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Review on ๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ HP Q5942A 42A Black Toner Cartridge by Calvin Hodges

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good, but. suitable for printer ink and toner

Good, but expensive. Wanted to fit 42X's into my HP4240n Laserjet but lo and behold it won't accept them. So you end up having to use these smaller, ultimately more expensive ones. [So be careful, 4240, 42X owners will not work. This 42A should be used instead.] Just an update (April 2013). Had to pull one of these out of the above printer even though there was plenty of toner left to print more because it was hitting an HP limit (in the cartridge?) and simply ignoring the override settings for the printer (their website said that this cannot be avoided either). The copies were only slightly less dark (which was easily corrected by increasing the print density if I wanted to), but that just meant you didn't have to print more. WTF.

Pros
  • Original HP toner cartridges on average 71% more usable pages than other brands
Cons
  • High price