HP300XL ink cartridges have hardware compatibility with the following HP DeskJet printer models: D2500, D2530 and F4200 All-in-One. Printer owners must make sure to purchase the exact ink cartridge replacement, or they could damage the machine from trying to use incompatible cartridges. The HP300XL cartridge models breaks down further into the following sub-models: HP300XL Black and HP300XL Tri-Color. HP encourages printer owners to buy genuine cartridges that carry the company's branding instead of generic cartridges that are manufactured by unfamiliar third-party entities. In many cases, users experience higher ink capacity and get greater yield from HP-branded cartridges. The printer is ultimately able to produce documents with crisp text and brilliant color photos.