HP Color LaserJet 4700PH+ Toner Cartridges

COLOR LASERJET 4700PH+

The plus badge marked the enhanced configuration of the platform: the Color LaserJet 4700PH+ was the upgraded member of the 4700 family, chosen by offices that wanted a bit more from the same proven engine. Its toner is unchanged — the HP 643A family, Q5950A black with Q5951A cyan, Q5952A yellow and Q5953A magenta — and the high-yield 643X family, Q5950X black, Q5951X cyan, Q5952X yellow and Q5953X magenta, for offices that burn through toner quickly.

An enhanced configuration changes the machine around the engine, not the engine itself — and for the person ordering supplies that is the good news. A 4700PH+ stocks from exactly the same shelf as every other 4700 in the building, so mixed fleets need one toner inventory, one set of spares and one ordering habit. Offices that run several family members side by side feel this most: a cartridge bought for one machine rescues another in a pinch.

Toner Cartridges for Color LaserJet 4700PH+

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
Q5950A	Black	See product page
Q5950A	Black	See product page
Q5951A	Cyan	See product page
Q5952A	Yellow	See product page
Q5953A	Magenta	See product page
Q5950X	Black	See product page
Q5951X	Cyan	See product page
Q5953X	Magenta	See product page
Q5951A	Cyan	See product page
Q5953A	Magenta	See product page
Q5950A	Black	See product page
Q5951A	Cyan	See product page
Q5952A	Yellow	See product page
Q5950A	Black	See product page
Q5951A	Cyan	See product page
Q5950A	Black	See product page
Q5953A	Magenta	See product page
Q5952A	Yellow	See product page

Sets and multipacks stocked for this family:

643A four-color set (CS listing)
643X high-yield four-color set (CS listing)
4700ph four-color set
643A black two-pack (CS listing)
643X black two-pack (CS listing)
4700 black two-pack
4700 three-color set
4700ph three-color set
4700dtn three-color set
4710 black three-pack
4710 five-color set

Which cartridge should you buy?

The enhanced configuration usually signals a busy machine, and busy machines belong on the high-yield 643X family: longer intervals between swaps and a lower cost per page across the year. Replace colors one at a time as each is flagged — there is no maintenance reason to refresh all four together, and cartridges pulled early take their remaining toner with them. A four-color set earns its place only when several colors bottom out in the same period. For black, a two-pack keeps the highest-turnover slot permanently backed up on the shelf.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Enhanced hardware does not change cartridge handling: remove the seal completely, slide the cartridge in until it seats, and let the chip report its level to the panel. Label spare boxes by color — in a four-slot machine, opening the wrong color mid-job is the most common self-inflicted delay. Keep one spare per color at most; toner stores well sealed and flat out of sunlight, but a deep drawer of spares ties up budget that a fast reorder covers just as well. When output fades in a single color, rocking that cartridge gently buys time to finish the day's work.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which toner cartridges are compatible with the Color LaserJet 4700PH+?

The same HP 643A family as the rest of the line — Q5950A black, Q5951A cyan, Q5952A yellow, Q5953A magenta — plus the high-yield 643X equivalents, Q5950X through Q5953X. The plus configuration does not take any special cartridge.

Should I replace all four cartridges at once on the 4700PH+?

No. Swap each cartridge as it becomes spent; color cartridges deplete at different rates depending on what you print, and pulling a cartridge with toner left in it wastes that toner. The exception is a deliberate full refresh when several are low together.

Can the 4700PH+ keep printing in black when a color cartridge is empty?

The machine needs all four cartridges installed to run, so an empty color will stop the show until it is replaced. Setting everyday documents to grayscale in the driver stretches the color cartridges you do have, but it does not substitute for the missing one.

643A or 643X for an office that burns through toner?

643X. The high-yield family exists for exactly that pattern — same slots, same colors, more toner per cartridge. Standard 643A only wins on a machine whose monthly volume has genuinely dropped.