HP 23 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge Twin Pack (C1823T)

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Summary: Oops
Review: Heh, when i bought this i wanted to buy 2 black ink cartriges. I recieved 2 color.... that was my fault, they work fine i just wanted them switched around. Dont make my mistake. happy printing

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Summary: Save some money and buy both!
Review: I *hate* buying print cartridges. Why are they so darn expensive? Boy was I glad when I bought my HP 895CSE printer - the cartridges are still around $30each but they last FOREVER! I print probably 20 color pages per day and probably 50 b/w and the cartridges still last me several months. I've been quite impressed with their life-span. This bundle is just an incentive to get both for a lower price. I bought it and if you own a printer which uses either of these cartridges - you mind as well too because it'll save you a few bucks!

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Summary: Beware of expiration dates!!
Review: I'm glad I read the previous review of the HP 23 color cartridge. I had just put in a new color cartridge in my trusty HP OfficeJet T45 only to find that it would no longer print yellow. I tried a spare HP 23 color cartridge - same result. Color photos came out maroon or blue. Since I was getting the exact same result from two never-used color cartridges, I concluded that I was going to be shopping for a new color printer.

Then I read the review about checking the expiration date on the back of the cartridge box. I had bought several HP 23 color cartridges some years back and never used them. When I checked their expiration dates, the ones that I hadn't used were over two years passed their dates. I had unfortunately tossed out the boxes for the first two cartridges, so I'm assuming that they were also long past their due dates. Fortunately I had one color cartridge that was still good, so I installed it and tried it. Voila! It printed fine.

This will teach me to avoid stocking up on color cartridges when they're on sale on the assumption that they'll last forever. At about $35 a pop, I was out over $100 in color cartridges. Too bad HP can't find some way of prolonging their yellow pigments. I hated to throw out brand-new cartridges, but better that than buying a new printer.

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Summary: High Quality InkJet Cartridge
Review: My trusty HP DeskJet 712C has chugged along for three years using HP cartridges. When I switched to a competing brand for the Black cartridge, I saw a sudden drop in quality -- especially in the first few days of use.

I appreciate the fact that, unlike some manufacturers, HP separates the Black from the Color cartridge. Rarely, if ever, do they both run out at the same time.

Be sure to note the expiration date on the back. One batch that I purchased at a suspiciously good price had expired over a year before and just wouldn't print at all.