What does this mean "yield up to 3000 letter/A4 pages @ 5% coverage" on my printer description?

Question

Is that mean if I print 3000 pages, it will use 5% of the toner?

Answer 1

5% coverage means 5% of the printable area is covered with ink/toner. When you consider a printed page, very little toner is actually used. 5% is about your typical text page with a small picture.

In other words, it'll give you up to 3000 pages, in "normal" use. Printing a lot of pictures, bold text, black background, and such, and the calculations will be off. But it's an estimate any way.

Answer 2

It will print 3000 pages on letter or A4 size paper at 5% of the page covered with toner. That could be either letters or picture.