LaserJet P3016

Built in the late 2000s for everyday office document printing, the LaserJet P3016 is a mono single-function printer that has outlasted most of its contemporaries. It runs the HP 55A (CE255A) as its standard cartridge, the high-yield 55X (CE255X) for longer intervals between swaps, and the maximum-capacity compatible 55XJ (CE255XJ) at the very top of the range — a cartridge family it shares with dozens of other HP models, so finding stock is never the hard part.

Staying power is this printer's whole story. The work it was bought for — letters, invoices, reports, the unglamorous essential output of an office — never went away, and a simple mono engine with a widely shared cartridge turns out to age very well. The shared family is a genuine practical asset: the same cartridge that feeds this P3016 also feeds the P3015 generation and the M521 and M525 multifunction lines, so a mixed fleet can be stocked from a single shelf of toner.

Toner Cartridges for LaserJet P3016

Which cartridge should you buy?

The standard CE255A is the right cartridge for a P3016 doing ordinary daily volume — letters and reports at a pace where a standard fill lasts a sensible span. Step to the high-yield CE255X when the printer's output is steady enough that swaps have become a recurring errand; it stretches the interval and lowers cost per page without changing anything else. The maximum-capacity CE255XJ is the end of that road, built for users who found even the X running dry too soon. MICR builds of both the standard and high-yield cartridges cover check printing, and the standard cartridge is sold in packs of two, three, five and ten — plus a premium-quality five-pack — for offices stocking several machines at once.

Chip, toner and everyday use

Because one cartridge code serves so many different printers, label your spares by the cartridge code — CE255A, CE255X or CE255XJ — rather than by the printer they were bought for; a cartridge 'belonging' to another model on the list below is very likely the same cartridge this P3016 needs. Each unit's chip identifies it to the printer and reports its level, and a compatible may ask for a one-time confirmation at install. Keep spares sealed until use, give a fading cartridge a gentle rock to redistribute its toner before replacing it, and remember yields are rated at five percent coverage — dense documents finish sooner.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridges fit the LaserJet P3016?

Three fills of one design: the standard CE255A, the high-yield CE255X, and the maximum-capacity compatible CE255XJ. All three fit the same slot, so the decision is about how long you want the cartridge to run, not about compatibility.

Does the P3015 use the same toner as the P3016?

Yes. The P3015 generation and this P3016 draw on the same CE255 family, and so do the M521 and M525 multifunction lines listed below. An office can hold one cartridge stock for all of them.

What is the maximum-capacity CE255XJ?

It is a compatible build of this cartridge filled beyond even the high-yield specification — the longest interval this family offers. It suits P3016 printers whose monthly output keeps exhausting the CE255X ahead of schedule.

Is there a MICR option in this family?

Yes. MICR builds of both the CE255A and the CE255X are listed on this page for check printing, with the magnetic toner that bank processing requires. They install and handle exactly like the regular cartridges.

More printers that use the same cartridges

Few cartridges in the store cover as much ground as this one. The family, grouped by line:

The P3010 and P3015 generation: LaserJet Enterprise P3010, LaserJet Enterprise P3011, LaserJet Enterprise P3015, LaserJet Enterprise P3015D, LaserJet Enterprise P3015N, LaserJet Enterprise P3015X, LaserJet Enterprise P3015dn, LaserJet Enterprise P3016, LaserJet P3010, LaserJet P3011, LaserJet P3015, LaserJet P3015D, LaserJet P3015DN, LaserJet P3015N, LaserJet P3015X.

The M525 multifunction line: LaserJet 500 MFP M525dn, LaserJet 500 MFP M525f, LaserJet Enterprise 500 M525, LaserJet Enterprise 500 M525DN, LaserJet Enterprise 500 M525F, LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525, LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525DN, LaserJet Enterprise 500 MFP M525F, LaserJet Enterprise flow MFP M525C, LaserJet M525, LaserJet M525C, LaserJet M525DN, LaserJet M525F, LaserJet flow MFP M525c.

The M521 line: LaserJet M521, LaserJet M521DN, LaserJet M521DW, LaserJet M521DZ, LaserJet M521dn MFP, LaserJet M521dx, LaserJet MFP M521dw, LaserJet Pro M521, LaserJet Pro M521DN, LaserJet Pro M521DX, LaserJet Pro M521DZ.

HP CE255A.