HP Designjet ColourPro
Black

HP Designjet CP Series
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 10ps
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

HP Designjet 20ps
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

HP Designjet 30
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

HP Designjet 50ps
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

HP Designjet 70
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 90
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

HP Designjet 100
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 110
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 111
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 120
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

HP Designjet 130
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

HP Designjet 200
Black

HP Designjet 220
Black

HP Designjet 230
Black

HP Designjet 250
Black

HP Designjet 300
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 330
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 350
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 430
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 450
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 455ca
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 488ca
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 500 series
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 510 series
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 600 series
Black

HP Designjet 650 series
Black

HP Designjet 750 series
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

HP Designjet 755 series
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

Designjet 800 series
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow

Designjet 1050 series
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow (350ml)
Cyan Magenta Yellow (175ml)

Designjet 1055 series
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow (350ml)
Cyan Magenta Yellow (175ml)

Designjet 4000 series
Black (775ml)
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow (400ml)
Cyan Magenta Yellow (225ml)

Designjet 4500 series
Black (775ml)
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow (400ml)
Cyan Magenta Yellow (225ml)

Designjet 5000 series (Dye)
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

Designjet 5000 series (UV)
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

Designjet 5500 series (Dye)
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

Designjet 5500 series (UV)
Black Cyan Magenta Yellow Light Cyan Light Magenta

Designjet T610
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black

Designjet T620
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black

Designjet T770
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black

Designjet T790
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black

Designjet T1100
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black

Designjet T1120
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black

Designjet T1200
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black (130ml)
Matte Black (300ml)

Designjet T1300
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black (130ml)
Matte Black (300ml)

Designjet T2300 eMFP
Photo Black Grey Cyan Magenta Yellow Matte Black (130ml)
Matte Black (300ml)

Designjet Z2100 series
Matte Black Cyan Photo Black Light Grey Magenta Yellow Light Magenta Light Cyan (130ml)

Designjet Z3100 series
Matte Black Red Photo Black Light Grey Grey Gloss Enhancer Magenta Yellow
Light Magenta Light Cyan Green Blue (130ml)

Designjet Z3200 series
Matte Black Red Photo Black Light Grey Grey Gloss Enhancer Magenta Yellow
Light Magenta Light Cyan Green Blue (130ml)

Designjet Z5200 series
Magenta Yellow Light Magenta Light Cyan Photo Black Light Grey Matte Black
Cyan (300ml)
Matte Black Photo Black Light Grey Magenta Yellow Cyan Light Magenta Light Cyan (130ml)

Designjet Z6100 series
Matte Black Cyan Photo Black Light Grey Magenta Yellow Light Magenta Light Cyan Maintenance Cartridge (775ml)

Designjet Z6200 series
Matte Black Chromatic Red Magenta Yellow Light Magenta Light Cyan Photo Black
Light Grey Maintenance Cartridge

For ink prices please scroll down to our HP Designjet Consumables price list below or
.Download Designjet consumables guide

HP Ink- Recycling Information

Consumables - Useful facts & figures about HP ink

How to recycle HP ink & toner cartridges? Please click here for recycling info

Why buy HP original ink?

According to an independent study commissioned by HP:

What is HP ink made out of?

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Customer reviews - What our consumable customers say about us:

"Just to confirm all received with thanks, excellent service as always."
DRF Consulting Engineers, Wormingford, Essex
"Everything arrived exactly as requested. Thank you for your service."
Donaldson Associates, London, W4
2011 Supplier performance review - Category A "Commended", "Good customer/supplier relationship"
Eclipse Colour Print Ltd, Kettering, Northamptonshire

How do HP recycle ink cartridges?

Why buy HP original ink?

1. Once cartridges are received at HP's recycling facility, they go through a de-packaging process

2. Cartridges are then automatically sorted into cartridge families by using an X-ray processing machine

3. They are then mechanically separated and shredded into raw materials such as plastics and metals

4. The shredded PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastics are then taken to a refining facility where they are mixed with recycled bottle resin and additives to create recycled PET or RPET.

5. The RPET is then heated and melted at 575F. The extruded spaghetti-like material is then cooled, chopped into small pieces and then shipped for processing.

 

The question "why should we buy HP original ink" is something that crops up regularly. As an engineering organisation we see many failures caused by remanufactured inks (and printheads). Sometimes this is as a result of poor quality ink being used by the 3rd party suppliers and remanufacturers which can cause clogging in the printheads - especially where the ink mix is too thick. This also leads to ink leakage (and possible damage of other components within the printer). Sometimes 3rd party inks don't embed into the paper the way it should - causing customers' prints to smudge, fade or streak. We also see problems with RIDS assemblies (the tubes which carry the ink). Another common problem is that the remanufacturers re-use the old ink cartridges which contain electronic chips. Old electronic chips can cause seating problems (where the inks won't seat properly into the Designjet) or customers complain of electronic/system errors on their Designjet. In many cases we recommend that the customer switches back to HP original inks - which then resolves the fault.

There is no doubt that the exact agents which comprise the "HP ink mix" are very difficult for remanufacturers to replicate (and HP don't intend to make it easy for them after all!). HP actually design and engineer their Designjets in such a way so as to ensure their own 'ink-mix' works well. This mix varies according to the Designjet, and of course remanufacturers have a hard job keeping up with it all.

While on face value there appears to be cost savings when purchasing non-HP ink, this must be weighed carefully against increased service/repair costs and, of course, quality of image plus the cost of downtime to the business while you wait for your printer to be repaired. You often also void warranties/support contracts if you use non-HP ink. For these reasons we always recommend using HP original ink - to ensure the best quality printing results combined with reduced downtime and service/repair costs.

HP Video of Recycling plant in Nashville, USA

HP's useful links on consumables inks

- some ink cartridges use upto 50-75% of recycled contents

- the recipe for HP's RPET is a closely guarded secret - akin to the recipe for coca-cola!

- HP pledged to use 100 million pounds of recycled plastic in HP printers and cartridges by 2011

Useful information on HP inks:

Safety Data about Designjet inks
- contain safety information about materials such as physical, chemical and toxicological properties, regulatory information, and recommendations to ensure safe handling.

HP large format ink and media print permanence and
HP permanence and durability testing details (PDF) - contains information about how long your prints will last, with respect to colour fading etc.

Lamination Compatibility - using HP dye and pigment based inks - HP have provided a compatibility chart disclosing the best way to laminate.

How to replace a Designjet Ink... and other useful videos!

Our own collection of useful videos:
Want a quick refresher on how to replace your inks? - then take a look at our YouTube videos below, designed especially for our customers and site visitors.

We have a whole host of videos so why not subscribe to our free YouTube HPPlotter Channel for many other useful videos.

Designjet 1050 / 1055
- how to replace inks

Designjet 430 / 450
- how to check if you have a faulty cartridge
- how to run a colour cartridge alignment
- how to run a black cartridge alignment

 

 

Designjet 4000
- how to replace inks

Designjet 5000/5500
- how to replace inks

Designjet T770
- how to replace inks

Designjet T1100
- how to replace inks

Designjet T1300
- how to replace inks