Well isn't this interesting. Apparently Hewlett Packard has been accused of
using a type of smart chip technology in their ink cartridges that causes
the cartridges to read as empty before the ink is actually out. I found this
at http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/hp_cartridge where they have
some more information on some of the specific printers related to this.
There is also a free case evaluation provided for those who might want to
look into this. I thought this was quite interesting and hope it may be of
interest or use.

kr0

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I have a HP Photosmart 1315 injet and have always ignored the low ink
warning. Mine doesn't seem to be one of the products listed however.
=Pete

kr0 wrote:
How the mighty have fallen.  At least when HP stood for highly
priced you could trust them to give value and support.  Then along
came Carly and the knowledge and ethics went out with Agilent.
Surprising in a way, because I would normally expect a woman to
have higher ethics than a man in the same position.  Bill Hewlett
and David Packard must be generating all sorts of centrifugal
forces in their graves.

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Show quoteHide quoteNote that the lawsuit claims the smart chip renders the cartridge
unusable after a preset date.  It does NOT address the issue of the user
receiving an alert that the ink level is getting low.  Guess they'll
have to prove that the cartridge actually refuses to function after some
hardcoded date in the smart chip.  I have never experienced an HP
cartridge that self-destructed ("Mr. Phelps, should you choose to accept
this assignment ... This cartridge will self-destruct in 15 seconds.
Good luck, Mr. Phelps."  doot doot, do DOO doot doot, do do doot doot,
do DOO doot doot, do do DOO DOO DAAHHHH, DOO Do Daahh, do do dah, doh
dut).

By the way, HP has always measured expiration based on the date THEY
stamp on their box during manufacture.  The expiration is not based on
when you buy the cartridge, nor it is based starting from your first use
of the cartridge.  The cartridge you buy today already has some of its
expiration expired.  Should you buy a spare cartridge and not get to
using it until a year later, you'll find the cartridge's warranty
already expired although it has been sitting sealed in their packaging
all that time.  That's why I never buy spare cartridges anymore.  I had
2 that were dried up although completely sealed when I got around to
using them, couldn't get a warranty replacement, so I don't buy spares
anymore.

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