Small offices, accountants, schools, and home-based businesses across Kenya rely on HP Color Laser 150 and 179 printers for everyday color output. When the magenta runs low, prints turn dull and invoices, flyers, and report cards lose their red and pink tones. The LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A fixes this without the steep price of a genuine HP cartridge. Real estate agents printing property sheets in Kilimani, churches running Sunday bulletins, and shops producing receipts all get back to full-color printing for KSh 3,200. The cartridge installs in under a minute with no tools.

Unlike other electronics retailers in Kenya that stock only original toners at double the price, Mascom International keeps tested compatible cartridges like the LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A in regular supply. Buyers across Nairobi tell us a single compatible magenta cartridge cuts their color printing cost by close to half while holding print quality steady. At KSh 3,200 against roughly KSh 6,000 for the original HP 117A, the saving adds up fast for any office printing daily. Order the LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A by phone, online, or in person, with pay-on-arrival delivery to all 47 counties.

The LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A fits six HP Color Laser models: the 150a, 150nw, MFP 178nw, 178nwg, 179fnw, and 179fwg. These compact color laser printers are common in Kenyan small offices, schools, and home setups. The cartridge slots into the magenta position only, so pair it with matching cyan, yellow, and black 117A cartridges for full-color prints. If your printer is an HP Laser 107 or 135 mono model, this magenta toner will not fit, since those machines print black only. Confirm your exact printer model before buying.

The LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A prints about 700 pages at 5% A4 coverage, the same standard yield as the original HP 117A magenta. Page count drops if your documents use heavy magenta graphics, photos, or large color blocks. Text-light pages with occasional color stretch the cartridge further. For a small office printing 30 to 40 color pages a day, one magenta cartridge lasts roughly three to four weeks. Schools printing seasonal report cards or churches running weekly bulletins often get two months or more from a single cartridge.

The LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A matches the original HP 117A on page yield at 700 pages and produces clean, accurate magenta on everyday documents. Compatible toners like this one cost around half the price of genuine HP cartridges, which is why budget-minded offices choose them. Color accuracy on detailed photos may vary slightly against the original, but for invoices, flyers, receipts, and reports the difference is hard to spot. Mascom International tests its compatible toner stock before sale to keep print faults and leakage to a minimum.

Using a compatible cartridge like the LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A does not automatically void your HP printer warranty under Kenyan and international consumer practice. A manufacturer can only decline a claim if the compatible toner directly caused the fault, which is rare with tested cartridges. Your printer may show a non-original supply message on screen; simply select continue to keep printing. Mascom International stands behind every compatible cartridge it sells, so any cartridge defect is handled directly by our Nairobi CBD service desk.

The LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A is supplied to fit the HP Color Laser 150, 178, and 179 series, which read a recognition chip on each cartridge.A cartridge without a chip may trigger a recognition error on some firmware versions, though many printers still print after you accept the prompt. Mascom International confirms chip status per unit at the counter so you leave with a cartridge matched to your printer.

Installing the LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A takes under a minute and needs no tools. Open the printer's front access door, slide out the spent magenta cartridge, and remove the new one from its sealed bag. Gently rock the cartridge side to side a few times to spread the toner evenly, pull off the protective seal strip, then slide it into the magenta slot until it clicks. Close the door and print a test page. Avoid touching the green drum surface, as fingerprints there cause print marks.

At KSh 3,200, the LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A works out to roughly KSh 4.60 per color page across its 700-page yield. The original HP 117A magenta typically sells for around KSh 6,000 in Nairobi, so the compatible version saves close to KSh 2,800 per cartridge. For a business buying all four colors, the saving on a full set runs into thousands of shillings. Offices printing daily invoices, quotations, and marketing sheets recover the cost difference quickly, which is why small firms across Kenya order compatible toner.

Yes, Mascom International ships the LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117Ato all 47 Kenyan counties on pay-on-arrival terms, so you pay only when the cartridge reaches you. Nairobi and its environs get same-day delivery, while Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, and other major towns receive it within one business day. Counties further out receive delivery in two to three business days. Order by phone, email, or through the website, and the cartridge arrives sealed and ready to install.

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The LightWave LW-H-W2073A 117A carries a 6-month Mascom International warranty on manufacturing defects. Buyers across Kenya rely on Mascom International for honest compatibility details, current pricing, and direct after-sales support from our Nairobi CBD service desk on every toner cartridge we stock.