What kind of toner works in my printer?

Learn what types of toner and what size toner cartridge works in your HP printer.

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(e.g. HP Officejet 6200, HP 94, brochure paper)
HP makes shopping for toner easier than ever! This HP toner buying guide provides all the information you need to make an informed shopping decision. Discover the different types of toner available, and how you can save your company money by buying high-capacity toner cartridges and toner multipacks.

 
Types of toner available

Black toner cartridge

Black toner cartridge
Color toner cartridge

Color toner cartridge
Product description Black toner provides sharper blacks for professional-looking black text and impressive color images that pop. In four-color print processing (CMYK), Black is denoted by the letter K. Color laser printers have color toner cartridges, cyan, magenta and yellow.
Product symbol Black toner symbol Cyan toner symbol
Product notes All HP LaserJet printers are compatible with Original HP Black toner.
•  Designed for use in HP LaserJets with four cartridge slots.
Toner selectability #s
Every HP toner is identified by a number. Here are several places you can find the right toner for your printer:
•  Inside your printer: Each Original HP toner cartridge has its number written clearly on the cartridge.
•  Online: The Small & Medium Business online ink and toner store makes it easy to identify the proper toner. You can search by printer model or cartridge number.
•  Your printer box: Look on the outside of your printer box for recommended HP toner cartridges.
•  Your printer manual: Look inside your printer manual for suggested HP toner cartridges.
•  Toner cartridge boxes: You'll find a list of compatible HP printers on each Original HP toner cartridge box.

 
Cartridge sizes and combo packs

Standard (A) toner cartridge

Standard (A) toner cartridge
Dual pack

Dual pack
High-capacity (X) toner cartridge

High-capacity (X) toner cartridge
High-capacity (X) Dual pack

High-capacity (X) Dual pack
Tri-pack

Tri-pack
Product description Standard (A) HP toner cartridges are HP's most commonly used cartridges and are perfect for your everyday office printing needs. Dual packs contain two Standard (A) HP Black toner cartridges. High-capacity (X) toner cartridges provide more prints with big savings and are perfect for high-volume printing environments. High-capacity (X) Dual packs contain two HP High-capacity (X) Black toner cartridges for high-volume printing environments. Get more prints with big savings. Tri-packs include one cartridge each of Original HP Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow toner.
Product symbol Standard (A) symbol Dual pack symbol High-capacity (X) symbol High-capacity (X) Dual pack symbol Tri-pack symbol
Product notes Not available for all printers. For a complete list, visit the Small & Medium Business store.
Estimated savings Original HP LaserJet toner cartridges work the first time, every time, saving you time and money.1 Save up to 10% with HP multipacks as compared to their standalone counterparts. Save up to 35% with Original HP LaserJet High-capacity (X) cartridges.2 Save up to 10% with HP multipacks as compared to their standalone counterparts. Save up to 10% with HP multipacks as compared to their standalone counterparts.
1. HP calculation based on the average results of a QualityLogic 2010 study comparing Original HP LaserJet Toner Cartridges with seven brands of non-HP toner cartridges sold in North America for the HP LaserJet (1505 and P4015 printers, HP 36A and 64A. For details, see http://www.qualitylogic.com/NAmonotonertest.pdf). Calculation includes paper, cartridge replacement, and labor for reprints. Assumes equal number of pages for external, internal, and individual use. Labor rate from Mercer 2009 Global Pay Study. Assumes purchase price for HP cartridge is $170 and 30% lower purchase price for a non-HP toner cartridge. Actual prices, costs, and savings may vary.
2. Cost-per-page calculations based on ISO/IEC 19752 yield and Web-based SRP for HP's (X) cartridges versus their standard (A) cartridge counterparts. Does not cover (X) cartridges that do not have (A) equivalent. Prices may vary.
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