HP 950XL Original Ink Cartridge · High Yield Black · approx. 1,650 Pages · 44.5 ml · for OfficeJet Pro 8100/8600

HP HP 950XL (CN045AE) is a genuine HP high yield ink cartridge in black, 44.5 ml, rated at approx. 1,650 pages, made for owners of HP OfficeJet Pro 8100/8600 and 251dw/276dw printers who want the manufacturer's own ink rather than a compatible.

OfficeJet Pro 8100/8600 and 251dw/276dw printers are small-office workhorses, and the 950XL black is what keeps their running costs down on text-heavy work.

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 950XL high yield black ink cartridge (CN045AE)
• Colour cartridges not included (HP 951 / 951XL cyan, magenta, yellow)

• 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.
• Black is 950, colours are 951 — they are different numbers by design. Order 950/950XL for black and 951/951XL for colours.
• The 950XL and standard 950 fit the same slot; the XL carries much more ink and lowers the cost per page.
• The printhead is a separate part that stays in the printer — this cartridge is only the ink supply. If print quality drops while there is still ink, the fix is usually a printhead clean from the printer menu, not another cartridge.
• Installing takes a minute: open the cartridge access door, wait for the carriage to stop, press the old cartridge to release it, and push the new one into the slot of the same colour until it clicks. Close the door and the printer recognises it.
• 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.

• OfficeJet Pro 8710/8720/8730/7740 — those take HP 953.
• OfficeJet 6600/6700/7110/7610 — those take HP 932.
• Colour printing — black only.
• 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.