SKU:

HP9050N

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

What code should the stores team put on the requisition?

C8543X — shortened to 43X in most catalogues. That is the cartridge code for this entire platform family, and requisitioning by the code rather than by a description of the printer is what guarantees the right heavy box turns up at the dock.

Our volume is bursty — quiet weeks, then a month-end avalanche. Does that hurt the cartridge?

No. Toner is a dry powder; it does not dry out between runs or suffer for sitting idle in the machine. A cartridge fitted in a quiet month is in the same condition when the avalanche arrives, and the 30,000-page rating is spent by pages printed, not by days elapsed.

What is in the box for $164.25?

A single sealed black cartridge at $164.25 — one unit for one machine. There is no second carton following it and no bundle hidden in the listing.

How far does one cartridge realistically carry a dispatch office?

The rating is 30,000 pages. Pick lists, packing documents and delivery paperwork are ordinary office coverage, so a working figure close to the rating is fair planning; the supplies gauge on the printer remains the final word on when the swap actually falls due.

Anything to check before the old cartridge goes in the recycling bin?

Glance at its label and note the code for the next order, and keep the new unit's carton until the first jobs print clean. If the fresh cartridge ever misbehaves, the carton and a quick call to support — staffed Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST — are all a warranty return needs to get moving.

Why keep a spare for a networked printer that warns us in advance?

Because the warning and the empty gauge rarely land at a convenient hour. A sealed spare on the shelf converts a stopped dispatch run into a short pause, and toner keeps indefinitely in its carton, so the insurance costs nothing in spoilage.

About This 43X Cartridge for the LaserJet 9050N

For the networked workhorse, this is one C8543X cartridge — the 43X unit rated at 30,000 pages — feeding the HP LaserJet 9050n, priced at $164.25 as a single. It fits offices whose output arrives in bursts and cannot wait on a toner delivery mid-run.

Every cartridge we sell carries a 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns. Dispatch is from whichever of our IL, PA, GA and CA warehouses sits closest to you, with timing explained on the shipping & returns page, and the full family range is gathered under HP.