SKU:

CS-HP-X-4201dw-C

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

W2101X

Ink Color:

Cyan

Page Yield:

Color: 5500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I confirm this is the cyan my printer is asking for?

Check the code, not just the color name. This cartridge is W2101X — the cyan member of the HP 210X family — and it is priced at $102.99. If the printer's display or the label on your outgoing cyan cartridge shows W2101X, this is its replacement, and the similar-looking codes for the other colors are different cartridges.

What does cyan actually do inside a color page?

Cyan is the foundation of every blue and green the printer produces, and it works inside far more than skies and logos: teal headings, aqua chart segments, cool gray shading and most photographic tones all draw on it. A page can look mostly black and white and still be quietly spending cyan on its charts and headers.

What changes in our prints as the cyan runs low?

Blues lose their depth first and start drifting pale or slightly green, and greens turn muddy or yellowish because the balance that builds them is missing one ingredient. If photographs start looking washed out while black text stays crisp, cyan is the cartridge to suspect before any other.

How far does a 5,500-page cyan rating stretch in practice?

Further than most people expect, because cyan is only laid down where a page actually contains its colors. An office printing mostly text with occasional color charts may take well over a year to spend 5,500 pages' worth, while a studio-style workload of full-color pages will move through it noticeably faster. Coverage, not calendar, is what consumes it.

Can I change just the cyan and leave the other cartridges alone?

Yes — each color sits in its own bay and is replaced independently. The black, yellow and magenta cartridges stay exactly where they are while you swap the cyan, and the printer recalibrates and carries on with the same settings. Delivery and returns details are on the shipping & returns page if you want them before ordering.

What backing comes with this cyan cartridge?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, and a support team available Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST. If the cartridge arrives faulty or fades far earlier than its rating suggests, contact us and the cover is there to be used.

About This 210X Cyan Cartridge for the 4201dw

Cyan rarely gets the credit, but on the Color LaserJet Pro 4201dw it is the cartridge that decides whether a proposal looks sharp or tired: every blue in a logo, every green in a chart, every cool tone in a photograph passes through this W2101X unit. This is that single cartridge, rated at 5,500 pages and priced at $102.99. Whichever badge is on the front of the machine, the fit holds — Color Pro 4201dn, Color Pro 4201dne and Color Pro 4201dwe MFP and Color Pro 4301dw MFP, Color Pro 4301dwe MFP, Color Pro 4301fdn MFP, Color Pro 4301fdne MFP, Color Pro 4301fdw MFP and Color Pro 4301fdwe alike.

Orders are sent from our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, closest first. The rest of the HP catalogue is in the store when the other colors reach their turn. When the neighbouring slots run dry, the matching singles are the black W2100X, the yellow W2102X and the magenta W2103X; a slot that empties faster than the rest can step up to standard-yield W2101A, and the 210X four-color set covers a full refresh in one box.