LaserJet 4300DTN

The LaserJet 4300DTN stacked the full workgroup specification onto the faster 4300 engine: automatic duplexing, a network connection and an extra paper tray, sold to mid-2000s departments that printed constantly and wanted one machine to absorb it all. Toner stayed refreshingly plain — the Q1339A, HP's 39A, is the only cartridge this model has ever taken.

Everything the DTN adds is about throughput: two-sided output without a human flipping pages, a tray that swallows a ream, and a shared queue for the whole department. Supplies planning follows the same logic. A machine specified never to wait for paper should never wait for toner either, so the spare cartridge belongs in the same cupboard as the spare reams.

Toner Cartridges for LaserJet 4300DTN

Cartridge	Build	Page Yield
Q1339A	Standard yield	See product page
Cartridge for LaserJet 4300DTN	Cartridge listed for this model	See product page
Q1339A MICR	MICR build for check printing	See product page
Q1339A 2 Pack	Standard yield, twin pack	See product page
Q1339A 3 Pack	Standard yield, triple pack	See product page
Q1339A 5 Pack	Standard yield, five pack	See product page
Q1339A Premium 5 Pack	Premium build, five pack	See product page
Q1339A 4 Black	Standard yield, four pack	See product page

Which cartridge should you buy?

Buy for a shared machine, not a personal one. The single cartridge serves a lightly used DTN, but the configuration's natural habitat is a department queue, where a two or three pack keeps the swap an errand of minutes instead of a purchase order. Offices running several 4300-family machines can standardize further with the five packs — one code, one shelf, no per-model sorting. Between the two five packs, the premium build rewards the heaviest users with its higher-grade construction. The MICR build is the specialist exception, stocked for check runs rather than everyday documents.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Level reporting comes from the cartridge's chip, and the printer tracks what a shared queue consumes surprisingly fast — check the level before a big duplex job, not after the first side is printed. A gentle side-to-side rock redistributes toner when output lightens near the end of a cartridge. On a networked machine, agree on one person who owns the spare; the most common shared-printer failure is three people each assuming another ordered the replacement.