HP 65XL Black Ink Cartridge

I have always used HP printers for YEARS. I have recently purchased a HP Deskjet 2652 for my general purpose home printer. I'm very disappointed with this printer and the ink itself. The window on the printer is so small it is very hard to see, and it will only hold a few sheets of paper at a time. At first, when I ran out of ink so quickly, I went online to reorder and realized there are two different sizes of ink cartridges so I bought the XL version. To my dismay, that XL ran out very quickly, after just maybe 100 images at most. I don't think I can afford to use this printer because of the ink prices.

i need this for virtual working right now. Bought the HP Envy 5055 for a very low price, less than cost of 2 ink cartridges. Since March, I have bought probably over 15 cartridges. The cost of these cartridges could have bought me about 8-10 more of these printers. SO, that is the "gotcha" factor- you sell the printers for dirt cheap and make all your money on the cartridges. Price of the ink is way beyond outrageous. The current one, is full of streaks on my papers. I don't want HP hooked into my personal wifi for that insta-ink program either. All around, not a good deal in my opinion.

Before purchasing this replacement, I debated back and forth spending the money for the XL cartridge or getting replacements for both black ink and color. The cost difference is dramatic but I hope the follow through is worth it. I read that it is supposed to be able to yield roughly 2.5 times the printed sheets. If that turns out to be true then great. Putting this cartridge in was no different than any other. It is extremely easy and quick. I was back up and running in minutes, once the printer did the self alignment and I scanned in the print test page.