HP Standard vs. High-Yield Toner Cartridges vs. Extra High-Yield
As mentioned in the previous section, HP toner cartridges come in three formats: standard, high-yield, and, for certain cartridges, extra-high-yield.
These three cartridges look the same, but the high-yield and extra-high-yield cartridges contain much more toner powder inside and will last longer before needing to be replaced.
For example, let’s look at the HP 37A, HP 37X and HP 37Y toner cartridges.
The HP 37A black toner cartridge (CF237A) is a standard yield cartridge that will print approximately 11,000 pages before running empty. The higher capacity HP 37X high-yield black toner cartridge (CF237X) yields about 25,000 pages. While the HP 37Y extra high-yield black toner cartridge (CF237Y) yields around 41,000 pages.
All cartridges can be used interchangeably in the same models of HP LaserJet Enterprise printers.
The HP 37A toner cartridge is standard yield (11,000 pages), while the HP 37X is high-yield (25,000 pages). Both cartridges will work in HP M608 and MFP M631 laser printers. HP commonly uses “A” to designate standard yield, “X” to denote high-yield cartridges and "Y" for extra high-yield toner.
Standard vs. High-Yield Toner Cartridges