Ink Cartridge Identification Guide
In an attempt to save money, you go to Google and type in your Ink Jet printer cartridge model # – WD-x4g9s3 ver. 2.8 – only to have the search engine return… WHAT? That’s not ink! What’s with those long, elusive part numbers anyway? It’s great to see companies such as HP make their ink jet cartridges easier to identify.
DeskJet and Office Jet ink cartridges are now easily numbered with two to three-digit codes, such as the 45. With codes this easy, one could send a computer illiterate parent, better half, or even newborn baby to Walmart, with complete trust that the correct cartridge will be purchased.
Another nice feature of HP’s cartridges is that they include the print head with them. Therefore, if you’re like me, and don’t print a ton of stuff, and your print head dries up and gets clogged, you can easily replace it quickly and easily. Individual print heads are costly and challenging to find; typically something that is unable to be accomplished at 3am when printing out your research paper. Having the print head and ink in one easy to find part makes last minute emergency replacements easily available and rather inexpensive.
Dealing with Ink Jet Cartridges are always a hassle – and the cost is absurd – but it is a necessary evil. Just like gasoline in our cars. It’s a tossup typically between a laser printer and an inkjet printer, as these are the two main types of machines people have in their homes and businesses. Ink Jet, Laser, Dye-sub, the war between the types will be fought forever. Just like the war on drugs. There are other companies out there which have started simplifying their part numbers, however I have an HP Office Jet, so that’s why I wrote about it. It’s just listening to the customers and they are getting better
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