The M401 and M425 are workhorse machines, built for departments printing 500 pages or more each week. Human resources teams run monthly payslips for 200 staff, procurement officers compile tender bids, and exam offices at secondary schools print mock papers for whole forms. A faded cartridge during a tender deadline costs far more than toner. The HP 80A Black Toner carries a new drum, developer and toner in one sealed unit. Every replacement therefore restores sharp, even text across the whole page, from the letterhead logo at the top to the approval stamps and sign-off block at the bottom.

Where many Nairobi shops mix refilled units into their stock, Mascom International supplies only factory-sealed HP 80A Black Toner cartridges you can verify at the counter. Procurement officers across Upper Hill and Westlands tell us that genuine stock also simplifies audits, since every box matches its invoice. Pay-on-arrival delivery covers all 47 counties, so a school bursar in Kakamega pays only after checking the sealed box. Visit our Kimathi Street store, or send your printer model on WhatsApp for a same-day quote.

The CF280A cartridge fits the HP LaserJet Pro 400 M401a, M401d, M401n, M401dn, M401dne and M401dw printers. It also fits the LaserJet Pro 400 MFP M425dn and M425dw multifunction units. Check the model name on the front panel before you order, since the M402 and M426 look similar but take a different cartridge. Send a photo of your printer label on WhatsApp, and our team will confirm the match within minutes, before you spend KSh 21,000.

The standard rating is about 2,700 pages at roughly 5% coverage, which matches a typed memo or payslip. Tables, shaded headers and scanned signatures consume more toner and lower that number. A department printing 300 pages a week gets around nine weeks from one cartridge. An exam office printing 800 pages a week during mocks may need a replacement within a month. Keeping one sealed spare in the store room prevents a stalled printer in the middle of a deadline.

At KSh 21,000 for about 2,700 pages, each printed page costs roughly KSh 7.78. Compatible clones cost less upfront, but buyers throughout Kenya tell us many fade after 1,500 pages or leak toner into the fuser. Repairing a damaged fuser on an M401 can cost more than two original cartridges. Every original unit also brings a fresh imaging drum, so text quality never slips with age. For payslips, contracts and tender documents, that consistency protects your organisation's reputation.

Choose this standard CF280A cartridge if you print under 400 pages a week or want a lower upfront cost. The high-yield 80X (CF280X) holds about 6,900 pages, roughly two and a half times more, and suits busy registries or bursar offices. Both fit the same M401 and M425 printers. Ask us for the current 80X price, and our team will work out which option costs less per month for your volume before you order.

Look for the HP security label on the outside of the box. Tilt it under light, and the colours shift in a way cheap copies cannot reproduce. Then scan the QR code on the label with your phone to verify the cartridge on HP's site within a minute. Inside, the cartridge sits in a sealed, light-proof bag. At Mascom International, you can inspect all of this at the counter or on delivery before paying a single shilling.

Open the top cover using the release button on the front, then lift out the empty cartridge by its handle. Unwrap the new unit, rock it gently five or six times, and pull the sealing tape fully out from the side. Slide the cartridge down the guides until it seats, then close the cover. The whole process takes about two minutes. Print a configuration page afterward to confirm the printer reads the new supply level correctly.

Yes, provided it stays sealed. HP rates the cartridge for storage between -20 and 40 degrees Celsius and 10 to 90% relative humidity, which covers offices from Mombasa's port area to Lodwar. Store it lying flat in its original bag, away from direct sunlight, printers' exhaust vents and generator rooms. Once the bag is open, install it within a few weeks. Humid air can clump toner and leave faint patches on otherwise clean prints.

Start by removing the cartridge and confirming the sealing tape came out in one piece, because a torn strip blocks toner. Rock the cartridge gently, reinstall it, and print five to ten test pages, which often clears faint output. If vertical streaks remain, wipe the paper path with a dry lint-free cloth. Still seeing marks? Send a photo of the printout to our WhatsApp line, and our Nairobi CBD technicians will diagnose the fault the same working day.

Yes. Mascom International handles bulk HP 80A Black Toner orders for companies, schools, hospitals, county offices and NGOs. Share the quantity and delivery points, and we will send a written quotation with KRA-compliant invoicing. Nairobi departments receive stock the same day. Branches in Kisumu, Nyeri, Meru and Machakos receive theirs within 1 business day. Every unit ships factory sealed, so each branch can verify authenticity on arrival before signing the delivery note.

Three ways to order:

The HP 80A Black Toner comes with the replacement cover described above.

Procurement teams, schools and hospitals across Kenya depend on Mascom International for original printer supplies, accurate pricing and quick help from our Nairobi CBD service desk whenever a printer needs attention.