Color LaserJet 2605DN

Two-sided printing without babysitting the paper tray: the Color LaserJet 2605DN combines automatic duplex with built-in Ethernet, the workgroup configuration of the 2605 family. Its cartridge bay is the familiar HP 124A set — Q6000A black, Q6001A cyan, Q6002A yellow and Q6003A magenta — and everything below is a compatible replacement for one of those codes or a set built from them.

The DN's headline feature saves paper, and it is worth being precise about what it does not save: duplexing halves the sheets a document consumes, but every printed side still lays down toner. A workgroup that switches its reports and drafts to two-sided output will watch its paper bill fall while its cartridge rhythm stays exactly the same. That is the honest math of this machine — cheaper paper, unchanged toner — and it shapes how a sensible office stocks for it.

Toner Cartridges for Color LaserJet 2605DN

This page also lists sets from the related HP 125A family — the cartridges for the CM1312 and CP1215 models in the family list below. The black cartridge in the 125A family is the CB540A, stocked individually as well as in set form. They do not fit this printer; they are stocked here for the offices that run both families side by side:

• HP 125A Tri Color (CB541A / CB542A / CB543A) — the three 125A colors in one box
• HP 125A 4 Color Set (CB540A / CB541A / CB542A / CB543A) — the complete 125A set
• HP 125A 4 Color Set for CP1215n (CB540A / CB541A / CB542A / CB543A) — 125A set listed for the CP1215n
• Color LaserJet CM1300 — 4 Color Set — color set listed for the CM1300

Which cartridge should you buy?

Workgroups go through black at a pace the colors never match, so let that drive the order: the Q6000AD black two-pack or a single black as the standing purchase, and individual colors only when one actually fades. A four-color set earns its place twice in this printer's life — at a full refresh, and as the reserve that keeps a shared machine from ever sitting empty mid-week. Duplexing will not stretch any of these cartridges further than it stretches them in the base 2605; budget for toner by pages printed, not by sheets used.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Because the 2605DN serves several people, its low-toner warnings deserve a route to a human: decide who orders, and keep the spare where that person can find it. The chips report each cartridge separately, so a warning names its color — order that one, not a set out of habit. Fresh cartridges keep best sealed, upright and at room temperature. And if a color's output turns pale before its warning, rock the cartridge gently side to side; redistributed toner usually restores the density long enough to finish the run.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does duplex printing make the toner last longer?

It makes the paper last longer. Each printed side uses the same toner whether the sheet's other side is blank or printed, so cartridge life tracks total pages imaged, not sheets fed.

Which cartridge family does the 2605DN take?

The HP 124A family: Q6000A black with Q6001A, Q6002A and Q6003A for cyan, yellow and magenta. Nothing from the 125A line fits this printer, even though those sets are also listed further down this page for the family's other models.

One color looks faded on two-sided prints — what should I check?

That color's cartridge. A fading or poorly seated unit affects every side it prints. Reseat it; if the paleness stays, replace that single color.

Is the 2605DN's toner the same as the plain 2605's?

Identical. The Color LaserJet 2605 and this duplex network model share the whole 124A range — only the paper handling and networking differ.

More printers that use the same cartridges

Every model below runs the same cartridge families, in alphabetical order: Color LaserJet 1600, Color LaserJet 2600, Color LaserJet 2600DN, Color LaserJet 2600N, Color LaserJet 2605, Color LaserJet 2605DTN, Color LaserJet CM1015, Color LaserJet CM1015MFP, Color LaserJet CM1017, Color LaserJet CM1017MFP, Color LaserJet CM1300, Color LaserJet CM1312, Color LaserJet CM1312 MFP, Color LaserJet CM1312NFI, Color LaserJet CP1210, Color LaserJet CP1215, Color LaserJet CP1215N, Color LaserJet CP1217, Color LaserJet CP1312, Color LaserJet CP1312MFP, Color LaserJet CP1510, Color LaserJet CP1512, Color LaserJet CP1512MFP, Color LaserJet CP1515, Color LaserJet CP1515N, Color LaserJet CP1515NI, Color LaserJet CP1518, Color LaserJet CP1518NI, HP 124A, HP 125A.