SKU:

CLS-HP-PRO 200 M276N-Y

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF212A

Ink Color:

Yellow

Page Yield:

Color: 1800

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridge am I looking at here?

The CF212A — the yellow cartridge in the HP 131A line, sold singly at $32.03. Yellow is the warm foundation color of the set: it is inside every highlight, every warm skin tone, every orange and green on the page. The code matters more than the color word, so confirm CF212A on your old cartridge label before ordering.

Why does yellow fade so quietly compared with the others?

Because the eye forgives its absence for a long time. Pages lose warmth gradually — highlights go dull, food and faces look slightly gray — long before anything looks broken. By the time a shared LaserJet Pro 200 M276n is printing obviously cold, blue-leaning pages, the yellow supply is usually nearly empty rather than just low.

Our M276n is on a wired network for the whole office. Does that change consumption?

The cable changes nothing mechanically; what changes is the audience. A networked all-in-one collects print and copy jobs from everyone on the floor, and each color copy spends yellow just like a print. Scanning spends none, and incoming faxes print in black only, so the fax line never draws on this cartridge.

How far does the rated yield go in a shared office?

The CF212A is rated at 1,800 pages under the standard coverage test. A front office making color copies of forms and ID cards will move through it at a very different pace from one printing mostly text. Watch the percentage on the supplies screen; on a shared machine it is the only honest forecast.

Is the changeover something office staff can do themselves?

Easily. Open the top, lift out the spent yellow unit, rock its replacement gently a few times, strip the packing tape and slide it home. No tools, no settings, and the machine recognizes the new level on its own. First pages may look slightly light; ordinary printing evens them out.

What backing and delivery come with the purchase?

A 1-year warranty and a 1-year free returns period stand behind the cartridge. We dispatch from warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA, and real people answer support questions Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST. Our shipping and returns page carries the fine print.

About This CF212A Yellow Cartridge

The LaserJet Pro 200 M276nw earns its keep as the office's shared color workhorse, and yellow is the cartridge that keeps its output looking warm and finished rather than cold and flat. This listing is the single CF212A at $32.03 — one yellow cartridge, rated at 1,800 pages, ready for the yellow slot.

For a networked machine, the practical tip is a shared one: whoever spots the low-supply notice first should say so the same day. Yellow rarely stops a job outright; it just quietly makes a week of output look tired before anyone connects the dots.

The LaserJet Pro 200 M251nw takes this cartridge too: print-only sibling or multifunction, the supply is the same across this pair. This is one of four matched cartridges: the CF210A black cartridge, the CF211A cyan cartridge and the CF213A magenta cartridge fill the other slots, and the complete four-cartridge 131A set renews every position in one order.