SKU:

Q5942A-5pck

Printer Brand:

Hewlett Packard

OEM Number:

Q5942A

Ink Color:

Black 5 Pack

Page Yield:

10,000 Each

Printer Type:

Laser Cartridge

Condition:

New Compatible

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is a five-pack really for?

The central cupboard. Five Q5942A cartridges — the 42A — at $182.31 is fleet stock: enough depth that several printers can call on the shelf in the same week without emptying it, and purchasing reorders on a cycle instead of on alarms.

What yield does each cartridge in the pack carry?

The standard rating: 10,000 pages at 5% coverage, identical for every unit. The same cartridge serves the LaserJet 4240 and all its 4250/4350 relatives, so the shelf holds one box type for the entire fleet.

How should five boxes be shelved so the right one is taken?

In a single labeled run, oldest at the front. Fleet shelves fail when several codes mingle; the 42A's advantage is that there is only one code to label, so a glance confirms stock level without counting variants.

What reorder point suits this depth of stock?

Two remaining is a calm trigger — enough reserve for a busy fortnight while the next pack travels. Waiting for the last box converts every delivery delay into a potential outage on somebody's printer.

Does bulk stock change how cartridges should be stored?

Only in discipline: sealed, flat, off the floor, away from radiators and sunlit walls, oldest opened first. Five boxes stored that way behave exactly like one box stored that way, five times over.

What terms apply to the pack?

A 1-year warranty and 1-year free returns, covered on our shipping & returns page. Stock ships from warehouses in IL, PA, GA, and CA, and our support team answers Monday–Friday, 9 AM–5 PM CST.

About This Q5942A 5 Pack

Facilities and office managers buy this pack because fleets do not fade politely one at a time. At $182.31 in our HP range, five standard cartridges turn toner into inventory — counted, shelved and reordered like paper.

The family's single cartridge code is what makes the format practical. One box design on the shelf, understood by every user of every machine, removes the wrong-cartridge orders that plague mixed fleets.