HP 647A & 648A

HP named this family by function rather than by number order, so it helps to read it the way the printer does. The black cartridge is the 647A — or, for heavy document traffic, its high-yield sibling covered below. The colors sit under one shared family name: CE261A cyan (648A), CE262A yellow and CE263A magenta. The black's own part number is the CE260A, and the family serves the Color LaserJet CP4025 and CP4525 enterprise printers listed below. Everything here is stocked as a Clever Supplies compatible.

These are departmental workgroup printers — the kind that sit on a floor rather than a desk and print for everyone within walking distance. Their toner buying follows the machine's own rhythm: long quiet stretches, then a project lands and the black level falls off a cliff. That is the exact pattern the high-yield black exists for, and why this shelf stocks both blacks next to the shared color set.

Toner Cartridges for HP 647A & 648A

Cartridge	Color	Page Yield
CE261A — Cyan	Cyan	See product page
CE262A — Yellow	Yellow	See product page
CE263A — Magenta	Magenta	See product page
CE260A — Black, shelf listing	Black	See product page
CE260X (649X) — Black, High Yield	Black	See product page
647A & 648A 4 Color Set (CE260A/ CE261A/ CE262A/ CE263A)	Black + 3 colors	See product page
649X & 648A 4 Color Set (CE260X/ CE261A/ CE262A/ CE263A)	Black + 3 colors	See product page

Under the CP4025 name the shelf also lists HP CP4025 (CE261A) Yellow, HP CP4025 (CE261A) Cyan, HP CP4025 (CE263A) Magenta.

Under the CP4025dn name: HP CP4025DN Color Laserjet 4 Color Set, HP CP4025dn (CE260A CE261A CE262A CE263A) 5 Color Set, HP CP4025dn (CE261A) Cyan, HP CP4025dn (CE263A) Magenta.

Under the CP4025n name: HP CP4025n (CE260A CE261A CE262A CE263A) 4 Color Set, HP CP4025n (CE261A) Cyan, HP CP4025n (CE263A) Magenta.

Under the Enterprise CP4025 name: HP Enterprise CP4025 (CE261A CE262A CE263A) 3 Color Set.

Under the Enterprise CP4025dn name: HP Enterprise CP4025dn (CE261A) Yellow.

Under the Enterprise CP4025n name: HP Enterprise CP4025n (CE261A) Cyan.

Under the CP4525 name: HP CP4525 (CE261A CE262A CE263A) 3 Color Set, HP CP4525 (CE260A CE261A CE262A CE263A) 4 Color Set, HP CP4525 (CE261A) Cyan, HP CP4525 (CE263A) Magenta.

Under the CP4525dn name: HP CP4525dn (CE261A CE262A CE263A) 3 Color Set, HP CP4525dn (CE260A CE261A CE262A CE263A) 5 Color Set, HP CP4525dn (CE261A CE262A CE263A) 6 Color Set, HP CP4525dn (CE261A) Cyan.

Under the CP4525n name: HP CP4525n (CE260A CE261A CE262A CE263A) 4 Color Set, HP CP4525n (CE263A) Magenta.

Under the CP4525xh name: HP CP4525xh (CE260A CE261A CE262A CE263A) 5 Color Set.

Under the Enterprise CP4525 name: HP Enterprise CP4525 (CE261A CE262A CE263A) 3 Color Set, HP Enterprise CP4525 (CE261A) Cyan, HP Enterprise CP4525 (CE262A) Yellow.

Under the Enterprise CP4525xh name: HP Enterprise CP4525xh (CE261A) Cyan, HP Enterprise CP4525xh (CE262A) Yellow, HP Enterprise CP4525xh (CE262A) Yellow — alternate listing 2.

Which cartridge should you buy?

The black is the decision; the colors are a routine. For a CP4025 or CP4525 that mostly prints documents for a workgroup, the high-yield CE260X black is usually the smarter stock item — it turns toner ordering from a monthly errand into an occasional one, and cost per page improves with the bigger unit. The standard CE260A remains the right buy for a lightly used machine that would take a year to empty either cartridge. The colors — CE261A, CE262A, CE263A — come in one size each and are replaced singly as they empty; the two four-color sets simply bundle the choice of black with a fresh set of colors for a full refresh.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Both blacks fit the same slot and carry chips the printer reads for level, so upgrading from the standard to the high-yield black is an ordering decision, never a printer setting. Seat a cartridge fully, close the machine, and let it calibrate before sending a long job. Enterprise cartridges are heavy — keep spares stored flat in their boxes in the print room, out of sunlight and away from heat, and give a long-stored unit a gentle side-to-side rock before it goes in so the toner inside is loose and the first pages print evenly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the black have two different family names?

Because HP sold the standard black under the 647A name and its high-yield version under the 649X name — two labels, one slot. The standard is the CE260A; the high-yield is the CE260X. The colors sit between them numerically as the 648A set.

Which printers take these cartridges?

The Color LaserJet CP4025 and CP4525 enterprise series — the full list of models is below. Match the part number on the cartridge you remove if you want certainty: blacks read CE260A or CE260X, colors read CE261A through CE263A.

Can I put the high-yield black in a printer that has only ever used the standard?

Yes. The slot and the chip system are the same for both blacks, so the printer accepts the CE260X without any adjustment and reports its larger supply from the first page.