SKU:

HEWCF283A-8PK-COM

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

CF283A

Ink Color:

Black 8 Pack

Page Yield:

1,500 Each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make sure this eight-pack matches the cartridges our printers take?

Pull any spent cartridge from one of the machines and read its label: CF283A, the 83A, is the code you are matching. Every unit in this pack carries that same part number, so one identity check covers the whole stock.

How is the eight-pack packed?

Eight black 83A cartridges, individually bagged and boxed so they can be handed out one at a time to different desks, for $82.37. Nothing needs to be opened until the moment a printer actually runs dry.

We run several printers off one supply cabinet — how do we keep track?

Write the printer's name or location on each box as it leaves the cabinet. With identical cartridges feeding several machines, that one habit shows which desk is burning through toner fastest and stops the quiet problem of one printer's stock being raided for another.

Will cartridges stored for months still work properly?

Yes, as long as they stay sealed in their bags, out of direct sunlight and away from heat. Toner is a dry powder, so a stored cartridge does not dry out the way liquid ink does; open each one only when it is going into a machine.

What does the changeover look like at the printer?

Open the top, slide the empty cartridge out, and unpack the fresh one. Rock it gently side to side to loosen the toner, remove the packing materials and sealing strip, seat it firmly, and close up. The whole swap takes a couple of minutes and needs no tools.

Who do we talk to if a cartridge misbehaves?

Support is staffed by real people Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST. Every cartridge in the pack carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so a faulty unit is a replacement or a refund, not a write-off.

What does each cartridge in the eight-pack effectively cost?

The $82.37 pack holds eight CF283A cartridges, which works out to about $10.30 a cartridge and a 12,000-page pool across the set. For a cabinet feeding several printers, that per-unit figure is the number to use when a department asks what a replacement actually costs the office.

How do we stop the cabinet stock from surprising us?

Count what is left on a fixed day each month and note the tally on the cabinet door. Eight identical CF283A boxes look plentiful long after they are not; a ten-second count turns the reorder into a routine purchase instead of an emergency raised by whichever desk runs dry first.

Do we need to sort the pack by printer model?

No. Every unit is the same CF283A, and the fit list behind it — LaserJet M201dw, MFP M127fw, MFP M225dn, Pro M201n, Pro MFP M125nw and Pro MFP M127fw — means any box from the pack can go to any of those machines. Whoever is on duty can hand a cartridge to any desk without checking model-specific stock.

A cartridge from the pack prints badly — how do we isolate the fault?

Fit a second unit from the same pack into the same printer. If the fault follows the first cartridge, the cartridge is at fault and the warranty path applies; if the second unit prints the same defect, the printer needs attention. Either way you have an answer before calling support.

About This 83A Eight-Pack

Built for sites running more than one printer on the 83A platform, this eight-pack puts eight CF283A black cartridges — each rated at 1,500 pages — into the supply cabinet at $82.37. It is anchored here on the LaserJet M201dw, the sort of wireless desk printer that tends to multiply across an office, with every unit in the pack interchangeable across the fleet.

Delivery timing and return terms are laid out on the shipping & returns page, and orders are dispatched from the nearest of our warehouses in IL, PA, GA and CA. Everything else for this family of printers lives under HP.

Printer coverage for the 83A (CF283A) runs to LaserJet M201dw, LaserJet MFP M127fw, LaserJet MFP M225dn, LaserJet Pro M201n, LaserJet Pro MFP M125nw and LaserJet Pro MFP M127fw. The surrounding range includes the 83A (CF283A) single cartridge and the high-yield 83X (CF283X) four-pack.