Teachers printing classroom charts, pupils finishing CBC project work, and small businesses printing coloured flyers depend on the DeskJet 2710, 2720, and 4120. Those compact printers sit in homes from Ruaka to Rongai and in small offices along Moi Avenue. Colour problems usually start with the cartridge. Refilled units print pink skies, green faces, or streaks the day before a project is due. The HP 305 Tri-color Ink Cartridge fixes that with fresh factory ink and new nozzles in every unit. At KSh 2,850 for about 100 pages, each colour page costs roughly KSh 28.50.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya that sell refilled colour shells as new, Mascom International stocks only sealed HP boxes with the date clearly printed. At Mascom International, we're seeing parents buy the HP 305 Tri-color Ink Cartridge alongside the black cartridge before each school term. Teachers across Machakos, Nyeri, and Meru report cleaner charts and truer skin tones after switching from refills. Visit our Kimathi Street counter to inspect the seal and date yourself. You can also order with pay-on-arrival delivery to all 47 counties.

It works in HP DeskJet 2300, 2700, 2800, and 4100 series printers, including the DeskJet 2320, 2710, 2720, and DeskJet Plus 4120. It also works in the ENVY 6000 and ENVY Pro 6400 series, such as the ENVY 6020 and 6420. These printers take one colour and one black cartridge side by side. Printers sold in the Americas use the HP 67 range instead. Send us your printer's model on WhatsApp, and we confirm the match before you pay.

Many of these DeskJet and ENVY models support HP's single-cartridge mode, which lets the printer run on the black cartridge alone. Print quality and speed may drop slightly in that mode, and colour pages will print in grey tones. Check your printer's manual or control panel to confirm it supports the mode. For school projects, charts, or flyers, you still need a working colour cartridge. A sealed spare avoids that problem during busy weeks.

HP rates it at about 100 pages, measured with the ISO/IEC 24711 method in an ENVY 6000 printer. That figure assumes normal document pages with modest colour, like a chart or a coloured heading. Full-page photos and posters use far more ink and return fewer sheets. A pupil printing 20 colour project pages a month would stretch one cartridge across roughly five months. A shop printing 5 colour flyers a day would finish it in about three weeks.

The date printed on this batch marks the point by which you should install the cartridge. HP covers original cartridges until the ink runs out or the printed date passes, whichever comes first. Stock dated July 2027 leaves plenty of time for a sealed spare kept in a cool drawer. Keep the foil pouch closed until you install it, because exposed nozzles dry out quickly. Always read the date on any colour cartridge before buying.

All three colours share one cartridge, so the printer reports it empty once any single chamber runs low. Printing lots of blue letterheads or green school logos drains one chamber faster than the others. That is normal for every tri-colour inkjet cartridge, not a fault. Spreading colour use across pages helps a little, but the cartridge still needs replacing as a unit. Heavy single-colour users should consider the high-yield 305XL Tri-color instead.

Each colour page costs about KSh 28.50, based on KSh 2,850 divided by 100 pages. That assumes normal documents with partial colour, so photos and posters cost more per sheet. The print head is built into the cartridge, so every purchase also buys fresh nozzles. A cyber shop charging KSh 30 or more per colour page should price ink, paper, and power together. Printing drafts in black saves colour ink for final copies.

Photos print clearly on plain paper, but they look noticeably better on HP photo paper. Dye-based ink soaks into plain paper and can look slightly dull and wavy on full-page images. Photo paper holds the ink on its coated surface, giving richer colour and sharper detail. For passport-style prints, family photos, or a CV headshot, choose the photo paper setting in the print menu. For charts, maps, and flyers, plain 80gsm paper works well.

It suits both, as long as colour volume stays modest. A school office printing termly report cards with a coloured crest, or a church printing Sunday bulletins, fits the 100-page rating well. Print shops near campuses like Kenyatta University or Strathmore also use it for posters, CVs with photos, and presentation slides. Shops printing more than 25 colour pages a day will replace it often, so a larger-capacity option makes more sense there. Our team can help you compare the numbers.

It usually is for anyone printing colour every week. The 305XL Tri-color, part number 3YM63AE, holds 5 ml of ink against 2 ml in the standard cartridge, per HP's data.It fits the same printers. Families printing colour once or twice a month are better served by the standard size. Ask us for current 305XL stock and pricing.

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Every cartridge is backed by the 6-month warranty above, with claims handled at our Nairobi CBD service desk.

Teachers, families, and small print shops across Kenya count on Mascom International for sealed original colour ink, clear compatibility advice, and prices confirmed before you order.