Built for small offices, home-based businesses, school admin desks, SACCOs, and church bulletin teams across Kenya, the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A solves one expensive problem: genuine HP 117A cyan toner often costs more than double a compatible unit, pushing colour printing out of reach for tight budgets. A single LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117Aworks out to about KSh 4.57 per cyan page across its 700-page rating, well below the per-page cost of original HP cartridges sold through most Nairobi suppliers. Real estate agents printing colour flyers, accountants producing branded invoices, and university students finishing project reports get usable colour output without the original-toner price tag.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya that stock only original HP toner at full markup, Mascom International carries the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A as a tested compatible option alongside genuine cartridges, so you choose by budget rather than availability. Buyers across Kenya tell us the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A installs identically to the HP original and produces clean cyan on standard 80gsm office paper. The cartridge carries a 6-month Mascom International warranty against manufacturing defects. Visit our Kimathi Street counter to confirm the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A matches your exact printer model, or order for pay-on-arrival delivery anywhere in the country.

No, the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A is a compatible third-party cartridge, not an original HP product. It is built to replace the HP 117A (W2071A) cyan toner and fits the same HP Color Laser printers. Mascom International states this clearly so you buy with full information. The trade-off is cost: you pay roughly half the original-toner price in exchange for a non-HP brand. Customers who prioritise budget over OEM branding choose it daily, while those needing genuine HP can request the original at our counter.

The LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A fits six HP Color Laser models: the 150a, 150nw, MFP 178nw, MFP 178nwg, MFP 179fnw, and MFP 179fwg. These are the entry-level colour laser printers HP sells for small offices and homes in Kenya. The cartridge handles the cyan channel only, so a full colour set also needs the matching black (W2070A), yellow (W2072A), and magenta (W2073A) cartridges. Confirm your printer's model number, printed on the front label, before ordering to avoid a mismatch.

The LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A is rated to match the HP 117A yield of roughly 700 cyan pages at 5 percent page coverage, measured under the ISO/IEC 19798 test standard. Real output depends on how much cyan each document uses. Text-heavy reports with light colour stretch further, while flyers and photos packed with blue tones drain it faster. For a small office printing mixed documents, one cartridge typically lasts two to four months. 

HP Color Laser printers may display a non-HP cartridge notice when a compatible toner is installed, because the firmware checks for original HP chips. The LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A ships with its own chip and prints normally despite any on-screen prompt. In rare cases an HP firmware update can block non-HP cartridges, so Mascom International advises declining automatic firmware updates if you plan to keep using compatible toner. We explain this honestly before purchase rather than after.

At KSh 3,200 for a 700-page rating, the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A costs about KSh 4.57 per cyan page at standard coverage. A genuine HP 117A cyan cartridge in Kenya often runs KSh 6,500 or higher, pushing the original past KSh 9 per page. Over a year of moderate colour printing, the compatible cartridge can halve a small office's cyan toner spend. For SACCOs, schools, and home businesses watching every shilling, that difference funds other supplies like paper and binding.

Installation takes under two minutes and needs no tools. Open the printer's front cover, slide out the empty cyan cartridge, and remove the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A from its sealed bag. Shake it gently side to side four to eight times to spread the toner evenly, pull off the orange protective tabs, then slide it into the cyan slot until it clicks. Close the cover and run a test print. Avoid touching the green drum surface, as fingerprints there cause streaks on prints.

Yes, the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A handles the steady colour load of a typical Nairobi small office, including invoices, quotations, branded letterheads, and the occasional flyer batch. The HP Color Laser 150 and 170 series it serves are designed for low-to-moderate monthly volumes, and a compatible cartridge suits that workload well. Heavy print shops running thousands of colour pages weekly are better matched to higher-yield commercial printers. For offices printing dozens to a few hundred colour pages monthly, this cartridge keeps running costs predictable.

Mascom International tests compatible cartridges before stocking them and tells you upfront that the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A is non-OEM, unlike sellers who blur the line between original and compatible toner. You get a 6-month warranty against manufacturing defects, pay-on-arrival delivery to all 47 counties, and staff who confirm printer compatibility before you pay. If a cartridge arrives faulty, our Nairobi CBD service desk handles the replacement directly. That honesty and after-sales backing separate us from anonymous online toner listings.

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Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for honest labelling of compatible versus original toner, accurate Kenyan pricing, and direct after-sales support on every cartridge we stock. Our Nairobi CBD service desk stands behind the LIGHTWAVE LW-H-W2071A 117A from purchase through any warranty claim.