SKU:

HEWCE400A-COM

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CE400A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

5,500 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the CE400A code on the box tell me?

It is the part number for the standard-capacity black cartridge in HP's 507A family. If the cartridge you pulled out of your printer is stamped CE400A, this is the matching black refill — one cartridge, rated at 5,500 pages, priced at $64.50.

Our black text prints grey long before the color charts look tired. Why?

Most office pages are overwhelmingly black text, so the black cartridge does the heavy lifting while the colors idle. On a shared Enterprise 500 Color M551dn, the supplies page usually shows black far lower than cyan, magenta and yellow — that gap is normal, not a fault.

How far does 5,500 pages actually go in a normal office?

Count printed sides, not sheets: a duplex report consumes two pages of yield per leaf. A desk printing 40 text pages a day works through roughly 550 pages a month per regular user, so one CE400A typically covers a small team's black output for a couple of busy months.

Can I finish a deadline run after the low-toner warning appears?

Usually, yes. The warning is an estimate, not a lockout. Gently rocking the cartridge side to side redistributes the remaining powder and often restores even density for the pages that matter. Order the replacement the same day, though — the warning is the printer asking politely.

Does a fading first page mean the cartridge is defective?

Not necessarily. Toner settles during shipping and storage. Print a supplies status page, remove the cartridge, rock it five or six times, and reprint. If one side of the page stays pale after that, contact us — the cartridge is covered, as explained below.

What protection and delivery terms come with it?

Every cartridge carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, detailed on our shipping and returns page. Orders leave warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia and California, and our support team answers Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST.

About This HP 507A Black Toner Cartridge

This single compatible CE400A black cartridge serves one job well: keeping text crisp on an enterprise color printer whose black supply empties long before its colors. It sits in the HP toner cartridges range at Clever Supplies, holds a 5,500-page rating for $64.50, and drops into the same slot as the cartridge it replaces — no settings to change, nothing else to buy. The cartridge's reach runs beyond the M551dn: the family's multifunction models — LaserJet Enterprise 500 Color MFP M575dn, M575f and Color flow MFP M575c — burn the same black. Its color partners are listed singly as well (CE401A cyan, CE402A yellow, CE403A magenta), and desks that outgrow a 5,500-page fill can step up to the CE400X (507X) high-yield black in the identical slot.