HP 738 300-ml Yellow DesignJet Ink Cartridge (676M8A)

Confirmed machines for this yellow

HP puts 676M8A on four machines: the DesignJet T850, T850 MFP, T870 and XT870. When a tank is already out and the label is unreadable, the printer’s ink-status screen names the supply it is asking for, which is the fastest way to be certain before ordering.

Why the part number is the whole job

Yellow is one of the four process channels on these machines, and the printer will hold a job until the channel it is asking for is filled. A genuine HP tank of this part number drops into the same slot the last one came out of and is identified by the printer straight away.

Cost per milliliter, both sizes

This tank holds 300 ml for $224.95 — $750 a liter. Part 498N7A is the same yellow in 130 ml at $117.95, which works out at $907 a liter. Taking the larger tank removes 17% from the price of every milliliter; taking the smaller one buys a shorter commitment.

The end of the 676M run

676M8A is the last 738 part in the 676M sequence. The next number up, 676M9A, is a different range and a different color — the 738M cyan. The 738M yellows are 676N1A at 300 ml and A24VPA at 130 ml, and those fit the T870 and XT870 as well as the XT950 and XT950 MFP. On a T870 or XT870 the number printed on the tank is the only thing that settles which range you are holding, so read the label before ordering.

Specifications

Free shipping on ink orders in the lower 48, and school POs accepted. Not sure which part fits your machine? Call 866-788-7900 or see all genuine HP parts by number.

Questions schools ask about this part

676M9A comes right after this number. Is it the same yellow?

No. 676M9A is cyan, and it belongs to the 738M range — those parts fit the T870 and XT870 as well as the XT950 and XT950 MFP. The 738M yellows are 676N1A at 300 ml and A24VPA at 130 ml. For a 738 yellow on a T850 or T870, the part is 676M8A at 300 ml or 498N7A at 130 ml.

Can we buy the four 300 ml colors as one set?

They are sold as individual part numbers — black 498N8A, cyan 676M6A, magenta 676M7A and yellow 676M8A. Put all four on one purchase order if you want the complete set in a single delivery.