HP 49 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge (51649A)

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Summary: InkJet Cartridge
Review: Great product at a great price. Super fast shipment - This is a great service.

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Summary: InkJet Cartridge
Review: Great product at a great price. Super fast shipment - This is a great service.

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Summary: Ink dried up after weeks of no use
Review: I very seldom print in color but since my OfficeJet comes with it, I used it occassionally only to discover that after months of no use, the cartridges (both black and tricolor) have dried up. I don't know if I have misread the instructions anywhere re: ink cartridge maintenance, but it seems like such a big waste to have to replace your ink cartridges even though you hardly use them! These cartridges are not cheap (and you know that's where HP makes the money on selling DeskJets so cheap). Because of my low usage of color printing, I have not replaced them and don't intend to. Overall, was very disappointed and in fact, felt a little bit cheated.

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Summary: Ink dried up after weeks of no use
Review: I very seldom print in color but since my OfficeJet comes with it, I used it occassionally only to discover that after months of no use, the cartridges (both black and tricolor) have dried up. I don't know if I have misread the instructions anywhere re: ink cartridge maintenance, but it seems like such a big waste to have to replace your ink cartridges even though you hardly use them! These cartridges are not cheap (and you know that's where HP makes the money on selling DeskJets so cheap). Because of my low usage of color printing, I have not replaced them and don't intend to. Overall, was very disappointed and in fact, felt a little bit cheated.

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Summary: The cartridges have warranty :o)...
Review: I'm fixing to order mine but want to tell you. These ink cartridges have like a 60 or 90 day warranty on them. I had one that started acting up close to the deadline (don't remember if it was 60 or 90 days, sorry) so called HP. They sent me a prepaid mailer to send them back the bad cartridge and sent me a new working cartridge pretty quickly too. Just wanted to add this since it sounds like noone who wrote reviews here went this route.

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Summary: The cartridges have warranty :o)...
Review: I've had a 660 printer a couple of years and gone through 6 color cartridges. Four of them had a couple of the jets clog after 1 or two weeks. Running the head cleaner just wastes ink (a lot) without opening the clogged jets. Then you have the choice of throwing away a $30 cartridge you've hardly used or printing with gaps. I will not buy another HP printer. I've wasted more on cartridges then the printer cost.

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Summary: Clogged jets recurrent problem
Review: I've had a 660 printer a couple of years and gone through 6 color cartridges. Four of them had a couple of the jets clog after 1 or two weeks. Running the head cleaner just wastes ink (a lot) without opening the clogged jets. Then you have the choice of throwing away a $30 cartridge you've hardly used or printing with gaps. I will not buy another HP printer. I've wasted more on cartridges then the printer cost.

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Summary: Quality was good, while it lasted
Review: The ink itself was of superb quality. However, I only use color ink sparingly and it seems that the ink may have solidified after a month of no use. Of course, it always remains a possibility that I received a defective ink cartridge, but it was definitely a disappointment. Since I have an HP Deskjet 672C, there is no alternative for me. I simply have to purchase another one in the hopes of receiving something better.

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Summary: Quality ink for a quality printer
Review: This product provides excellent color and picture quality

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Summary: Good quality, but you can run out very quickly
Review: When you get these cartridges right out of the box they work great, but after you start to print out a lot of pictures you really notice the quality deteriorate. It really seems to run out of one color much quicker than the others. Personally its usually red. It has caught me with my pants down a couple times, going to print out a project the night before its due, only to run out of red or blue ink. I would definetly suggest to always have an extra one around just in case.