Which ink/toner does the Brother MFC-L2740DW use?

The Brother MFC-L2740DW (laser, 2015) uses TN-660, DR-630, TN-630.

Third-party cartridge risk: Low no firmware lockout is on record for this printer, so compatible and remanufactured cartridges should work.

Buying in Europe/UK? The same cartridges are sold under European codes: TN-2320 (= TN-660 in US/Canada), DR-2300 (= DR-630 in US/Canada), TN-2310 (= TN-630 in US/Canada). Search those codes at your local retailer.

Toner for the Brother MFC-L2740DW comes in two sizes and the larger one is not a close call. The TN-660 prints 2600 pages for $58.00, which works out at 2.23 cents. The TN-630 prints 1200 pages for $50.00, or 4.17 cents. Buying the small cartridge takes 46 percent more out of your pocket for every page it prints, and it costs only $8.00 less at the till.

The part people get wrong on this machine is the drum. The DR-630 is a separate unit rated for 12000 pages at $112.79, so it adds 0.94 cents to a page and covers about 4.6 TN-660 loads before it needs replacing. Toner and drum together come to 3.17 cents a page. A drum warning is not a toner warning, and swapping the wrong one is an expensive mistake to make twice.

Brother does not lock this printer. Our tracker records no firmware that refuses a third party TN-630 or TN-660, so the price you pay for toner is set by who you buy from rather than by the next update.

Two habits keep a machine like this quiet. Brother meters toner by counting pages rather than by measuring what is left, so when a refilled or compatible cartridge goes in and the panel still insists the old one is empty, the job is to clear the counter rather than to buy another cartridge. And when pages come out with a mark repeating down the sheet at even intervals, look at the drum before you order toner.

Compatible cartridges

CartridgeColorYieldPagesOEM priceCost/page
TN-660TN-2320 black XL2600 $58.00 2.2¢ OEM · AmazonCompatible
DR-630DR-2300 drum drum12000 $112.79 0.9¢ OEM · AmazonCompatible
TN-630TN-2310 black standard1200 $50.00 4.2¢ OEM · AmazonCompatible

XL (high-yield) cartridges cost more upfront but lower the cost per page, which is better if you print a lot.

Our pick: the high-yield TN-660 is the best value

The Brother MFC-L2740DW is not on our firmware-lockout list, so third-party toner should work. By list price its high-yield TN-660 works out to about 2.2 cents per page, roughly 47% less than the 4.2 cents of the standard TN-630. If you print often the high-yield cartridge is the better value, and a well-reviewed compatible version lowers the cost further.

Frequently asked questions

Which toner does the Brother MFC-L2740DW use?

The Brother MFC-L2740DW uses DR-630, TN-630 and TN-660.

Does the Brother MFC-L2740DW take XL cartridges?

Yes. Besides the standard cartridges it accepts TN-660. A high-yield XL holds more toner and costs less per page, which is worth it if you print often.

Will third-party toner work in the Brother MFC-L2740DW, or will firmware block it?

The Brother MFC-L2740DW is not on our firmware-lockout list, so compatible and remanufactured cartridges should work. Firmware can change with an update, so it is worth checking before buying a large supply.

How many pages do the Brother MFC-L2740DW cartridges print?

Rated yields are the TN-630 at about 1200 pages, the TN-660 at about 2600 pages and the DR-630 at about 12000 pages. Real-world yield depends on how much you print and how much toner each page uses.

What is the cheapest toner for the Brother MFC-L2740DW?

By list price the lowest cost per page here is the DR-630 at about 0.9 cents per page. A reliable compatible or remanufactured cartridge can lower that further.

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Last reviewed . Compiled by MyCartridgeFinder from manufacturer cartridge finders and retailer cross reference tables, then checked against this printer's database record. Cartridge numbers and yields come from that record, never from guesswork. See our methodology and data sources.