"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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I've never had satisfactory performance from cheapo cartridges,

I do, with the last of the Canon inkjets that doesn't have chipped carts.

I do too. The cheapos that I use have four times the capacity of the
genuines. The print quality and colours are as good also. I doubt that the
ink is quite as 'stable' on photo paper and exposed to sunlight, but for
'regular' paper printing, it's just fine long term. I have printed many
photos using these inks in situations where they are not exposed to sunlight
all the time, and they have been perfectly ok at the time of printing, and
have remained so. I have been using these cartridges for probably three
years now, and this Magenta one is the very first that I have had a problem
with. Even that is a random chance electronic problem, rather than
mechanical or ink related. I reported the symptoms here merely for interest
and to help others who may find themselves in this situation, as of course,
the chip on a genuine HP cartridge could just as easily fail in exactly the
same way ...

Arfa