Artisan 730

Epson Artisan 730 printer

Refills for the Artisan 730 are the six-color Claria set — high-capacity black (T098120) plus cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan and light magenta in the standard T099 tier, up to 500 pages per cartridge. Compatible singles and sets are below, backed by a lifetime warranty.

Artisan 730 Series Laser Toner Cartridges

Artisan 730 Ink — High-Capacity Black, Five 99 Colors

Six separate tanks feed the Artisan 730, and the black position works differently from the rest. Black T098120 is the high-capacity cartridge in this system, rated at up to 500 pages, and Epson never offered a standard-capacity black beside it. Color comes from the five 99 cartridges — cyan T099220, magenta T099320, yellow T099420, light cyan T099520 and light magenta T099620 — each also rated by Epson at up to 500 pages. Every order is a Claria Hi-Definition dye cartridge, and because each position is replaced on its own, a spare set kept sealed in a drawer is the simplest insurance against a tank running dry mid-print.

The Artisan 730’s light inks are full members of its shelf, not optional extras: the light cyan and light magenta positions carry the same 500-page Epson rating as the other four colors. A six-cartridge printer that stops when any position is empty needs all six stocked — this page sells the complete working set.

Which 98/99 should you buy?

One color ran out: replace just that color — black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan and light magenta singles are $10.49 each.
Full refresh: the Set of 6 ($53.91) one high-capacity black plus the five standard colors — a full six-slot refresh.
Stock up: the Set of 13 ($101.21) stocks three blacks and two of each color for owners who print photographs in volume.

Chip, ink and everyday use

Recognition on the Artisan 730 comes down to the chip on each cartridge: every tank here carries a new compatible Intellidge-type chip, so levels report the way the printer expects. This line has been out of production for years, so fresh firmware locks are not the worry they are on newer machines — a clean, well-seated chip is. Fit the tank until it seats, and if one ever misbehaves, the lifetime warranty is the standing answer. The ink itself is the six-color Claria dye system; store spares sealed, upright and away from direct light, so the ink and the chip contacts stay clean.