SKU:

CLS-HP-312A-2BK

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF380A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 2400

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly is inside this box?

Two black cartridges, and nothing else. Both are the CF380A, the black cartridge of the HP 312A family, made for the Color LaserJet Pro MFP M476dn and its M476dw and M476nw relatives. There are no color cartridges in this pack, so if a cyan, yellow or magenta warning is what sent you shopping, this is not the box that fixes it.

Why does the pack carry two names, 312A and CF380A?

They are two labels for the same cartridge. 312A is the family name buyers see in the printer manual and on most supply lists, while CF380A is HP's specific part number for the black member of that family. Ordering by either name should land on this cartridge; the part number is simply the more precise of the two.

Each cartridge is rated at 2,400 pages. How should I read that with two in the box?

As a per-cartridge figure, not a promise added up across the pack. Each CF380A is rated at roughly 2,400 pages at the standard test coverage, so the rating describes what one installed cartridge delivers before the second one is opened. Real life varies with coverage: dense contracts and graphics-heavy pages finish a cartridge sooner than light memos do.

Do both cartridges go into the printer at the same time?

No. The M476 has a single black slot, so one cartridge is installed and works while the second stays sealed in its box as the spare. The pair is a rotation, not a double installation: when the working cartridge finally runs dry, the spare goes in and that moment is your signal to think about reordering.

How should the spare cartridge be stored while it waits?

Keep it in its sealed packaging, lying flat in a drawer or cabinet at ordinary room temperature, away from direct sunlight and heat sources. Still sealed, a cartridge waits patiently for months. Once the seal is broken for installation, it belongs in the printer rather than back on the shelf.

What protection comes with this pack?

Both cartridges are covered by our 1-year warranty, and returns are free within the first year under our 1-year free returns policy. The details live on our shipping and returns page. If a cartridge misbehaves, call us Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST and we will sort it out.

About This Two-Black Pack

This $48.89 two-black pack suits the way an M476 actually consumes toner. On a multifunction machine, black does triple duty: it prints documents, it makes the copies, and it prints every incoming fax, while scanning uses no toner at all. Black is therefore the cartridge that empties first, and a spare on the shelf turns a mid-week low-toner warning into a two-minute swap instead of a stalled office.

Your order ships from whichever of our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia or California gets it to you fastest. Buying from the HP toner cartridges range at Clever Supplies, the habit worth building with this pack is simple: the day the spare goes into the machine is the day the next pair goes on the shopping list.