LaserJet Pro M428fdw
The LaserJet Pro MFP M428fdw is the everything-connected member of the line — print, scan, copy and fax, with wireless access on top — and it is typically bought as the only machine a small office intends to own. A single black cartridge carries all of it: either the CF258A (58A), rated by HP at about 3,000 pages, or the CF258X (58X), rated at about 10,000 pages under ISO/IEC 19752. When one device does four jobs, the arithmetic of capacity matters more, not less.
The Only-Machine Test for Capacity
Ask what stops when this printer stops. If the answer is invoices, signed scans, outbound faxes and the day's correspondence all at once, the fdw is a single point of failure and should be stocked like one: high-yield cartridge installed, a 58X 2-pack in reserve, and the 58X 4-pack for offices that reorder quarterly. Smaller, print-led sites can run the standard class through the 58A 2-pack and 58A 4-pack. Launch prices: the 58A single is $67.02 and the 58X single $83.63, about 2.23 and 0.84 cents per rated page. Two-packs are $120.38 (58A) and $153.61 (58X), saving $13.66 and $13.65; four-packs are $227.11 and $293.57, saving $40.97 and $40.95 against four singles.
Verifying the Cartridge Before the Office Depends on It
A hub machine is the wrong place to discover a supply surprise at 4 PM. Check the label of the cartridge you remove — CF258A or CF258X — and read the chip statement before ordering. HP equips this generation with dynamic security and describes it as intended only for cartridges that carry a new or reused HP chip. The stocked form is a fitted chip, so this text leads with that fact: the cartridges here carry a new chip, fitted before shipping, as the supplier's written SKU evidence states. Nothing needs to be moved from a genuine HP cartridge, and there are no transfer steps to follow.
Shared Shelf, Simpler Spares
The fdw's cartridges also fit the LaserJet Pro M404dn, LaserJet Pro M404dw, LaserJet Pro M404n, LaserJet Pro MFP M428dw, LaserJet Pro MFP M428fdn, LaserJet Enterprise M406dn and LaserJet Enterprise MFP M430f, so a satellite printer never needs a different spare. Clever Supplies backs the compatible cartridges with a 1-year warranty and 1-year returns; help is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which cartridge class suits an only-machine office?
The 58X, in most cases. Four functions drawing on one slot reward the longer interval, and a spare on site removes the emergency.
Do all four functions use the same cartridge?
Printing, copying and received faxes do. Scanning to a file uses no toner until the file is printed.
What should we check before reordering?
The code on the outgoing cartridge, the supply gauge, and the chip statement for the exact listing you are buying.
Does the fdw share cartridges with the print-only 404 models?
Yes — the entire 58 generation uses CF258A and CF258X, so spares move freely between the MFP and the print-only machines.