[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I only buy the XL (meaning extra long life) because it is the better value for the money. I probably get 500 pages (one ream)...maybe 600 or so on the average. I choose the genuine HP cartridge because I like the prompts my printer gives recognizing the installation taking me through a couple tests ensuring proper color, alignment, and some other things. HP also sends me a postage paid return envelope for the old cartridge.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The 61XL cartridge NEVER prints as many pages as it says; unless you print like ONE word or ONE sentence to a page. VERY misleading!!!
My HP Envy4502 is listed for this cartridge. When I installed it, the printer showed a message not the right cartridge. Would NOT print
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from hp.comBy Mary Chris, HP Care, October 5, 2021
Hi Mike,
I was sorry to hear that the cartridge did not work for you. That must have been frustrating.
It could be that it actually is the correct cartridge though. Perhaps the contacts on the cartridge got smudged or are damaged so that it is not recognized by your printer.
You can carefully polish the copper contacts on the cartridge (and the matching ones inside the printer) with some kind of lint-free material to get off fingerprints or dust.
If that does not help, please consider returning it.