2011년 2월 13일 일요일

who'd thought HP60 is hard to refill? Guess not

Review: Inside The HP 60 Black CC640WN Ink Cartridge (Cracked Open)

 
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A look inside the Hewlett Packard (HP) 60 black ink cartridge – CC640W

HP 60XL, 60 XL ink cartridge opened to expose the internal structure - removal of cartridge cap - remove top of ink cartridge.
There is not much good about this cartridge.  HP uses words like “value” and “standard” to describe their HP 60 series inkjet cartridges, but the real value is in getting rid of any printer that use these cartridges.  These black and color cartridges are an insult.  There are two different versions of each cartridge, the “standard” or half-full 60 series, and the “full” HP 60 XL series.  The cartridge we have opened here is the HP 60 standard cartridge.
Close-up of the HP 60 black ink cartridge (hewlett packard)
Removing the cover reveals “sponge island”
Apparently HP felt the need to build in an ink containment section inside the HP 60 ink cartridge.  The sponge inside the cartridge is about the size of two sugar-cubes stacked on top of each other.  This cartridge is not even half full of ink!  Up to 80% of this cartridge is air-space.
Cartridge cover comes off the HP 60 inkjet printer cartridge ink to reveal the internal cartridge structure.
This HP 60 ink cartridge is a complete rip-off!
Inside the HP 60 black ink cartridge:
Looks like “sponge island” inside the cartridge.  The HP 60 ink cartridge could take a bunch more ink, however Hewlett Packard (HP) has designed this cartridge to start out about 80% empty – there is no (easy) way to tell the amount of ink in the sponge.  At $15.00 retail for this cartridge, heavy printing can get expensive very quickly.
HP 60 black ink cartridge standard capacity  - or half full ink cart - cover removed to reveal inside the cartridge.
Paying $10.00 to refill this cartridge? Think again. A very small area to refill. This cartridge will only accept about 5ml of ink.

Specifications:

* that 200 page estimate is from HP and based on 5% coverage (see what 5% coverage really looks like) – needless to say, manufacturer estimates are on the “high side.”
This cartridge is often paired with the HP 60 tri-color (color) cartridge which we cracked open here.

For Refillers:

Refilling is easy if you know where to drill.  There are five (5) holes in the cartridge lid, however only one goes into the sponge and ink containment section.  This cartridge is crazy.
HP 60 ink cartridge refill holes, drill baby drill right here in the middle of the HP 60 black ink cartridge.

The print head:

Unlike Epson, which makes the printhead part of the printer, Hewlett Packard (HP) puts the print head technology on the cartridge (for most of their consumer printers).  This means every time you buy a new cartridge, it’s like getting a new printer.  This is why these type of HP printers (that use this cartridge style) last forever in our opinion.  As long as the mechanics of the printer keep working it will last forever since the print head can simply be repalced by installing a new cartridge into the printer.  Not all HP printers and cartridges use this style (print head on the cartridge) of build, but a large majority of the ones you will find at Wal-Mart, Target, and other discount retailers use these cartridges.
HP 60 black - print head close-up
The HP 60, 60XL, XL cartridges will work with the following Deskjet and Photosmart inkjet printers.
Hewlett Packard HP 60 (60XL) Series Ink Cartridges Work In The Following HP Inkjet Printers
Deskjet SeriesPhotosmart Series
DeskJet D1660
Deskjet D2500
Deskjet D2530
Deskjet D2560
Deskjet D2660
Deskjet F42
Deskjet F4200
Deskjet F4210
Deskjet F4230
Deskjet F4235
Deskjet F4240
Deskjet F4250
Deskjet F4272
Deskjet F4273
Deskjet F4274
Deskjet F4275
Deskjet F4280
DeskJet F4283
Deskjet F4288
Deskjet F4292
Deskjet F4293
DeskJet F4480
PhotoSmart C4640
PhotoSmart C4650
PhotoSmart C4680
PhotoSmart C4740
PhotoSmart C4750
PhotoSmart C4780
PhotoSmart C4795

Compared to the HP 60XL Black Inkjet Print Cartridge:

HP 60XL, 60 XL ink cartridge opened to expose the internal structure - removal of cartridge cap - remove top of ink cartridge.
The HP 60 cartridge compared to the HP 60XL black inkjet print cartridge.
Hewlett Packard (HP) 60 ink cartridge page estimates:
Hewlett Packard (HP) 60 ink cartridge specifications:
Hewlett Packard HP 60 Pricing:




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