SKU:

CS-HP-134X-LASERJET-M209DW-BK

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

W1340X

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 2400

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

My pages have a faint gray haze in the background. Why?

A light gray veil across the whole page usually means the drum surface inside the cartridge is wearing or the remaining toner is being metered unevenly. On this printer family the drum lives inside the W1340X itself, so the haze is the cartridge announcing its age rather than a printer fault.

How do I check whether the cartridge is really the cause?

Print a mostly blank page, then a solid text page. Haze on both, at the same even level, points at the cartridge; haze in repeating bands points the same way. Printers like the LaserJet M209dw have no separate drum to blame — the cartridge is where the imaging happens.

Could the haze just mean the toner is running low?

It can accompany low toner, but the two feel different: low toner fades the text itself, starting at the edges, while a background haze grays the white spaces and leaves text fairly dark. Either way the answer is the same cartridge change, since both parts live in the one unit.

How much life should this replacement give me?

The HP 134X is rated at 2,400 pages at five percent coverage — text-density pages. If your printing leans toward full-page documents and graphics, expect the practical total to come in below that; the haze test above will tell you about the cartridge's health long before the count does.

Will rocking the old cartridge clear the haze?

Rocking levels settled powder and helps fading text, but it does not restore a worn drum surface, so haze caused by wear survives the shake. That distinction is actually useful: haze that ignores a good rock is a clear verdict that this $41.19 replacement is the fix.

What if the haze is still there with the new cartridge fitted?

Then the printer itself needs a look, and you are covered while you find out: the cartridge carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, detailed on our shipping and returns page. It ships from 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 134X Black Toner Cartridge

This compatible HP 134X (W1340X) black cartridge is offered in the HP toner cartridges range at Clever Supplies. For symptom-led buyers it is the diagnostic as well as the cure: one unit carrying both toner and drum, so a single exchange settles whether gray, tired output was the cartridge all along.

This supply is built for the LaserJet M209dw and for the LaserJet M234dw and LaserJet M234sdw all-in-ones — the whole of its printer list. There is also a standard-yield version, the 134A (W1340A) cartridge, at 1,150 pages for desks that print less. The same cartridge comes as a 134X (W1340X) two-pack for shelf spares.