SKU:

CS-HP-83A-4BK

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF283A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 1500

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Which code confirms this four-pack fits our printer?

CF283A — the 83A. It is printed on the carton and on each cartridge inside, and matching it to the label of the cartridge you are replacing is the whole verification. If the codes agree, all four units are your supply.

What does the pack contain?

Four black 83A cartridges, each sealed in its own bag and box, sold together for $50.43. They are stored and fitted individually, so the pack works as a small rotating stock rather than a single bulk unit.

How fast will a shared team printer work through four cartridges?

That depends on the team's habits more than on the printer: a shared machine collects everyone's letters, forms and reports, and a 1,500-page rating per cartridge is spent by the combined workload. Heavy coverage — dense forms, bold graphics — draws it down faster than light correspondence.

How should we handle the rotation?

Use the cartridges in the order they arrived, keep the waiting ones sealed and flat in a dry cupboard, and note the date each one goes in. When the third box is opened, you have one working spare left — a natural moment to reorder.

What does a finished cartridge look like in the output?

Pages fade evenly from edge to edge, the low-toner warning stops clearing, and the supply gauge sits at empty. A gentle rock of the old unit can rescue a few pages, but steady paleness means it is done.

What guarantee covers these four cartridges?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns cover each one, and support is reachable Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST. A defective unit is replaced or refunded, whether it is in the printer or still sealed.

What does one cartridge out of this four-pack cost us?

Dividing the $50.43 pack price by four gives about $12.61 a cartridge, and at the rated 1,500 pages each that is roughly 0.84 cents a page at standard coverage. The four together hold some 6,000 pages, so the pack can be budgeted as a single known quantity of team printing instead of four separate supply decisions spread across the year.

How should the first pages from a freshly fitted cartridge be judged?

Print a document the team already knows well, a standard letter or form whose normal appearance is familiar, and compare its density from edge to edge. Even, full-strength output on a known page means the CF283A has seated properly and is good for service. Judging against a familiar document is far more reliable than judging a page you have never seen printed before, where you have no memory of how dark it ought to look.

Why write the fitting date on each empty carton as it comes out?

Because four dated cartons turn guesswork into the team's real consumption record. The intervals between the dates show how long a 1,500-page cartridge actually lasts under your shared workload, which is information no rating can give you. By the third fitting you know your true cycle, and the next order can be timed from evidence instead of from the moment the warning light happens to appear.

Should the spent cartridge leave the moment its replacement goes in?

Hold it for a few days, until the new unit has proven itself on real work. If output stays pale with a fresh CF283A fitted, the spent cartridge was not the problem and the printer itself needs attention, and having the old unit at hand makes that diagnosis immediate. Once the replacement has printed cleanly through ordinary days, the spent one can go out with the office's normal cartridge recycling.

About This 83A Four-Pack

Four CF283A black cartridges, each rated at 1,500 pages, for a shared machine such as the LaserJet M201dw — enough stock to keep a small team's printer fed through its ordinary rhythm of swaps, at $50.43 for the set of four. One installed, the rest waiting in the cupboard, and no emergency orders in between.

Orders are dispatched from the nearest of our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA; the shipping & returns page sets out delivery and returns terms, and the rest of the range for this printer family is under HP.

For heavier volume there is the high-yield CF283X 4-pack (83X), built to run longer between swaps. The same cartridge is also sold as the CF283A single (83A). This cartridge is shared across the family — LaserJet M201n, LaserJet MFP M125nw, LaserJet MFP M127fw, LaserJet MFP M225dn, LaserJet Pro MFP M127fw and LaserJet M201dw.