Black is the cartridge your printer empties first, and the W2180A is the standard-yield black for HP's newest color laser line. If most of what you print is text, invoices, or shipping labels with only occasional color, this is the cartridge that decides your running cost: at $60.48 for about 1,300 pages, each printed page costs roughly 4.7 cents in black toner. It fits the HP Color LaserJet Pro 3201dw and the MFP 3301cdw, MFP 3301fdw and MFP 3301sdw, and it installs the same way a genuine HP cartridge does — slide it in until it clicks and print.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the W2180A fit my HP Color LaserJet Pro 3201dw?

Yes. The W2180A is the standard-yield black cartridge HP specifies for the Color LaserJet Pro 3201dw and all three MFP models in the 3301 series. It is the same physical cartridge across those four printers, so if you own more than one of them, one spare covers every machine.

Does this cartridge come with a chip, or do I need to move one from my old cartridge?

It comes with a new, latest-generation chip already fitted — install it straight from the box, no chip transfer, no extra step. Our supplier lists this cartridge as "New Chip", and the store has had no chip problems with these cartridges to date. One honest limit: no seller can guarantee that a future HP firmware update will never affect a cartridge, but this one ships with the current-generation chip and is ready to print.

How many pages will the W2180A print?

HP rates the W2180A at about 1,300 pages under ISO/IEC 19798 (roughly 5% coverage). Heavy black coverage — bold headings, dense forms, solid blocks — shortens that; plain text and light documents stretch it. If you print well over a ream of black pages a month, the high-yield W2180X at about 3,200 pages is the cheaper per-page choice.

Can I replace only the black cartridge and leave the colors in?

Yes — each color is a separate cartridge, and the printer will happily keep printing black while the colors stay put. Replace only what is empty. If you find all four colors running low at once, the 218A 4-color set is the better buy, because it costs less than the four singles together.

What is covered if the cartridge has a problem?

Compatible toner cartridges carry a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns. If a cartridge prints faded or streaked from the start, reseat it firmly first — most first-print issues are a cartridge that is not fully clicked in. If the problem stays, contact support (Mon–Fri, 9 AM–5 PM CST) and it will be sorted under the warranty.