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Why Original HP print cartridges outperform second-hand cartridges
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No smudges. No streaks. No kidding.
Whether you're printing photos, quarterly reports, or online maps, the last thing you want to worry about is getting a good print. Trust Original HP print cartridges. They easily outperform second-hand cartridges in quality and reliability. And we can prove it.

No smudges. No streaks. No kidding

When is a discount not a discount?

Let's say you're holding two inkjet cartridges in your hands. One an Original HP cartridge, one a second-hand, discount brand that might cost a little less. So far, the discount brand sounds pretty good. Until you take a look at the independent research.

MORE PAGES PER CARTRIDGE 
It’s simple. Original HP inkjet print cartridges produce 50% more pages per cartridge than the tested refilled cartridges.* For example, imagine getting 75 photo prints of your daughter’s toothless smile with the “bargain” cartridge. Use an HP cartridge and that number goes up to 112.

The chart at the right puts it in nice visual context

                        
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Original HP ink cartridges vs remanufactured ink cartridges


Original HP toner cartridges vs remanufactured toner cartridges

THE RELIABLE CHOICE 

Original HP toner cartridges have aced their reliability tests once again. 8 out of 10 second-hand color toner cartridges will fail out of the box or prematurely, compared to less than 2% of Original HP cartridges.**

Let's look at it another way:

SUCCESS RATE
Original HP color toner print cartridge: 98.1% Remanufactured toner cartridge:          19.9% 
                                     
                                  Advantage HP



What does it mean?

Click "print" and relax. HP gives you great looking printed pages that won't smudge, streak or smear. Which means less reprinting, saving you time, paper and money.

Ink: See the complete remanufactured ink refill comparision story.

Toner: See the complete remanufactured toner refill comparision story.

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Ink or toner?

Not sure what's in your printer? Just open your printer and take a look at your print cartridge.

An HP inkjet cartridge (for HP inkjet printers) fits in the palm of your hand.

An HP inkjet cartridge (for HP inkjet printers) fits in the palm of your hand.
An HP toner cartridge (for HP LaserJet printers) is about 12 inches long.

An HP toner cartridge (for HP LaserJet printers) is about 12 inches long.

Useful terms

Original HP Print Cartridge – A fresh, guaranteed new cartridge filled with pure HP ink or color toner.

Second-hand Print Cartridge – A used cartridge that has been refilled with ink or toner and repackaged. Also known as store brand, generic or refill remanufactured. Only Hewlett-Packard makes the new Original HP cartridges designed together with HP printers to give you the brilliant, durable, quality results you expect.

* Based on a April 2007 Cartridge Reliability Study by QualityLogic, Inc. and commissioned by HP. Testing performed on HP 96, 97, 56, and 57 Inkjet Print Cartridges. Individual results may vary. Read the Quality Logic study (638KB, PDF) or see www.qualitylogic.com for full details.

** Based on average results of brands tested in the 2005 Toner Cartridge Reliability Comparison Study by QualityLogic, Inc. and commissioned by HP. Testing performed on color toner cartridges for the HP Color LaserJet 4650 (Q3558A) printer. Individuals results may vary. See www.hp.com/sbso/product/supplies/supplies_reliability_toner_cartridges.pdf for full details.



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