SKU:

HP3052

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

Q2612A

Ink Color:

Black

Page Yield:

2,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the correct cartridge for a LaserJet 3052?

The Q2612A — sold under the 12A name and printed on this box. Read it off the label of the cartridge in the machine if you want certainty before ordering; the two codes will match.

What yield does it carry?

2,000 pages at standard document coverage. Teamed with a networked 3052, that total is the sum of everyone's printing, so it is consumed at the team's pace rather than any one person's.

What is in the delivery?

One sealed black cartridge at $28.15. The preparation is the familiar short routine — gentle side-to-side rock, protective cover off, sealing strip pulled in one motion — and then the cartridge seats and the printer returns to work.

Any tips for a shared printer's toner routine?

Name a shelf spot for the spare and a person for the reorder, even informally. Shared machines run dry through diffusion of responsibility more often than through any failure of planning.

Output is light but the cartridge was fitted recently. What should I check?

That the sealing strip came fully out — a partly pulled strip is the classic cause — and that the cartridge is seated squarely. Then rock it gently and print several pages to let density settle.

How is the old cartridge disposed of?

Back into the new cartridge's packaging, then out through an office-supply or electronics recycling route at the next collection. Contained in its box, it stores without mess in the meantime.

About This Cartridge for the LaserJet 3052

The LaserJet 3052 brings this family onto the office network, and its consumable stays resolutely singular: the Q2612A, rated at 2,000 pages. This cartridge at $28.15 is the refill every desk on the network depends on, changed in minutes by whoever reaches the printer first.

The guarantee wording is plain — a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns cover the cartridge, our support team is on hand Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST, and orders leave from whichever of our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses is nearest. Delivery specifics live on the shipping & returns page, and the family's other supplies are under HP.

From first to last of the series — LaserJet 3052, LaserJet 3055, LaserJet M1319, LaserJet 1010, LaserJet 1012, LaserJet 1015, LaserJet 1018, LaserJet 1020, LaserJet 1022n, LaserJet 1022nw, LaserJet 3015, LaserJet 3020, LaserJet 3030 and LaserJet 3050 — the 12A (Q2612A) does the printing. Also listed for this platform: the high-yield 12X (Q2612X) single cartridge and the 12A (Q2612A) two-pack.