Toner for the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3301cdw

They are siblings in the same 3301 line with the same HP 218 toner and 26 ppm speed. The 3301cdw is sold through Costco and described with single-pass two-sided scanning; the 3301fdw is sold by HP and other retailers.

Any seller of HP 218A/218X: HP Store, Staples, Best Buy, Walmart, Quill and others. The cartridges are the same as for the 3301fdw and 3301sdw.

In the United States: the HP Color LaserJet Pro 3201dw and the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 3301sdw, 3301fdw and 3301cdw (the 3301cdw is sold through Costco). HP's U.S. store and support pages list all eight HP 218 cartridges for these models.

Look-alike numbers are not automatic matches: HP's U.S. support page for the 3203dw lists HP 222 cartridges, and the 3204dw and 3304fdw show no U.S. supplies at all. The printer finder explains each case.

Both fit the same printers and print the same quality; the difference is how much toner is inside. HP states about 1,300 pages for 218A black and about 3,200 for 218X black; for the colors about 1,200 versus 2,500 (ISO/IEC 19798, continuous printing).

Which one is cheaper per page follows from one division: price ÷ stated yield. That depends on today's prices, not on how much you print — our 218A vs 218X page does the math with the prices we checked.

Your volume decides something else: how many cartridges you buy per year, how much cash you tie up at once and how often you swap. Light users may prefer 218A's lower upfront price; heavy users save swaps with 218X.

Yes. HP lists the A and X versions of every color for the same printers; the high-yield cartridge is the same shape and slot, it just holds more toner. You do not need a setting change when you switch.

Often, but with a real risk. HP labels the 3201dw and 3301 models "dynamic security enabled": HP says such printers are intended to work only with cartridges that have new or reused HP chips, and that firmware updates can block other cartridges — including ones that work today.

Remanufactured cartridges that reuse an HP chip (Staples, Clover) and compatibles with their own chip (Swift Ink, True Color Toner, INKFUN) are sold for these printers. We have not tested any of them; we report what each seller states and what its return policy is.

An "e" at the end of an HP product code marks an HP+ printer. HP's HP+ FAQ says HP+ requires an HP account, an internet connection and Original HP supplies for the lifetime of the printer, so compatible and remanufactured cartridges are not an option on an activated HP+ printer.

The cartridge numbers themselves are the same HP 218 series. Note that HP Store's "3201dwe" address currently shows a certified refurbished 3201dw, not a new HP+ model.

Do not plan on it. HP regionalizes these cartridges and sells the U.S. 3201/3301 printers with HP 218. The U.S. models also have different model numbers from the European 3202/3302. Buy the 218 series here; we do not recommend importing another region's supplies.