HP 301XL High Yield Colour Ink Cartridge

Title : HP 301XL High Yield Colour Ink Cartridge
ASIN : B003LNT4SM
Description :

Highlights: ·Original HP brand cartridge for optimum print quality

Technical Specifications: Content: 1 Units · Ink/toner colour: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow · Ink/toner type: Original · Manufacturer part no.: CH564EE · Refill type: Ink cartridge · Short code: 301XL · Side range: 330 pages · Suitable for printer brand: HP · Suitable for printer model: Deskjet 1000 J110A, Deskjet 3000 J310A, Deskjet 2050 All-in-One, Deskjet 2050A All-in-One, Deskjet 2510 All-in-One, Deskjet 3050 All-in-One , Deskjet 3050A e-All-in-One, Deskjet 3055 e-All-in-One

Description: Hp Ink Ch564ee (301xl) Color

Features :

• Shipping Width:11.3 cm
• Shipping Weight:60 g
• Shipping Height:11.5 cm
• Shipping Depth:3.7 cm

List Price : £24.99
Price : £18.95
Saved Price : £6.04

category: Products
brand: HP
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Rating : 4.5
Review : Shouldn't this be how cartridges are supplied anyway?
So the sample cartridges that came with my HP Deskjet 3050 All-in-One Printer lasted all of five minutes, so I thought I'd go for the "High Yield" XL cartridges. While swapping them over I noticed that both the standard and XL cartridges are exactly the same size and shape (why wouldn't they be, they have to fit the same space?).

This got me on to thinking, I wonder how many "standard" cartridges HP would sell if they labelled them as what they are: 40% full (based on an XL cartridge giving 2.5x more use). Furthermore, it's a shocking waste of resources for HP to manufacture and ship their less-than-half-full standard cartridges in the name of consumer choice.

In short, don't ever buy the rip-off standard cartridges, buy the XL and force HP into discontinuing the 60% air version. Thankfully, at Amazon prices, the XL...