HP 3YM61AE 305 Original Ink Cartridge, Black, Pack of 2
Reviewed 23 August 2026 · price checked live
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This is a twin-pack of genuine HP 305 black cartridges, each rated for around 120 pages, so it suits light-to-moderate home printing rather than heavy office use. Sticking with original HP ink tends to mean fewer alignment and recognition gripes than third-party refills, and empties can be recycled free through HP's Planet Partners scheme. A 4.5 average from nearly 60,000 buyers is excellent for a consumable. Do double-check this is the right cartridge for your specific printer, since HP numbering trips people up, then compare the current price on Amazon.
- Brand
- HP
- Amazon rating
- 4.5 / 5 from 59,434 ratings
- vs Printers & Accessories
- level with the category median of 4.5
- Rank in category
- 17 of 40 rated printers & accessories we track
- Price position
- Among the cheaper options (category spans £10.35 to £144)
- How proven
- One of the most-reviewed in its category
How it compares in Printers & Accessories
Across the 40 rated printers & accessories products we track, the typical score is 4.5 out of 5. This one sits at 4.5, which is around the middle of the category. Ratings alone will not separate it from its rivals here, so price and the specifics below matter more than the star count.
It carries 59,434 ratings against a category median of 3,171. A rating from a large base is harder to distort and tends to hold up over time, so a high score here means more than the same score on a new listing.
On price it sits in the lower third of a category running from £10.35 to £144, where the midpoint is about £31.99. Cheaper than most while rating at or above the category norm is the combination worth looking for, and it is the main argument for this one.
Worked out from the 40 printers & accessories products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- The information below applies to each unit in the pack
- Original HP Ink Cartridge - exceptional reliability and consistent print quality
- Page Yield: 120 Per Cartridge
- Cartridges Per Pack: 1
- Recycle HP Original Cartridges for free with HP's Planet Partners Programme - 80 Percent of Original HP Ink Cartridges contain recycled HP Cartridges, bottles, or hangers
