SKU:

CS-HP--204A-BK

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF510A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

Black: 1100

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly does the CF510A code on this page identify?

CF510A is HP's part number for the black cartridge in the 204A family. This listing is a single black cartridge rated at up to 1,100 pages. If the cartridge you pulled out of your printer — or the code on its supplies screen — reads CF510A, this is the replacement that goes back in, whatever model name is printed on the machine's front panel.

Why is this page titled by a code instead of a printer model?

Because one black cartridge serves several machines in this family, and buyers reorder by the code on the empty cartridge or the order card. Searching CF510A or 204A lands you here directly; the model-by-model pages for the same cartridge exist for shoppers who think in printer names first.

How far does a 1,100-page rating go in a small office?

At standard 5% page coverage — a typical letter or invoice — a home office printing a dozen pages a day measures one cartridge in months. Dense pages, full-page graphics and heavy black fills spend it faster, so treat 1,100 as the rating benchmark rather than a promise for every kind of page.

My black prints are fading on one side. Is the cartridge finished?

One-sided fading usually means the remaining toner has settled unevenly. Take the cartridge out, rock it gently side to side a few times to redistribute the toner, and reprint the same page. If the fade returns within a few pages, the cartridge is genuinely near empty and a fresh one is the fix.

Where do orders ship from, and how fast?

Clever Supplies ships from warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, so most orders travel a short leg. The details live on our shipping and returns page, and support answers Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if you need a hand choosing.

What protection do I get with this cartridge?

Every cartridge here carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. If this CF510A black cartridge fails to perform in its first year, contact us and we will make it right — that backing is part of the listing, not an add-on.

About This CF510A Black Cartridge

This is the single-cartridge way to restock the black slot of an Color LaserJet Pro M154a or its siblings in the 204A family: one CF510A, $31.74, rated at up to 1,100 pages. Nothing on this page is a bundle — you get exactly one black cartridge, sealed, ready to drop in when the old one gives out.

Most owners of these compact color lasers print far more black than color, so the black cartridge is the one on the reorder calendar. Keeping the code — CF510A, the 204A black — on a note by the printer turns the next reorder into a thirty-second job.