What’s the difference between the HP 962 and HP 962XL?

HP has two similar ink cartridges with the 962 and 962XL. So, what are the main differences between the normal and high yield versions?

You can find out in this versus guide between the two printer ink replacement cartridges.

Quick Summary

With the HP 962XL High Yield Black Original Ink Cartridge, you will be able to print around twice the number of pages when compared to the HP 962 Black Original Ink Cartridge.

For the non-black ink cartridges, you will be able to print more than twice the number of pages with the HP 962XL High Yield Cyan Original Ink Cartridge, HP 962XL High Yield Magenta Original Ink Cartridge and HP 962XL High Yield Yellow Original Ink Cartridge than the HP 962 Cyan Original Ink Cartridge, HP 962 Magenta Original Ink Cartridge and HP 962 Yellow Original Ink Cartridge.

Overall, we recommend getting the XL versions. Even though the high yield versions cost more initially, they also last a lot longer than the regular versions.

HP962 vs. HP962XL Comparison Charts

You can check out the comparison tables for the normal and XL versions of the HP 962 black, cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges below.

HP 962 Black vs. HP 962XL High Yield Black

HP 962 Cyan vs. HP 962XL High Yield Cyan

HP 962 Magenta vs. HP 962XL High Yield Magenta

HP 962 Yellow vs. HP 962XL High Yield Yellow

HP 962 Compatible Printers

The HP 962 Black, HP 962 XL High Yield Black, HP 962 Cyan, HP 962 XL High Yield Cyan, HP 962 Magenta, HP 962 XL High Yield Magenta, HP 962 Yellow and HP 962 XL High Yield Yellow are compatible with the following printers:

• HP OfficeJet Pro 9010
• HP OfficeJet Pro 9015
• HP OfficeJet Pro 9018
• HP OfficeJet Pro 9020
• HP OfficeJet Pro 9025
• HP OfficeJet Pro Premier 9012

Ink Type

The HP 962 and HP 962 XL use the pigment ink type for the black, cyan, magenta and yellow color cartridges.

Page Yield

Page yield measure how many pages that a cartridge can print before it runs out of ink. The black, cyan, magenta and yellow inks of both the HP 962 and HP 962 XL were tested internally with the HP OfficeJet Pro 9020 Printer.

The HP 962XL High Yield Black is able to print approximately 1000 more pages when compared to HP 962 Black. So, the XL version will last twice as long as the normal version.

The HP 962XL High Yield Cyan can print approximately 900 pages more than the HP 962 Cyan.

The HP 962XL High Yield Magenta is also capable of producing around 900 more pages when compared to the HP 962 Magenta.

Finally, the HP 962XL High Yield Yellow can print out approximately 900 more pages than the HP 962 Yellow.

Thus, you will get more than twice the amount of page yields with the XL versions of the cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges than the regular versions.

You can take a look at the page yield specifications for all eight of the aforementioned ink cartridges below:

• HP 962 Black: Around 1000 pages
• HP 962XL High Yield Black: Around 2000 pages

• HP 962 Cyan: Around 700 pages
• HP 962XL High Yield Cyan: Around 1600 pages

• HP 962 Magenta: Around 700 pages
• HP 962XL High Yield Magenta: Around 1600 pages

• HP 962 Yellow: Around 700 pages
• HP 962XL High Yield Yellow: Around 1600 pages

Operating Temperature Range

The HP 962 Black, HP 962XL High Yield Black, HP 962 Cyan, HP 962XL High Yield Cyan, HP 962 Magenta, HP 962XL High Yield Magenta, HP 962 Yellow and HP 962XL High Yield Yellow are identical when it comes to the operating temperature range, which is from 41°F to 95°F.

Storage Temperature Range

The same print cartridges also have the same storage temperature range, which is from -40°F to 140°F.

Operating Humidity Range

Furthermore, the operating humidity range for all variants of the HP 962 are identical at 10% to 90% RH.

Storage Humidity Range

Lastly, the storage humidity ranges for these products are also the same at 10% to 90% RH.

Resources:

• https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-962-black-original-ink-cartridge
• https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-962xl-high-yield-black-original-ink-cartridge
• https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-962-cyan-original-ink-cartridge
• https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-962xl-high-yield-cyan-original-ink-cartridge
• https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-962-magenta-original-ink-cartridge
• https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-962xl-high-yield-magenta-original-ink-cartridge
• https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-962-yellow-original-ink-cartridge
• https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-962xl-high-yield-yellow-original-ink-cartridge