I have had my HP printer for 10 years and I feel it has lasted that long because I only use HP ink in it. The ink is good quality and I am never disappointed when I use it.
The cartridges are designed to evaporate rapidly and they do. They cost a huge amount. I am buying a laser printer because the cartridge design limits evaporation better. It is cheaper to buy fine perfume than this ink.
I decided to save some money and buy refilled cartridges for my printer. What a mistake!! I am an artist and print a lot of my artwork. The colors were not even close to true color. I will never buy anything but HP ink cartridges again.