Frequently Asked Questions

Same shelf price as the standard Canon 045 — so why does this one print twice as many pages?

Because this is the high-yield version of the cartridge. Both the standard Canon 045 and this Canon 045H black are $32.49 on our shelves, but the standard cartridge is rated at 1,400 pages while this 045HBK is rated at 2,800. That halves your running cost, from about 2.32 cents a page to roughly 1.16 cents, for no extra outlay at the till. The H in the name is doing real work: it marks the bigger fill.

How long does one 045HBK last in an LBP612Cdw?

For a home or small office printing around 150 pages a month, a single cartridge can last a year and a half. At 300 pages a month, plan on roughly nine months between changes. Those estimates use the 2,800-page rating at the standard 5% coverage; an LBP612Cdw that mostly prints letters and documents will land close to them, while photo-heavy or graphics-heavy work shortens the run.

This listing names the LBP612Cdw — is the cartridge itself any different?

No. The cartridge in the box is the standard 045HBK, the same unit sold under the general Canon 045H listing. This page simply carries the printer's name because that is how most owners search — by the machine on their desk, not by cartridge codes. The same cartridge also serves the ImageClass MF632Cdw and ImageClass MF634Cdw, so if you run one of those as well, one spare covers both machines.

What should I check before I order?

The code on the cartridge you are replacing. If the label reads Canon 045H or 045HBK, this is a like-for-like swap. If it reads plain Canon 045, your printer takes both versions — the two share the same home in the machine — and this high-yield cartridge is the upgrade: twice the rated pages at the same price we charge for the standard one. Either way, this listing is the black cartridge; the colors are listed separately.

Is black the only cartridge my LBP612Cdw needs?

The LBP612Cdw is a color printer, so alongside this black it carries cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges from the same Canon 045 family. This listing is black only. In practice black is the cartridge you will replace most often — documents are mostly text — which is why the high-yield version matters most in this slot. The 045H color cartridges are available when your machine eventually asks for them.

What protection comes with the cartridge?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, the same cover we put on every cartridge we sell. If the 045HBK gives you trouble within that year, or arrives and turns out to be the wrong cartridge for your needs, sending it back costs you nothing. The full terms sit on our shipping and returns page.

About This Canon 045H Black Cartridge for the LBP612Cdw

The high-yield black your ImageClass LBP612Cdw was made to run on: a Canon 045H cartridge (045HBK) rated for up to 2,800 pages at about 1.16 cents a page, priced at $32.49 — the very figure the 1,400-page standard Canon 045 carries. Orders ship from our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses, and support answers Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. The matching colors and the rest of the 045 family are in our Canon toner range.