HP 301 Original Ink Cartridges 2-Pack · Black + Tri-colour · approx. 170/150 Pages · for DeskJet, ENVY & OfficeJet

HP HP 301 (N9J72AE) is a genuine HP ink cartridge 2-pack in black + tri-colour (cyan, magenta, yellow), 3 ml per cartridge, rated at approx. 170 pages black / 150 pages colour, made for owners of HP DeskJet, ENVY and OfficeJet printers who want the manufacturer's own ink rather than a compatible.

The 2-pack replaces both cartridges in one go — one black and one tri-colour — which is what most HP 301 printers need when they start reporting low ink. Standard capacity suits printers used a few times a month.

Original HP cartridges are recognised by the printer and the HP Smart app, so ink levels are reported correctly and you avoid the "non-HP cartridge" warnings — and the firmware updates HP printers receive can stop cartridges with cloned chips from working, which does not affect originals.

• 1 × HP 301 black ink cartridge
• 1 × HP 301 tri-colour ink cartridge (cyan, magenta, yellow)
• Protective nozzle tape on each cartridge — remove before installing

• The yield is HP's figure measured with the ISO/IEC 24711 or HP testing methodology method on a standard mixed text-and-graphics test page. Full-page colour, photos or heavy graphics use ink faster, so real page counts will be lower; plain text documents usually land close to the rating.
• Standard 301 cartridges hold less ink than the XL versions. That suits light use: a cartridge that sits in a rarely used printer for months can dry out before it is used up, so a smaller fill wastes less.
• If you print every week, two XL cartridges (301XL black + 301XL tri-colour) give many more pages per cartridge.
• The printhead is built into the cartridge, so every new cartridge also brings fresh nozzles. If prints are streaky and cleaning cycles do not help, a new cartridge usually fixes it.
• Installing takes a minute: open the cartridge access door, wait for the carriage to stop, press down on the old cartridge to release it, pull the pink or orange tape off the new cartridge without touching the copper contacts or nozzles, and slide it in until it clicks.
• Keep spare cartridges sealed in their box at room temperature and install them before the date printed on the packaging; an opened cartridge is best used rather than stored.
• Empty HP cartridges can be returned for free recycling through HP Planet Partners where the programme is offered.
• HP sells its consumer and office ink cartridges by region. This is the European/EMEA version, made for printers sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa — which covers printers bought in Cyprus, Greece or elsewhere in the EU.

• HP 302, 303, 304 or 305 printers — the numbers look close, but each family has its own slot and chip, so a 301 will not fit.
• XL page counts — these are standard-capacity cartridges.
• A printer bought in the US, Latin America or Asia — it is set up for that region's cartridges and can reject this European version.
• Any printer that is not in the compatibility list below — if your model is not listed, send us the model before ordering.