HP W1840A / W1840X Compatible Toner Cartridges — for LaserJet M220 and MFP M246

W1840A / W1840X compatible cartridge — orange chip band with smart counting chip

Printer Fit Check — HP LaserJet M220

Print Speed	31 ppm (A4)
Resolution	600 × 600 dpi
Monthly Duty Cycle	20,000 pages
Market Area	CA (W1840A / W1840X) · EUR (W1850A / W1850X) · MEA newly added
Target Market	Small office & home office
Cartridge Set	W1840A (standard) / W1840X (high yield)

Regional SKUs — which code for which market

One cartridge platform, several regional part numbers. The printer firmware recognises the code allocated to its region, so a buyer who orders by price rather than by region ends up with an “install cartridge” error. The table below maps every released code to its factory-assigned area.

Areas follow the factory release sheet. EUR and EMEA are used by the factory for the same European allocation; we ship the code printed on your existing cartridge when you tell us the market.

Printer-to-cartridge fit table

HP LaserJet M220 toner — W1840A and W1840X

The HP LaserJet M220 is a single-function monochrome device rated 31 ppm on A4 at 600 × 600 dpi, with a monthly duty cycle of 20,000 pages. It takes both cartridges in the family: the standard W1840A at 1,050 pages and the high-yield W1840X at 2,300 pages. Because the duty cycle is modest but continuous, most buyers settle on the W1840X — more than double the pages per cartridge means roughly half the cartridge changes for the same output.

HP LaserJet MFP M246 toner — W1840A and W1840X

The HP LaserJet MFP M246 is the multifunction member of the same platform and shares the identical cartridge set, so one stocking list covers both the print-only and the all-in-one device. This is the machine most often bought into small offices and home offices, where users print in bursts and care about cost per page more than raw speed — which is exactly where the 2,300-page W1840X pays for itself fastest.

Remanufactured or patented new-built — which should you stock?

Not sure which build to stock? read our W1840A vs W1840X guide.

Both builds run to the same 1,050 / 2,300 page ratings and fit the same machines; they differ in how they are made and what they are sold for.

Remanufactured cartridges are rebuilt on recovered OEM cores with fresh toner, a new drum and consumable parts replaced. The carbon footprint is materially lower than a new-build cartridge, and the unit cost is the lowest of the two — the right pick for cost-driven markets and high-volume consumable programmes.

Patented new-built cartridges are made on our own patented housing with a smart counting chip, first to market with the new platform. There is no reused core, the chip is recognised instantly on installation, and the build is designed for safe, reliable listings in distribution and managed-print channels where an IP position matters. This is the version to quote where buyers ask for patent-compliant supply.

We hold both, so you can position one against the other in the same territory — or split a single order across the two builds.

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