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I upgraded to a new HP printer/scanner/copier 1350 earlier this year having used an old Deskjet 610C previously and was frankly very pleased with the quality that the new printer produced with this cartridge. The text is very crisp and clean and unlike the old printer ink does not smudge if left in the printer whilst the next sheet is sliding onto it.

HP cartridges always are a little more expensive than others but I do think they're worth the price. And they are coming down in price, I can remember when a black deskjet printer cartridge cost nearly £20 and a tricolor cartridge nearly £30.

You can ignore the warning that the cartridge is running low in ink as it comes up much sooner than is necessary. Generally speaking when HP cartridges (laser and deskjet) start to run out you get portions of the page text faded out in the printout and that doesn't usually happen for quite some time after the warning message appears.

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I just recently purchases an HP5550 and the printer, despite some negative reviews on speed... is excellent. The Ink is another story altogether. The cartridges are very small and after 1 week of regular use (home business printing, 4 or 5 pictures on sample paper) the ink is almost 1/2 finished!!! This could be a problem in the end as the ink is more expensive than other printer manufacturers. I guess watching ink consumption is something HP did not warn us about!

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The picture for this product shows the box for an HP 56. That is not what I received. I received an HP 56b. From what I can find out the HP 56b is a "value" or "economy" version, though what that means is not clear. It is also not intended for sale in the United States. But whatever it is, it is not an HP 56 and should not be represented as one.

This is really false advertizing, and Amazon should put a stop to it. I am surprised that after I returned my order and complained about the misrepresentation no changes have been made to this listing. It would be bad enough if Amazon were just allowing this to happen, but because they are fulfilling the orders they know these are HP 56b and are actively participating in this scam.

I bought this because I had shopped around and it was a pretty good price, a pretty good price for an HP 56. Since it's really an HP 56b, I don't know if it's a good price or not. Since it's not supposed to be for sale in the US, I can't find any retailer to compare it to. I returned the two I received for a refund, so I don't know the quality of the cartridge or if it contains the same amount of ink.

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What's to say this is an OEM HP ink cartridge from HP. It performs exactly as you'd expect. The price from amazon is good. The only way you'll typically beat their price on this is either buying in bulk at a warehouse club or to buy a remanufacturered cartridge or ink kit. The former is risky as printer prices drop so fast you can end up with more ink than you need at a price higher than a new printer, and the latter which can be messy and sometimes impact print quality if you get low end stuff.

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Presently the Amazon price for a new one, especially for customers who have Prime, is unmatched. You might save a few bucks with refurbs, but I sure haven't had much luck with them. Should you go with a refurb, be sure that you use your printer on a regular basis. They dry up faster than new ones, requiring multiple recleanings (and wasting of the "good" cartridge's ink) and occasionally simply refusing to come back to life. If you do purchase a refurb from an Amazon vendor and are dissatisfied with its performance, don't write reviews panning the cartridge as though it were Amazon's or Hewlitt Packard's fault.