HP's Genuine printer cartidges betther quilty and more prints. Not just a gimmick. These come shrink wrapped so you are sure that none of the ink has dryed up. A bit like fairy liquid although you can buy other cartidges for your printer they do not last as long and are therefore a false economy. I have found that refilled or non-genuine cartidges do not last as long and in one insatnce did not fit well into the printer causing print jams as the process of taking the cartidge apart to refill it means it is not always top quality. The prints produced on photo paper and cartidge were sharp and easy to read. There was no smears and print quilty reamined consistent until the  Read the complete review