SKU:

CS-HP-212A-CLJ-M578F-BK

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

W2120A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 5500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I confirm this is the black my department needs?

Read the code on the cartridge you are replacing. If it says W2120A, this is its match — the black member of the HP 212A family for this Enterprise colour platform. The family name 212A covers four colours; only this code feeds the black station.

Statements have pale account numbers — is that a toner symptom?

Yes, and an early one. Numerals and small print lose contrast before headlines do, so statements that patients squint at mean the black is nearly spent. The supplies page will confirm a low reading; a fresh cartridge restores the crispness billing paper demands.

How many pages should billing plan on?

The rating stands at 5,500 pages under the standard test. Statement runs mix dense tables with light letters, so a department's true figure floats around the rating; the gauge percentage, checked before a big mailing, is the number to schedule by.

Does the black cartridge influence scanned-page quality?

Copies and scans print through the same black channel, so a fading cartridge greys the copies too. Staff often blame the scanner glass; if prints and copies fade together, the cartridge is the shared cause.

What assurance comes with the $81.71 unit?

It is covered by a 1-year warranty, and 1-year free returns protect you if the unit arrives defective. We fulfil from warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and the support desk is staffed Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. The shipping and returns page gives the delivery and returns detail in full.

Any quick check before the monthly statement run?

Print one dense test page the day before. If it comes out even and dark, run the batch; if it greys at the foot, swap first — reprinting five hundred statements costs more than the minute the swap takes.

About This W2120A Black Cartridge

Billing departments measure a cartridge in statements mailed on time. The W2120A serves the black station of printers like the Color LaserJet Enterprise M554dn, sized for departmental volume and honest about its level on the supplies page. When account numbers start to fade, the code on this box is the one that brings them back to black. From one end of the range to the other the slot is common: COLOR LASERJET M555DN and COLOR LASERJET M555X, and COLOR LASERJET M578C, COLOR LASERJET M578DN, COLOR LASERJET M578F and COLOR LASERJET M578Z as well. Should the other channels follow, they are listed as the cyan W2121A, the yellow W2122A and the magenta W2123A; this slot's own upgrade is the high-yield W2120X — the 212X black, and the 212A four-colour set sweeps the full set in one order.