Product Description

You'll want to have one of these on hand when that toner light starts flashing: just snap this black toner cartridge into place and you'll be up and running again. Compatible with Brother laser printer models HL-2140 and HL-2170w, the TN360 has an expected lifetime yield of 2,600 pages (based on 5% coverage). Designed for optimal use with Brother name-brand consumables, its fine particles help produce the rich blacks and subtle shades of gray that help your pages look clear, legible, and cleanly professional-looking.

Product Details

• Color: BLACK
• Brand: Brother
• Model: TN360
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.60" h x 20.30" w x 14.80" l, 2.40 pounds

Features

• High-yield black toner cartridge for use with select Brother Printers.
• Expected lifetime yield of 2,600 pages based on 5-percent coverage
• Fine particles create rich blacks and subtle grays
• For use with DCP-7030, DCP-7040, HL-2140, HL-2170W, MFC-7440N, and MFC-7840W models
• Easy to install design

From the Manufacturer
The Brother TN360 High Yield Black Toner Cartridge offers an expected lifetime yield of 2,600 pages based on 5-percent coverage. It is compatible with Brother models DCP-7030, DCP-7040, HL-2140, HL-2170W, MFC-7440N, and MFC-7840W.

What's in the Box
Brother TN360 High Yield Black Toner Cartridge

Customer Reviews

OEM version and How to Extend Toner Life
Before I ordered this item, I called to make sure that it was an OEM vs. generic version. I placed the order on 1/26/09 and the item was delivered on 1/31/09. Although I haven't opened the package, the box indicates that it's an OEM from Brother. So, perhaps Amazon has corrected the problem.

Also, someone posted this tip for another Brother printer cartridge, but it works on the TN360 as well.

The Toner Life LED flips on, requiring you to replace the cartridge, even when there's still toner left in the cartridge. The machine detects end of life by shining a light through from one side to the other.

To circumvent the detection mechanism, remove the cartridge and put a piece of masking tape over the clear opening/circle on the right side of the toner cartridge, and then pop the cartridge back in. Eventually, you'll start seeing streaks, and then you'll know that the cartridge is truly empty.

Does the job I need for my heavy home printing use
At a reasonable price, this high-yield toner cartridge slips in nicely and makes enough copies to keep this paper-based home office content. As a writer, I need to do a lot of printing - I print out research, drafts, manuscripts, press releases, emails and documents all day long. I need a dependable cartridge and buy this one every time.

A good hint, if you do a tremendous amount of print jobs at home, is to re-set your default printer instructions for the lowest-quality and "toner-saving" settings. The pages come out lovely for my own use (not too light at all), and the cartridge lasts longer.

It's worth it for the price to get the high-yield cartridge, BTW. You are really paying much more for the plastic housing than any actual ink.

Plus, as each one of these large toner containers has a large carbon footprint as it's produced, and creates toxic waste in landfills when empty, getting as much use out of one single, efficient product is better for the environment than any of the lower-yield versions.

Not so "High Yield"
While other "High Yield" toners by Brother such as TN570 and TN580 print more than 6,000 pages, TN360's capacity is only 2,600 pages.Each page will cost you 2 cents while TN570 and TN 580 less than 1 cent, excluding paper and depreciation of the printer. In addition, the users of TN570 and TN580 have the choices between genuine and recycled toners.

While HL-2140 and HL-2170w (printers using TN360) are cheap, the total running cost is not as low as they appear. If you print a large number of pages, I would recommend other models