Built for schools, churches, small agencies, and home offices that print colour a few times a week rather than all day. The HP 953 Cyan Ink Cartridge fits OfficeJet Pro 7720, 7740, 8210, 8710, 8720, and 8730 printers. Cyan builds every blue, green, and teal on the page, from bar charts in board reports to school crests on term letters. When cyan runs out, the printer stops colour jobs and sometimes all jobs. Keeping an HP 953 Cyan Ink Cartridge on hand means a Kenyatta University study group or a Kilimani events planner never stalls mid-print.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya that sell refilled cyan units in reused boxes, Mascom International supplies only sealed HP originals. The HP 953 Cyan Ink Cartridge carries HP's chip, so printers with HP dynamic security accept it after firmware updates. Customers across Nairobi report that original cyan keeps logos the same shade from one print run to the next, while refilled units often vary in shade from one batch to the next. Check the seal at our Kimathi Street counter, or order by WhatsApp for pay-on-arrival delivery across all 47 counties.

It fits the HP OfficeJet Pro 7720, 7730, 7740, 8210, 8218, 8710, 8715, 8718, 8719, 8720, 8725, 8730, and 8740. All of these printers use the 953 family, including the wide-format 7700 series that prints A3 posters and spreadsheets. Look for the number 953 on your old cartridge or inside the access door. If it matches, this cyan cartridge fits the blue-marked slot. Send your printer model to us on WhatsApp and we confirm compatibility before the rider leaves our Kimathi Street store.

HP rates it at about 630 pages under the ISO/IEC 24711 colour test. That test prints a mixed set of text, charts, and small images at typical office coverage. Pages with large blue backgrounds, full-bleed photos, or coloured table shading use more cyan and reduce the count. A church printing Sunday bulletins with a blue header might see 500 to 600 sheets. A teacher printing charts with small coloured bars can pass the rated figure comfortably across a school term.

Choose the standard 953 cyan if you print colour occasionally or want the lower upfront cost of KSh 5,150. The 953XL cyan costs KSh 8,000 and prints about 1,450 pages, bringing the cost near KSh 5.50 per page. Printing 1,450 pages with standard cartridges costs roughly KSh 11,850, so the XL saves about KSh 3,850 at that volume. Heavy colour users should pick the XL. Light users benefit from the smaller cartridge because it is used up well before its printed date.

HP OfficeJet Pro printers need all four cartridges installed and readable before they print reliably. When cyan runs empty, the printer usually blocks colour jobs and may pause black printing too, depending on the model and settings. The printhead also relies on ink flowing through every channel to stay healthy. Leaving an empty slot for weeks can dry the cyan nozzles. Replacing the cartridge promptly with an original HP 953 cyan protects the printhead and restores normal printing within minutes.

Yes. This is an original HP 953 cyan cartridge, sealed in HP retail packaging marked with the F6U12AE product code and an HP hologram label. Mascom International does not refill, repackage, or relabel cartridges. You can inspect the box, the foil bag, and the printed end-of-warranty date at our counter before paying. Many cyan cartridges sold online are refills that trigger chip errors after an HP firmware update. An original cartridge avoids those errors and carries HP's cartridge warranty.

It handles office photos, logos, and charts well, but pigment ink targets business documents rather than glossy photo prints. The 7 picolitre colour drop produces clean lines and even fills on plain paper and matte brochure stock. Staff ID photos, property flyers, and product pictures in catalogues look clear and sharp. For framed photographs on glossy paper, a dedicated photo printer gives richer results. Most offices find pigment cyan a sensible balance of print quality, durability, and cost per page.

HP rates operation from 5 to 35°C and from 10 to 90% relative humidity. That range covers offices in Mombasa, Malindi, and Kilifi, where damp sea air is part of daily life. Pigment ink also dries quickly on the page, which reduces smudging when paper absorbs moisture. Keep sealed spares inside their foil bags until use, and store them away from air-conditioning vents that drip. Sealed storage runs from -40 to 60°C, covering almost any Kenyan stockroom.

Yes. Pay by M-Pesa, card, or cash in store, or pay on arrival when our rider hands over the cartridge. Nairobi and its environs receive same-day delivery when you order during working hours. Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, and other major towns receive it the next business day. Because payment happens on arrival, you can check the HP seal and product code first. Schools and offices can also request an invoice for their procurement records with every order.

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Each cartridge is covered by the HP warranty explained above, with claims coordinated from our Nairobi CBD desk. Schools, churches, and offices across Kenya rely on Mascom International for sealed original ink, clear compatibility advice, and fair pricing on every cartridge we sell.