SKU:

HP5100n

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

C4129X

Ink Color:

High Yield Black

Page Yield:

10,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the high-yield fill mean on a networked 5100N?

More pages between interruptions: 10,000 at the standard 5% coverage measure. A networked printer serves a whole workgroup, so every cartridge change is a small event for several people. This fill stretches the interval so the LaserJet 5100N spends its life printing instead of waiting on supplies.

The 5100N prints ledger sheets. How does that affect the count?

An 11x17 page carries roughly twice the printable area of a letter page, and toner use follows the area. A queue full of ledger drawings will consume this cartridge about twice as fast per sheet as ordinary memos. Mixed office work lands somewhere between the two extremes.

Everyone says print quality dropped at once. Is that the cartridge?

Usually, yes. On a shared machine, fading shows up for the whole group on the same day, which makes it look sudden. Pull the cartridge, rock it gently end to end, and print a test page. A brief recovery confirms toner is low; no recovery means it is done.

Can I check the remaining level without walking to the printer?

The 5100N's embedded web page reports supply status to anyone on the network, which is the practical way to keep an eye on a shared machine. Check it during the weekly routine and order when the estimate gets low rather than when output fails.

What if the cartridge I receive has a fault?

It carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, so a defective unit goes back without cost to you. Our shipping and returns page explains how to start a return.

How fast will the replacement get to us?

We ship from warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and California, choosing the closest to your address. Our support people are available Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM CST if anything needs chasing.

About This LaserJet 5100N High Yield Cartridge

The 5100N brought the 5000 family's ledger-size talent onto the office network, and the machines still anchor plenty of engineering, finance, and school print queues. This compatible cartridge is specified for that shared duty: a 10,000-page high-yield fill, even blacks across big pages, and a $95.77 price that keeps a legacy A3 printer cheap to feed. It sits in our HP compatible range and swaps in with no tools and no settings changes. Watch the supply page, keep one spare in the cabinet, and the queue never has to stop for toner.