SKU:

CS-HP-212A-CLJ-M578DN-Y

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

W2122A

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color: 4500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What does W2122A designate?

The yellow cartridge in the HP 212A line-up — one channel, one code. This platform's four stations are individually coded, and the yellow position accepts only W2122A, so the stamp settles the question before any money moves.

Proofs keep coming out blue-heavy and clients notice. Is yellow to blame?

Very likely. Yellow quietly underpins greens, golds and skin tones, and as it dies the whole palette cools: grass goes teal, brass goes green and faces lose warmth. A supplies-page glance showing yellow near empty is nearly a confession.

How is yellow's life rated?

4,500 pages at standard coverage. Proofing and short-run colour work lay down much heavier coverage than the test standard assumes, so plan on the gauge, not the rating, when a client deadline sets the schedule.

Can I swap yellow without disturbing a calibrated workflow?

Yes. It is a standalone sealed unit; change it, let the printer run its calibration, and proof again. The fresh channel typically restores the warmth that had been drifting out of client work for days.

What does the $81.71 buy beyond the cartridge?

Cover, mainly: a 1-year warranty on the unit and 1-year free returns if it arrives defective. Dispatch is from our Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California warehouses, and the support desk is open Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. The shipping and returns page has the shipping and returns wording.

How do I keep a spare yellow proof-ready?

Sealed, flat and out of the light well. Toner waits indefinitely in its bag; it is opening early and standing the unit on end near a heater that shortens a spare's useful temper.

About This W2122A Yellow Cartridge

In a proofing workflow, yellow is the channel nobody watches until a client does. The W2122A brings the warm foundation back to machines on the Color LaserJet Enterprise M554dn platform — one code, one station, rated for production-length runs. Watch its gauge alongside the others, proof by proof, and the palette stops drifting quietly in the middle of a client's job. In a shop that proofs all day, that habit of watching the yellow gauge alongside the others is worth more than any single rating figure printed on a box. The cartridge's working life is not confined to one badge — COLOR LASERJET M555DN and COLOR LASERJET M555X rely on it, and COLOR LASERJET M578C, COLOR LASERJET M578DN, COLOR LASERJET M578F and COLOR LASERJET M578Z rely on it equally. The neighbouring bays are covered by the black W2120A, the cyan W2121A and the magenta W2123A; where this slot works hardest, the high-yield W2122X — the 212X yellow is the longer-interval option, and the 212A four-colour set renews every channel in a single box.