The HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge serves a large base of HP OfficeJet 6000, 6500, 6500A, 7000 and 7500A printers still working hard across Kenyan offices. Many were bought over ten years ago and remain in daily use at SACCOs, churches, schools and county offices from Nyeri to Kakamega. Finding genuine HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge stock has become harder as newer printers took over shop shelves. Owners end up with refills that leak, smear or trigger error messages. A sealed original cartridge keeps these reliable machines printing without buying a new printer.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya that stopped stocking older HP numbers, Mascom International still carries the HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge alongside current supplies. Our team at Mascom International tracks which legacy cartridges Kenyan offices still need, and the 920 remains one of the most requested. You can inspect the seal, the HP label and the box date before you pay. Buyers throughout Kenya tell us a genuine cartridge saved them the cost of replacing a printer that still worked well. Visit Kimathi Street or order for pay-on-arrival delivery.

The HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge fits the HP OfficeJet 6000, 6500, 6500A, 6500A Plus, 7000 wide-format and 7500A wide-format printers. Look for the model name on the front panel or the label under the scanner lid. These machines use four separate cartridges, so black is replaced on its own. If your printer shows 920 on the cartridge door sticker, this is the correct black. WhatsApp us a photo of that sticker and we will confirm compatibility before you order.

HP rates it at about 420 pages under the ISO/IEC 24711 test, which assumes 5% coverage per page. A plain one-page letter uses roughly that amount of ink. Heavy spreadsheets, scanned copies and bold headers use more, so plan for 250 to 350 pages there. A school office printing 20 pages a day will finish one cartridge in about four weeks. Switching internal copies to draft mode stretches each cartridge noticeably without affecting documents you send out.

Sealed pigment ink stored away from heat usually prints normally well after the date on the box. If February 2022 is HP's install-by date, HP's own warranty period has passed, and your printer may show an expired cartridge notice that you can acknowledge and continue. Print a nozzle check page after installing to confirm clean output. Our team discusses the box date with you before payment. The Mascom warranty below still applies to this unit, so you are not left without cover.

At KSh 3,350 for 420 pages, black printing costs about KSh 8 per page. That compares well with buying a new printer, which costs many times more and needs fresh cartridges anyway. The HP 920XL black prints about 1,200 pages and costs less per page for heavy users. The standard size suits offices printing under 300 pages monthly. It also keeps cash free for other stationery while the printer keeps working.

Choose the HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge if you print under 300 pages a month or want a lower upfront cost. Choose the 920XL if you print heavily, since it holds far more ink and lowers the cost per page. Both fit the same printers and slot into the same position. Some offices keep one standard cartridge as an emergency spare and run the XL day to day. Ask us for both prices and compare them over the counter.

Refilled 920 cartridges often carry old chips that report empty levels, or they leak ink into the carriage. Pigment ink from unknown sources can also dry inside the printhead, which is the most expensive part of an OfficeJet 6500A. Replacing that printhead can cost more than several cartridges combined. The HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge uses the ink the printhead was designed around. That means steady output and fewer clogged nozzles during busy term-end and month-end printing.

Switch the printer on and open the cartridge access door, then wait for the carriage to stop moving. Press the old black cartridge down gently to release it, and lift it out. Remove the new cartridge from its pouch, pull off the orange tab, and push it into the black slot until it clicks. Close the door and let the printer run its short setup routine. The whole process takes under two minutes and needs no tools.

Nairobi and its environs usually receive orders the same day, and you pay on arrival after checking the box. Towns such as Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri and Kakamega usually receive orders the next business day. Customers near the CBD can walk in and collect in minutes. Many offices order a spare at the same time, so the printer never stops during a deadline week. Full county delivery times are listed at the end of this page.

For most small offices, yes, if the printer still feeds paper and scans reliably. A replacement all-in-one with similar scanning, fax and duplex features costs far more than a year of HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge purchases. The OfficeJet 6500A and 7500A were built for office duty cycles, and many still run daily in Nairobi CBD offices. Keeping it going with genuine ink avoids retraining staff and reinstalling drivers. When repairs start costing more than cartridges, ask us about newer replacements.

The HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge carries a 6-month Mascom International warranty on manufacturing defects. HP's own ink warranty runs only until the date printed on the cartridge, so Mascom's cover is the one that applies to this batch. Refilled, tampered or physically damaged cartridges are excluded. 

Three ways to order:

Pay-on-arrival delivery reaches every Kenyan county. Nairobi and its environs receive the HP 920 Black Ink Cartridge the same day. Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Kakamega and all other major towns receive it within 1 business day. Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit, Lamu, Tana River, and Turkana receive delivery within 2-3 business days. You inspect the box and pay only when it arrives.

The cartridge comes with the 6-month Mascom warranty stated above.

Mascom International has built its reputation on genuine HP supplies, honest box dates and direct after-sales support from our Nairobi CBD store, including for older printers other shops have given up on.