What Toner Does the Canon imageCLASS MF462dw Use?
Last Updated:Quick answer: the Canon imageCLASS MF462dw uses Canon Cartridge 070 toner, or the high-capacity Canon 070 H. There are only those two options, and Canon lists no separate drum unit for this printer.
The families that get wrongly sold for this machine are Canon 057 / 057H, 071 / 071H and 052 / 052H. Watch 071 especially — Canon sells 070 and 071 side by side on the same page, both current, one digit apart. And 057H is easy to talk yourself into because its 10,000-page yield sits almost exactly where the 070 H's 10,200 does.
CastleScore · October 2026
89/100 — Highly Recommended
Canon imageCLASS MF462dw
| Pillar (weight) | Score | What it is based on |
|---|---|---|
| Owner ratings (28%) | 82 | 4.20★ average across 370 ratings at Amazon (4.2) |
| Expert reviews (20%) | 90 | PCMag 4.5/5 |
| Cost per page (18%) | 96 | About 1¢ per page all-in with our compatible 070H toner (10,200 pages; drum built in). |
| Reliability (18%) | 90 | No recurring hardware or connection complaints in owner reviews. |
| Features (11%) | 92 | Print, copy, scan, document feeder, auto two-sided printing, fax, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, touchscreen, fast (20+ ppm). |
| Value (5%) | 89 | Running cost and owner satisfaction |
Discontinued. The original MF462dw is no longer sold new; the MF462dw II that replaced it takes the same 070 toner. This score rates it for current owners.
CastleScore is Castle Ink’s own editorial rating, built from retailer star ratings, expert reviews, real cost per page and owner complaint patterns, checked October 10, 2026. It is not a customer review. See every ranked printer or how the score works.
The toner, pictured
Canon 070H TonerOur own compatible toner, photographed in-house.
Canon imageCLASS MF462dw toner at a glance
| Consumable | Part Number | Also sold as | Approx. Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toner (standard) | Canon 070 | 5639C001 | 3,000 pages |
| Toner (high capacity) | Canon 070 H | 5640C001 | 10,200 pages |
| Drum unit | — | — | None listed by Canon |
Both are Canon's own ISO ratings. The high-capacity cartridge holds more than three times the standard, which makes it the sensible default for anything past occasional use. The cartridge supplied in the box is a full 3,000-page unit rather than a half-filled starter — unusual, and worth knowing when you are working out when to reorder.
What it actually costs to run
Castle Ink's compatible 070H is $105.95 for 10,200 pages, which works out at about 1.04 cents per page. With no drum to buy separately, that is the whole running cost of the machine. If you print less, we also sell a compatible standard Canon 070 (5639C001) with chip, rated at 3,000 pages. Buy a chipped cartridge either way: without a chip the printer shows a non-Canon cartridge notice and can't show the toner level.
Put next to a small inkjet at 10 to 15 cents a page, or a compact laser at 2.5 cents, that is a serious difference over a few thousand pages. Check it against your own volumes with the ink cost calculator.
No separate drum: what that means for you
Canon lists no drum consumable for this model, and the manual has no drum replacement procedure — the toner cartridge is the only user-replaceable part. In practice that means two things. Print quality resets completely with every cartridge, so faults like grey background or repeating marks are cured by a new cartridge rather than a separate drum swap. And you pay for the imaging hardware every time, which is why separate-drum designs like Brother's TN and DR pairings work out cheaper across a machine's full life. Our drum unit guide explains the trade-off properly.
About the Canon imageCLASS MF462dw
A monochrome laser all-in-one: print, scan, copy and fax at 37 pages per minute, with automatic duplex printing and a 50-sheet ADF that does one-pass two-sided scanning (B&H rates the MF462dw II at 80 images per minute double-sided). A 250-sheet cassette plus a 100-sheet multipurpose tray, expandable to 900 sheets with Canon's optional 550-sheet cassette. The panel is a 5-inch color touchscreen, and connectivity covers Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Gigabit Ethernet, USB and cloud scanning to Dropbox, Google Drive and OneDrive.
The current US retail model is the MF462dw II; the original MF462dw is discontinued. Both revisions use the same toner.
Worth knowing if you are choosing between models: the MF465dw is the same machine at 42 ppm instead of 37, with the same screen, same ADF, same paper path and the same 070 toner. Speed is the headline difference. The LBP246dw is the print-only version — no scanner, no fax, a 5-line mono display — on the same cartridges.
Common problems on this model
Streaks, uneven print or white spots
Canon's documented first move is to take the cartridge out and shake it five or six times to redistribute the toner, then seat it fully. Do that before you buy a replacement — it clears a good share of quality complaints on this series.
"A counterfeit or non-Canon cartridge may be in use"
The printer could not read a cartridge chip. Printing continues; only the toner-level display is affected. A chipped compatible avoids the message.
Printing works but scanning does not
Very common on this series and usually misdiagnosed as hardware. It is normally the network scan driver or the MF Scan Utility registration — reinstall the scan driver and re-register the printer. Our guide to printers that will not scan to a computer walks through it.
Paper jams
Canon puts a three-digit code on the panel, prefixed with a hash. Look the code up rather than guessing — it identifies exactly which part of the paper path to open. See our paper jam guide.
Locked out by a Department ID
If the machine asks for a Department ID and PIN you did not set, it was configured with Department ID Management enabled. That is an administrator setting rather than a fault, and it appears often enough in Canon's own FAQ list to be worth knowing about.
What imageCLASS MF462dw owners ask
These are the questions that come up most for this printer on retailer Q&A pages, Canon's support community and owner reviews, answered in our words.
Does it come with a full toner cartridge or a starter?
A full one. The printer ships with a standard Canon 070 rated at about 3,000 pages, the same as a retail 070.
How much paper can it hold?
A 250-sheet cassette plus a 100-sheet multipurpose tray. Canon's optional 550-sheet AH-1 cassette raises that to 900 sheets.
Can it scan both sides of a page in one pass?
Yes. The 50-sheet document feeder scans both sides in a single pass. B&H lists 80 images a minute double-sided on the MF462dw II.
How much can it print each month?
B&H lists a 4,000-page monthly duty cycle for the MF462dw II, which is on the low side for its class, so a busy office may outgrow it.
imageCLASS MF462dw quirks worth knowing
- The wired network port is Gigabit Ethernet, not the slower Fast Ethernet common on entry lasers, and it also has Wi-Fi 802.11n and Wi-Fi Direct.
- A one-pass duplex document feeder is a feature many sub-$300 mono all-in-ones lack.
- CDW lists a 3-year limited warranty on the original MF462dw, and B&H lists a fax cord in the box with the MF462dw II.
FAQ
What toner does the Canon imageCLASS MF462dw use?
Canon Cartridge 070 at 3,000 pages, or Canon 070 H at 10,200 pages.
Does the MF462dw have a separate drum unit?
No. Canon lists no drum for this model — the toner cartridge is the only consumable.
Does it take Canon 057 or 071?
No. 057 fits the MF445dw, MF448dw, MF455dw and LBP226dw line; 071 fits the MF272dw and LBP122dw. Neither will seat in an MF462dw.
Is the MF462dw II different from the MF462dw?
Not for toner. The II is the current retail revision and takes the same 070 and 070 H.
Is the MF465dw worth the extra over the MF462dw?
Only if you need the speed. The headline difference is 42 ppm against 37, and both take the same 070 toner.
Which other printers use Canon 070?
The MF462dw and MF462dw II, MF465dw and MF465dw II, LBP246dw and LBP246dw II, and LBP247dw and LBP247dw II.
Other printers that use Canon 070 toner
Canon imageCLASS LBP246dw · Canon imageCLASS MF465dw
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Replacing it? Our highest-rated alternatives
- Brother HL-L2460DW — CastleScore 90
- Canon imageCLASS LBP246dw II — CastleScore 86
- Canon Color imageCLASS MF753Cdw II — CastleScore 85
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