HP Q2613A

Affordable desktop laser printing arrived with the LaserJet 1150 and 1300, and both machines drink from the same black toner well. That well is a single cartridge design, part number Q2613A, with exactly two fills — the standard cartridge, sold here as the 13A (Q2613A), and its high-yield twin the Q2613X, the 13X (Q2613X), which holds extra toner and trims the price of every page it prints.

One cartridge design serves the entire family — the 1150 in its base, duplex and networked forms, the 1300 and the networked LaserJet 1300N — so a single spare in the drawer covers whichever of these printers happens to run dry. That interchangeability is the family's quiet virtue: no per-printer stock, no wrong-cartridge orders, just one code to remember. Home offices and small teams pick the capacity that fits their volume and keep the machine earning.

Toner Cartridges for HP Q2613A

Shoppers who look by printer name will find the same cartridge listed as the LaserJet 1300 Toner Cartridge.

Which cartridge should you buy?

Light printing? The 13A. Steady output? The 13X. That really is the whole decision, and it is why this family is so easy to buy for. The standard cartridge costs less on the shelf and suits the printer that works a few days a month; the high-yield costs less per page and suits the one that works every day. If you are replacing the standard cartridge more often than feels reasonable, the next order should be the X — the swap frequency drops noticeably and the per-page math improves with it. Both yields come in multi-packs for stocking, MICR builds exist in both for check printing, and the compatible cartridges are covered by a 1-year warranty with 1-year returns.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Fitting a 13A-family cartridge is a one-minute, tool-free job, and these printers recognize the cartridge without menus or resets. If a nearly finished cartridge starts printing light, remove it and rock it gently from side to side; the toner left inside redistributes and output usually firms up for a while. Print quality complaints on these older machines are worth one check before you blame the cartridge — a dusty printer interior dulls pages that a fresh cartridge would otherwise print cleanly. Keep the spare sealed, flat and indoors.

Frequently Asked Questions

My printer is a LaserJet 1300N — do I need the 13A or the 13X?

Both fit, in the 1300N and in every other 1150 and 1300 variant. The 13A (Q2613A) is the standard fill and the 13X (Q2613X) the high-yield fill of the same cartridge. Choose the standard for light use, the X if you would rather change cartridges less often.

How much longer does the 13X last than the 13A?

Noticeably longer — the 13X carries substantially more toner in the same housing, which is the entire point of the high-yield tier. If your 13A seems to run out every few weeks, the 13X cuts both the hassle and the per-page cost; exact page counts for each listing are on their product pages.

Is a compatible 13A a sensible choice for a home-office printer?

Home offices are where compatibles make the most sense: a well-built third-party 13A prints the same black pages at a fraction of the original's price, and the warranty here runs a full year. The printer itself will not know the difference.

More printers that use the same cartridges

The 1300 configurations on this toner, listed in reverse: Laserjet 1300XI, Laserjet 1300T, Laserjet 1300N, Laserjet 1300, LASERJET 1300.