LaserJet 5000DN
The LaserJet 5000DN paired the 5000's wide-format A3 engine with automatic duplexing and networking — the configuration print rooms chose when tabloid output had to come out double-sided without anyone standing over it. It takes the HP 29A (C4129A) cartridge or the high-yield C4129X (HP 29X), and this page stocks the high-yield build across the board: a MICR single, two-, three- and five-packs, and a premium five-pack.
Duplexing changes what a wide-format printer is for. Single-sided tabloid is a poster machine; double-sided tabloid is a booklet, manual and report machine — bound training packs, folded newsletters, double-sided plan sets. The DN was bought by departments that produced finished documents, not just big pages, and those documents tended to run long. Long runs are exactly where cartridge planning matters: a 200-page duplex job does not pause politely at page 140 because the toner gave out.
Toner Cartridges for LaserJet 5000DN
| Cartridge | Color | Page Yield |
|---|---|---|
| C4129X 2 Pack | Black | See product page |
| C4129X 3 Pack | Black | See product page |
| C4129X 5 Pack | Black | See product page |
| C4129X Premium 5 Pack | Black | See product page |
| C4129X MICR | Black (MICR) | See product page |
Which cartridge should you buy?
Match the pack to the run length this printer actually sees. If the DN lives on booklet and report work, the three- and five-packs of C4129X are the honest choice — duplex jobs are long, and a mid-run swap leaves collated sets in two pieces. The two-pack covers lighter duty where the machine prints big but not often. As ever on this page, the MICR listing is a specialist: it exists for check printing, and its toner is not a substitute for standard toner in documents a bank will never see — it is simply wasted money there.
Chip, toner and everyday use
Duplex printing hides a toner trap: the second side of every sheet passes the cartridge again, so a DN doing heavy two-sided work consumes its C4129X at the pace of a printer with twice its page count. When output fades evenly across both sides at once, the cartridge is genuinely low; when only one edge fades, rock the cartridge to redistribute before replacing it. Store the next pack beside the machine — print-room printers fail at the worst moment of the biggest job, and a spare in the room is worth two in a warehouse.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the 5000DN really duplex tabloid pages automatically?
Yes — automatic two-sided printing is the D in this model's name, and it works at the machine's full paper range. Select two-sided output in the driver and the DN handles the flipping itself.
Which pack size fits a print-room DN?
The three- or five-pack of C4129X. Long duplex runs punish small inventories, and the high-yield cartridge is the only capacity stocked here in any case.
Can I run the MICR cartridge for ordinary documents?
You can, and it will print, but there is no benefit — MICR toner exists so bank scanners can read checks. Save the C4129X MICR for check stock and use standard packs for paper work.
Does duplexing use more toner per document?
Per sheet it uses roughly the toner of two single-sided pages, because both faces carry print. Judge cartridge life by printed sides, not by sheets, on this model.
More printers that use the same cartridges
The DN's cartridge is not exclusive to it — the whole family below shares the same HP 29 bay, split here into the 5000 line and its 5100 successors: HP C4129A, LaserJet 5000, LaserJet 5000AN, LaserJet 5000GN, LaserJet 5000LE, LaserJet 5000N, LaserJet 5000T, LaserJet 5100, LaserJet 5100DTN, LaserJet 5100Le, LaserJet 5100N, LaserJet 5100TN.