SKU:

CE285A

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CE285A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

1,600 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

The cartridge in my printer says CE285A, but this listing also calls it 85A — which one is it?

Both. CE285A is the full part number printed on the cartridge, and 85A is the short family name HP uses for the same unit; they are two labels for one black cartridge, not two different products. This compatible version is built to that specification and drops into the compact LaserJet platform headed by models such as the LaserJet M1132, using the same single-cartridge bay as the original.

How long does a 1,600-page rating last in a home office?

It depends on how much of the rating your routine actually uses. At 100 pages a month — school forms, returns labels, the odd contract — one cartridge covers well over a year. At 300 pages a month of letters and statements it is roughly a five-month supply. Dense pages with logos and shaded tables consume toner faster than plain text, so treat 1,600 as the planning figure and your printer's low-toner warning as the real trigger.

My prints have gone gray and washed out. Is the cartridge finished?

Usually it means the toner left inside has settled to one side rather than run out completely. Take the cartridge out, rock it gently from side to side four or five times to level the toner, and put it back. If the pages come back solid, you have useful life left; if the pale look returns within a week or two of normal printing, the cartridge is genuinely at the end.

How do I change it?

Open the printer's top access door, grip the old cartridge by its handle and lift it straight out. Peel the sealing tape from the new cartridge, give it a gentle side-to-side rock, slide it into the bay until it sits flat, and close the door. The whole swap takes about a minute, needs no tools, and the printer is ready as soon as the ready light settles.

Does it fit other printers besides mine?

Yes — one cartridge serves the whole compact family built around it. Alongside the M1132 it runs the LaserJet P1102 and P1102W, the M1212nf and M1217nfw, the M1138 and M1139 and their Pro-badged equivalents. If the empty you pulled out is stamped CE285A, this is the replacement, whichever of those models it came from.

What cover comes with the cartridge?

It carries a 1-year warranty, and 1-year free returns under our shipping and returns policy if it arrives damaged or lets you down early. Orders ship from our warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and support is available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This CE285A (85A) Black Toner Cartridge

This is the straightforward single: one compatible black cartridge for the CE285A / 85A specification, rated at 1,600 pages and priced at $26.75. It belongs to the HP compatible range at Clever Supplies and is made for the compact LaserJet Pro platform — the small, single-function and multifunction machines that sit on home-office desks and reception counters.

Buy it when one printer needs feeding and you would rather reorder as you go than hold stock. The rating is honest working capacity for text-led printing, the swap is a one-minute job, and when this one eventually fades you will know exactly which code to come back for.