| HP is one of the oldest printer
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| | as buying a whole new printer so at this
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| manufacturers still in business, and
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| | point the printer often gets thrown out
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| their printers have long been considered
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| | and replaced.
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| some of the best. Is this accurate,
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| | By putting the printhead on the cartridge
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| however, or do people just assume they're
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| | itself, HP avoids this problem of the
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| good because their name is so well known?
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| | head wearing out. Over the course of
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| HP's inkjet printers cover a wide
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| | months or years, the print quality will
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| spectrum. They have photo printers in
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| | stay pretty much the same as it was when
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| various sizes, business printers, value
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| | the printer was brand new because each
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| models for home use and a number of
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| | time the ink is replaced, so is the
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| specialized models for various
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| | printhead.
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| applications.
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| | There are a couple of drawbacks to this
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| In any given category, HP tends to be one
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| | system, however. The first is that the
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| of if not the best print quality when
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| | cartridges tend to be a little more
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| compared to the competition. A big part
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| | expensive than some of the competition's.
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| of the reason for this is the technology
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| | Each time you replace the ink you'll have
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| they put into their cartridges.
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| | to pay a little more, but this added cost
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| Most HP ink cartridges include not only
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| | will even out when you consider you would
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| the ink but also the printhead. The
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| | eventually have to pay to repair or
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| printhead is the component in a printer
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| | replace most other brands.
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| that actually sprays the ink onto the
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| | The other disadvantage to HP's system is
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| paper. In most other brands of printers,
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| | that their cartridges tend not to work
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| the printhead is part of the printer
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| | very well when refilled. Because the head
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| itself rather than the cartridge.
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| | is part of the cartridge and is not
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| Over a period of time, as the printer
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| | designed to last beyond the expected life
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| gets used more and more, this printhead
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| | of the ink, it can wear out if the empty
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| can start to deteriorate and the quality
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| | cartridge is reused.
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| of printing can suffer because of it.
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| | You're usually safe with a single refill
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| Eventually this printhead will wear out
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| | but after refilling it once, it's hit or
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| and need to be replaced. In most cases,
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| | miss as to whether you'll run into
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| replacing the head costs as much or more
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| | problems.
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