SKU:

CS-HP-134A-LASERJET-M209DW-BK

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

W1340A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 1100

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

My text has gone gray and washed out. Is it the cartridge?

Usually, yes. As a W1340A nears the end, the remaining powder settles unevenly and pages lose their black. Rock the cartridge gently side to side five or six times and print again: if the darkness returns briefly and then fades, the cartridge is empty in everything but name.

Could something else cause the same fading?

A failing drum surface can also wash out print, but on printers like the LaserJet M209dw the drum is built into the cartridge itself. That makes the test simple — if a fresh cartridge restores solid black, the old cartridge was the whole problem, drum included.

How many pages should I have got from the old one?

The HP 134A is rated at 1,150 pages at five percent coverage, which suits letters and forms. Pages carrying big tables, shaded boxes or graphics use far more toner per sheet, so a cartridge fed on dense documents can legitimately finish well short of the headline figure.

Both sides of my duplex pages look pale. Same cause?

Yes — the yield counts printed sides, not sheets, and a cartridge running dry fades on both faces at once. Duplexing does not change how much toner a side needs; it just means the remaining powder is being shared across twice as many printed faces per sheet of paper.

Is there a trick to squeeze out a few more pages?

The rocking motion described above is the honest one — it levels the powder that is left. Beyond that there is no reset or refill worth attempting on a sealed unit; once the fade survives a good rock, the cartridge has given what it has and this $38.19 replacement takes over.

What if the new cartridge prints pale too?

Then the fault sits elsewhere and you are not stuck with the bill for finding out: this cartridge carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, explained on our shipping and returns page. Orders leave warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and our support team is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This HP 134A Black Toner Cartridge

This compatible HP 134A (W1340A) black cartridge is listed among the HP toner cartridges at Clever Supplies for the compact LaserJet range. Because the drum lives inside the cartridge, it is the single part that answers most print-quality complaints on these machines — fading, greying and patchiness all trace back to the same replaceable unit.

The models it drops into are the LaserJet M209dw, the LaserJet M234dw and the LaserJet M234sdw; if yours carries one of those badges, the code matches. If you print heavily, the same fit is also listed as the high-yield 134X (W1340X) cartridge at 2,400 pages per cartridge. The same cartridge comes as a 134A (W1340A) two-pack for shelf spares.