Laserjet 1320NW

Take the LaserJet 1320, give it both Ethernet and wireless, and you get the 1320NW — the most connectable version of HP's 2005 small-office classic. It prints in black only, from the standard HP 49A (Q5949A) cartridge or the high-yield HP 49X, listed in full as Q5949X. This page carries both, in pack sizes from singles to tens, plus MICR variants for check work.

Wireless changed where a printer could live. A 1320NW did not need a desk beside the router or a cable run across the floor; it could sit on a credenza, in a back office or wherever a power outlet and a signal met. That freedom is why so many of these machines ended up serving laptop users who printed from wherever they happened to be sitting — and why their printing tends to arrive in irregular bursts rather than a steady daily flow.

Toner Cartridges for Laserjet 1320NW

Sold one at a time: the standard Q5949A single, the high-yield Q5949X single, a Q5949A MICR single, a Q5949X MICR single, the cartridge listed under the printer name. Every one of them is black; rated yields are on the product pages.

Sold in multipacks: Q5949A two-cartridge box, Q5949A 2 pack, Q5949A 3 pack, Q5949A four-cartridge box, Q5949A 5 pack, Q5949A premium 5 pack, Q5949A 10 pack, Q5949X 2 pack, Q5949X 3 pack, Q5949X 5 pack, Q5949X 10 pack.

Which cartridge should you buy?

Bursty printing argues for readiness over raw capacity. If the 1320NW is your only printer and several people rely on it, the Q5949X high-yield cartridge is the safer default: it tolerates long idle stretches and sudden heavy days without needing attention in between. Where the machine is a secondary printer — an overflow unit or a one-person office that prints a few pages a day — the standard Q5949A keeps costs down and swaps are quick when they come. Pack size follows the same logic: a two-cartridge box is cheap insurance for a printer nobody monitors, while the 5 and 10 packs make sense only where this model is the office standard. The MICR listings exist for one job, printing checks; everything else should run on the regular cartridges.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Each cartridge's chip identifies it to the printer and reports toner level, which you can check from any connected computer — handy on a wireless machine nobody sits next to. When pages fade, take the cartridge out and rock it gently end to end a few times; redistributing the toner often restores even coverage for a good while longer. Keep one spare wherever the printer lives, not in a distant storeroom, because a wireless printer's whole point is that nobody has to walk to it until something runs out. Yields are rated at 5% page coverage, so presentation decks and forms with heavy graphics will use toner faster than letters do. Spares keep best sealed, flat and out of direct light.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the 1320NW different from the 1320N?

Connectivity. The NW adds wireless to the N's Ethernet, so it can join the network without a cable. The printing engine — and therefore the toner — is the same across both, which is why this page's cartridges match the rest of the 1320 family.

Which cartridge fits the LaserJet 1320NW?

The standard Q5949A or the high-yield Q5949X; there are no other cartridges for this model. If the cartridge coming out of your printer carries either of those codes, the listings here are its replacements.

Can I mix a MICR cartridge with regular printing?

You can, but there is no benefit: MICR toner is formulated so bank equipment can read printed checks. The standard MICR cartridge and its high-yield counterpart print ordinary pages adequately, yet they cost their premium for a feature documents never use. Reserve them for check runs.

Is there a drum to replace separately on this model?

No separate drum exists for the 1320NW. The drum is part of the toner cartridge, so installing a fresh cartridge is the whole maintenance job where image quality is concerned.

More printers that use the same cartridges

Wireless or wired, the whole family drinks from the same cartridge well — these models take the identical two cartridges: Laserjet 1320TN, Laserjet 1320T, Laserjet 1320N, Laserjet 1320, Laserjet 1160LE, Laserjet 1160, LaserJet 3392, LaserJet 3390, LaserJet 1160, HP Q5949A.