Comments on: Original HP 940XL Yellow Officejet Ink Cartridge in Retail Packaging

By: A. Dent

A. Dent — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:28:28 +0000

This is probably the best value you can currently get for the HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 printers if you decide to stay with the officially approved cartridge. Its 1400-page rating is more than 50% that of the HP 940 Yellow Officejet Ink Cartridge (C4905AN) but it costs only a little more. Definitely preferred even for a casual user because, unless you use your printer as a fashion statement or status symbol in the office, you ARE going to have to replace a 900-page cartridge, sooner or later.

The 1,400 page rating is based on HP's testing methodology meaning that it's highly unlikely that you will get 1,400 pages out of your cartridge. If you make copies, if you print photos, if you use the high quality settings you are going to run out of ink much sooner but the fact remains that you do get a lot more ink in this cartridge than in the 'regular' one.

HP claims (couldn't verify) that using Officejet inks on papers with the ColorLok logo the output will retain color quality 'for decades'. Such an ink/paper combination, according to HP, will produce documents that resist water and fading.

Made in Singapore.

By: CFH

CFH — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:48:46 +0000

The HP 940XL Ink Cartridge provides a lot of pages for the money in my HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-In-One Printer. We use our printer every day, having two teens in school and both my wife and I doing work from home, so we can use up a standard size cartridge fairly quickly. Since we don’t like to use 3rd party inks, these high volume cartridges are the best value for us.

Recommended!

By: MADBoutIt

MADBoutIt — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:18:25 +0000

Haven’t used it yet, but amazon had the cheapest price on this color.

The HP Officejet 8000 is great.