copies and they were not full color copies, more like large thumbnail sizes for books. I have to say this was very disappointing, but the black cartridge is at 60 percent and just dropped over $300 to replace. Seriously deceptive since you drop over $400 to buy the unit.

[CanonTimeline]

The toner costs are indeed outrageous.  $300 for toner is a complete nonstarter for me, so unless they lower the oem cost it’ll have to be 3rd party toner.  I don’t think it’s likely oem stuff will come down in price much either, at least given the prices for their old toner models today.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,

the MF656Cdw has been on sale for the last 3 weeks.  ($140) savings.  It will remain on sale until April 6th. The sale could be extended.  I purchased mine during this promotion.  I also own a MF644Cdw.

Personally, I'm happy with the performance and quality of the prints and love the single pass duplex ADF.  Everyone has a different monetary threshold.  While OEM toner is expensive, I buy it in order to print.  Laser printers go much farther than ink and the cost per page is around 50% less. 

This month Canon is offering discounts depending on how many toners you buy.  4 can be purchased at a 20% discount taking the purchase down to $264 before tax.   

Thats acceptable to me Here is a good comparison.

MF656Cdw vs HP 283Fdw

Compare Canon MF656cdw vs HP M283fdw | B&H Photo (bhphotovideo.com)

The toners cost the same, but the Canon printer has better specs. $71.99 for BLK and $85.99 for C, Y, M

Page yields are within 50 pages of one another with the Canon coming out on top.   Cost is relative.