Comments on: Original HP 564XL Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging

By: Christopher Powell

Christopher Powell — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:29:41 +0000

Review by Christopher Powell for Original HP 564XL Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging Rating: The biggest complaint for personal inkjets is well.. ink. It's always expensive and you feel like you are spending the lionshare of your purchase on the fancy packaging and plastic delivery mechanism. We use our printer for casual use and a decent amount of photo 4x6 printing. These XL inks definitely last longer than the std versions that shipped with the printer, and yellow always seems to go first. But they work as advertised, and never last as long as you want them to. We've had our printer for 2 years and replaced inks once a year now.

The colors seem to pop when using the special 4x6 papers and drying time is very fast. I haven't seen any fading in pictures that were printed 2 yrs ago with these inks, and they are advertised to not fade, so i guess its working as advertised.

By: DKDC

DKDC — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:22:41 +0000

Review by DKDC for Original HP 564XL Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging Rating: For HP printers that take this cartridge - know that this is the larger black cartridge. The smaller one is the photo black ink cartridge.

By: D. Fox

D. Fox — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:24:54 +0000

Review by D. Fox for Original HP 564XL Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging Rating: There is really not much to say about a replacement ink cartridge. It works, it's easy to install. The quality is top class. Make sure you have the correct cartridge because there is another black ink cartridge that is not for photos and they are not interchangeable. The photo ink cartridge is twice the size of the regular one.

By: AZ Skibum

AZ Skibum — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:21:35 +0000

Review by AZ Skibum for Original HP 564XL Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging Rating: The starter cartridges that came with my HP C309a All-In-One were the standard 564 cartridges, which only lasted a couple weeks -- and I don't even print that much. I replaced the regular black cartridge with a 564XL, and even after a couple weeks of my usual (occasional) printing, the ink gauge is still at around 85%.

HP inks aren't cheap, but even worse is having to buy them so frequently -- I usually run out right before I need to print something important. The XL cartridge is a good value and lasts a good long time. This should be the standard HP inkjet cartridge.

By: K. Alkins

K. Alkins — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:51:47 +0000

Review by K. Alkins for Original HP 564XL Black Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging Rating: I purchased my printer in February 2009 and I believe that I have had to replace the regular size black ink cartridge at least three times. I would say that my print load is average. This time (the third time) I decided to get the XL size. I put it in April 10th and now (May 10th) the ink level is at 3/4. I am sure that with the regular size catridge I would be getting ready to change the cartridge again. I also like that the price via amazon was significantly cheaper than purchasing from staples or target. And it arrived quickly. I recommend using the XL no matter what, so that you don't have to change so often. I also recommend this vendor based on my experience with them.