SKU:

HP9040

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

C8543X

Ink Color:

High Yield Black

Page Yield:

30,000 Pages

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridge does our forms workhorse, the LaserJet 9040, run on?

The C8543X — the 43X. The label of the cartridge in the machine states it plainly, and that statement outranks every procurement note and door badge.

For $164.25, what do we receive?

One black cartridge for the 9040, bagged and boxed under seal, $164.25. A single unit and the complete purchase; installation asks for nothing extra.

How does the 30,000-page rating map onto forms and letter runs?

Forms are this machine's native diet: letter-size, text-dense, relentless. Against that duty a cartridge rated at 30,000 pages keeps changeovers rare enough to schedule around batch runs. Dense form fields draw toner faster than a light letter, so the true figure wanders with the mix — the rating is the fixed point it wanders around.

Talk us through the swap on the 9040.

Cover raised; spent unit out in both hands — respect the weight — and rested flat. Fresh unit tipped gently end to end, packing and seal stripped, then a straight run along the rails to its seat. Cover closed, and a single test form judges the result.

What are the unmistakable end-of-life signs?

A wash across the whole form that no setting cures, a toner warning back within pages of being cleared, and a gauge showing empty. Shaking the cartridge may rescue the tail of one batch; when the next form fades identically, the account is closed.

Worth keeping a spare beside a scheduled machine?

Statement runs and form batches keep appointments that toner deliveries do not. One sealed spare beside the machine turns a hard stop into a brief pause — and the day it is used is the day its successor gets ordered.

About This Cartridge for the LaserJet 9040

The C8543X for the HP LaserJet 9040: a single black 43X cartridge rated at 30,000 pages, at $164.25. It is the long-interval supply for a machine whose work arrives in batches and deadlines, built so the swap becomes the rarest event in its routine.

It carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, with support running Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST. Your order is dispatched from whichever warehouse — IL, PA, GA or CA — lies closest; the shipping & returns page details the timing, and this family's balance sits under HP.

The 43X (C8543X) covers LaserJet 9000hns, LaserJet 9000Lmfp, LaserJet 9000mfp, LaserJet 9000n, LaserJet 9040, LaserJet 9040dn, LaserJet 9040mfp, LaserJet 9040n, LaserJet 9050, LaserJet 9050dn, LaserJet 9050mfp, LaserJet 9050n, LaserJet 9000, LaserJet 9000dn and LaserJet 9000hnf without a second part number in sight. Capacity choices for the same printers: the 43X (C8543X) single cartridge and the maximum-yield 43XJ (C8543XJ) single cartridge.