Description
The HP 216A Black Original LaserJet Toner Cartridge (W2410A) stands as one of HP’s most efficient, highly engineered toner solutions built specifically for small to medium‑sized businesses, enterprises, educational institutions, and home offices requiring professional‑grade print output. With JetIntelligence technology, optimized toner formulation, anti‑counterfeit protection, and premium reliability, the HP 216A is designed to deliver consistent performance from the first page to the last.
As modern work environments become increasingly fast‑paced and quality‑driven, users need printing solutions that offer clarity, durability, sharpness, and reliability all while minimizing operational disruptions, reducing costs, and ensuring environmental responsibility. The HP 216A toner is built from the ground up to meet these needs by offering superior print efficiency, smooth printer integration, and HP’s industry‑leading manufacturing precision.
Whether you’re printing invoices, reports, presentations, school assignments, marketing materials, or internal documents, this cartridge ensures every page reflects a professional standard capable of representing your brand or personal work at the highest level. Designed for HP Color LaserJet Pro M182 and M183 series printers, it combines advanced toner chemistry, cutting‑edge print technology, smart chip communication, and long‑term durability essential features for users seeking maximum value from their print system.
Understanding the HP 216A Black Toner Cartridge
What Makes the HP 216A Special?
This toner cartridge is produced using HP’s proprietary JetIntelligence technology, which ensures that print jobs are executed with minimized energy consumption, improved toner usage efficiency, and enhanced responsiveness. JetIntelligence also supports faster warm‑up performance, smarter internal monitoring, and more accurate page count predictions.
The 216A is specifically designed to generate sharp black text, ideal for high‑clarity printing of business documents and graphics. With crisp line accuracy, high definition output, and dense black pigment tones, it guarantees your content remains readable and professional even when using small font sizes or detailed vector graphics.
Additionally, Original HP toner cartridges undergo rigorous quality control checks, ensuring that every unit shipped meets HP’s global manufacturing standards. Users benefit from consistent output quality, reduced downtime, and minimized need for reprints a key advantage over counterfeit or third‑party toner alternatives.
Page Yield and Efficiency
The HP 216A Black Toner delivers an estimated 1050 pages based on ISO/IEC 19798 standards, a globally recognized benchmark for page yield measurement. While actual results can vary depending on print density, document complexity, and environmental factors, users can expect reliable performance within industry‑standard tolerances. This level of efficiency makes the cartridge suitable for small businesses, startups, and home offices with moderate print volumes.
Smart Toner Monitoring
The cartridge includes an intelligent chip that communicates with compatible HP printers to provide accurate, real‑time toner level readings and maintenance alerts. This ensures users plan ahead, order new supplies before interruptions occur, and maintain optimal productivity throughout daily usage cycles.
Print Quality and Reliability
Sharpness and Resolution
The HP 216A is engineered to produce refined, clear output with excellent edge definition particularly important for business reports, legal text, tabular data, and barcodes. HP’s toner particle design ensures uniform distribution during printing, leading to smooth gradients and consistent blacks without smudging or fading.
JetIntelligence technology significantly improves the way toner binds to the paper, increasing printing durability while reducing toner waste. This ensures crisp black text, bold contrasts, and impactful monochrome visuals suitable for presentations or customer‑facing documents.
Enhanced Graphics Performance
Although it is primarily a black‑only toner, the HP 216A is excellent for grayscale graphics, delivering precise shading, uniform density, and distortion‑free line work making it a reliable tool for producing charts, diagrams, architectural sketches, and monochrome marketing layouts.
Consistency From First Page to Last
With Original HP manufacturing, users avoid common print issues associated with non‑OEM toner, such as streaking, fading, underprinting, poor adhesion, and toner leakage. HP’s standardized chemistry and quality‑controlled production guarantee consistency across the cartridge’s lifespan. Furthermore, JetIntelligence enhances low‑energy fusing performance, ensuring optimal toner adhesion without requiring excessive heat, reducing printer wear and energy consumption.
Cartridge Construction and Technology
JetIntelligence Explained
JetIntelligence represents HP’s major innovation in toner performance. It integrates:
- More efficient toner molecules engineered for fast melting at lower energy.
- Smaller, more uniform particles for sharp image reproduction.
- High‑yield potential through optimized toner chemistry.
- Smart chip communication for accuracy and authenticity verification.
These features allow the HP 216A to work seamlessly with HP’s Color LaserJet Pro devices, ensuring maximum performance and reduced maintenance demands.
Anti‑Counterfeit Protection
Counterfeit toner cartridges are a significant problem globally, often causing print issues, damaging printers, and increasing operational costs. HP embeds anti‑fraud intelligence into its cartridges, allowing printers to detect and alert users if counterfeit or tampered cartridges are installed. This ensures consumers benefit from genuine HP quality and avoid damage caused by unauthorized products.
Environmental Considerations
HP emphasizes sustainability. The HP 216A toner cartridge is fully recyclable through the HP Planet Partners program, which ensures zero waste goes to landfills. Cartridges returned through the program are broken down into raw materials, reducing resource consumption and environmental impact.
Compatibility and Use Cases
Supported Printers
The HP 216A Black Toner Cartridge is compatible with:
- HP Color LaserJet Pro M182 series
- HP Color LaserJet Pro M183 series
These include models such as: - M182n
- M182nw
- M183fw
These printers are commonly used in business settings requiring color printing, fast output speeds, and superior text definition.
Ideal Applications
This cartridge is ideal for:
- Business letters and correspondence
- Financial and accounting reports
- Legal documents and contracts
- Receipts and invoices
- Monochrome marketing materials
- School assignments and academic research papers
- Government documentation
- Retail and logistics paperwork
The 216A excels in high‑clarity printing tasks where professionalism and readability are paramount.
Business Value and Operational Advantages
Reduced Downtime
Accurate toner level reporting and reliable page yields help businesses plan ahead. This reduces unanticipated printing disruptions and ensures smooth workflow operations, especially in fast‑paced environments like finance, logistics, healthcare, and administrative offices.
Cost Efficiency
While Original HP cartridges cost more upfront than non‑OEM alternatives, their superior reliability, reduced risk of printer damage, consistent print quality, and lower reprint rate result in better long‑term value and total cost of ownership.
Energy Efficiency
HP’s toner formulation allows printing at lower temperatures, reducing power draw during printing operations. Over time, this contributes to lower energy bills and more environmentally responsible printing.
Maintenance, Storage, and Handling Tips
Proper Storage
To maintain toner longevity:
- Store between -20°C and 40°C
- Keep humidity between 10–90% RH
- Avoid direct sunlight exposure or high‑temperature environments
- Keep sealed until ready to use
These conditions are based on HP’s official product specifications for optimal cartridge preservation.
Installation Best Practices
- Power off the printer.
- Unbox and remove protective sealing.
- Gently rock the cartridge side to side to distribute toner evenly.
- Insert firmly into the designated compartment.
- Close all access panels before powering on.
Troubleshooting Common Issues
- Streaks or lines: Run cleaning cycles on your HP device.
- Faded text: Check remaining toner levels or re-seat cartridge.
- Printer errors: Ensure cartridge is genuine and securely installed.
Why Choose Original HP 216A Instead of Generic Alternatives?
Superior Build Quality
Third‑party toners often lack the precision and uniform particle size of HP’s JetIntelligence toner. This leads to inconsistent distribution, higher failure rates, and quality degradation.
Printer Longevity
Genuine cartridges lessen mechanical stress, prevent toner leakage, and reduce drum wear extending the life of your HP LaserJet printer.
Quality Assurance
Every Original HP cartridge undergoes strict quality inspection. Non‑OEM products do not adhere to HP’s global manufacturing standards.
Accurate Page Estimates
Generics often display inaccurate toner readings, increasing unpredictability and printing disruptions. HP’s smart chip technology ensures correct reporting.
Technical Specifications
- Brand: HP
- Model: 216A Black Toner Cartridge
- Part Number: W2410A
- Color: Black
- Print Technology: LaserJet
- Page Yield: 1050 pages (ISO/IEC 19798)
- Print Resolution Technology: JetIntelligence
- Operating Temperature: 10°C – 32.5°C
- Storage Temperature: -20°C – 40°C
- Operating Humidity: 20% – 80% RH
- Storage Humidity: 10% – 90% RH
- Package Dimensions: 363 × 96 × 111 mm
- Package Weight: 0.75 kg
- Cartridge Weight: 0.53 kg
- Compatibility: HP Color LaserJet Pro M182/M183 series
- Included in Box: Toner cartridge, Recycling guide
- Warranty: 1 Year Warranty
