HP No. 78 XL Tri-Color Inkjet Print Cartridge (C6578AN) Reviews

• GOOD Ink -- and probably a better value !

  
  By A1C8V13RD60LTR on 2000-11-15
  This is the ink I use in my HP Photosmart P1100 color printer. The results are super -- especially when used with HP paper. HP makes another cartridge that contains less ink and costs less: model# (SKU) C6578AN. The cartridges are the same physical size, but the amount of ink inside differs. Whatever you buy, be sure to store it UPRIGHT. That helps prevent bubbles or air pockets that can form inside which can cause imperfections on the printed page.
  
  

• Price is the same as in local stores

  
  By on 2001-12-07
  If you are looking for a good price for this cartridge there is really no discount here. The manufacture and other major retailers are selling it for exactly the same price.
  
  

• too much

  
  By on 2001-05-20
  I found the HP to be not as good or as sharp as an epson that I use at work. I'm also amazed that no one has commented that the color ink cart. is 20% of the cost of the complete printer. The three colors in one cartridge is a real rip-off. I'm replacing a cartridge for almost $50 that has most of two colors remaining.
  
  

• Great and lasts forever

  
  By A2JUX6EWB3C8ZD on 2000-12-05
  Just a me-too of the other review. Quality should be a given, and that's here, but I'm still amazed by how long I've been using this cartridge. Dozens and dozens of high-quality glossies at photo-quality resolutions, all spectacular. (I'm using the excellent HP 970Cse, which I can also recommend. Double-sided printing is even handier than it sounds.) The other compatible cartridge has less than half the capacity according to the specs, so why bother?
  
  

• You can buy this anywhere at this price.

  
  By A1YID22SBUN81B on 2003-01-01
  18 dollars off? I don't think so. Only buy this here if you take the free super saver shipping. Otherwise EVERYONE who carries this offers it for 54.99 and doesn't even pretend to tell you that you are saving 18 bucks.
  
  
• This IS NOT a bargain price
  By AKF6T2HC6G54F on 2004-05-19
  The cartridge is just fine, I use it for printing cards and like the quality of my prints, but Amazon is acting like they are giving us such a bargain. I'm disappointed by this. You can buy this same cartridge at regular price directly from the folks who make the printer for a whole whopping 70 cents more than this supposedly 20% mark down sale price. That is not a sale, it's highway robbery. Now the price for the regular sized cartridge IS a sale, it's cheaper than you can get it directly from the people who make the printer for this cartridge or any other place I've seen so far.
  
  
• Don't buy HP No. 78 Large Tri-Color Cartridge from NetSales
  By A3JIMOJ0M80E2R on 2003-10-10
  I want to give advice to all you want to buy this "HP No. 78 Large Tri-Color Cartridge" from netsales-usa
  Don't do it, because it shows original HP pictures but it is a fake one. Just a compatiable one not HP product.
  I prefere to buy all products from AMAZON.
  
  
• No Substitute
  By A2GEZ75EH5IAIK on 2002-12-29
  Just stick with the OEM products and you will keep your sanity, If you have not tried one of the "No Fail" refill kits, don't.
  
  
• It's red, just like me.
  By on 2003-01-03
  This cartrige never printed any color than red. even after cleaning many, many times! Will never buy another cartrige from them. paying twice the price for one that works is a better investment.
  
  
• Don'y buy HP 78 from this company
  By A3JIMOJ0M80E2R on 2003-10-10
  It is a fake one, not a origianl HP product.
  I hate they cheat...
  Why Amzon can not see consumer's review
  It is a lier company
  
  
• Top Dog for 970Cxi
  By A1CCM9YM42WKR4 on 2001-09-14
  I have been using the 78 since I purchased by 970 Deskjet Printer. When I first got my printer all I could get was the low capacity 78. That was a bummer, since I do a lot of color printing. I do Christmas cards, birthday cards, posters, newsletters and they all come out great. I am grateful for the large capacity. Can do so much more at a better price.
  
  
• This was a excellent Value
  By A3EUK0MA2T8816 on 2006-07-19
  When I purchased this cartridge the Amazon price was $32.00 it
  has now gone up to $52.00 which is more than even Sam's Club.It
  was a excellent value in the Amazon Tradition,but no more.In fact
  some of the prices on Amazon are more than the HP store website.
  
  
• HP 970Cse prints SLOW
  By on 2004-03-22
  We have an HP 970Cse for the last few years and have tried everything under the sun to get it to printer more clearly and faster, and nothing has worked, including this cartridge. We replaced the 970Cse with an Epson Stylus C84 and are 100% happier.
  
  
• Larger Size Has More Value
  By AZPXTBCLM670Q on 2007-03-30
  This is the larger size color cartridge. Your better off getting this size so you spend less time changing ink cartridges. Never had a problem with HP ink. I tried "economy" brands and had color issues.
  
  
• You Pay for Quality .... and you Get It
  By A2ZH26QW2ZPK2C on 2007-07-05
  I've tried refilling my own ink cartridges multiple times. Usually I can get quite a bit more life from them after a refill. However, I found unpredictable failures with refills and the resulting print quality was not a good as with the HP cartridge. My photographs on glossy paper, and my routine printing on ink-jet paper, all seem crisper and better balanced (color and contrast) with the HP brand cartridge. I've tried the remanufactured cartridges with similar results. So, now I just look for the best price on the original HP factory-fresh cartridges for my DeskJet 970.
  
  
• recommending
  By A3RQVIAACDUJ70 on 2001-08-16
  If you want total cost effectiveness get a Hewlett-Packard Business Inkjet 2200 model. Based on 15% coverage and using all inks equally, you get a grand total 5.7 cent per page yield. Yes this product also uses 4 seperate cartridges: one black, one cyan, one magenta, and one yellow. Yes, you will need to buy printheads for this every so often, but the yields on those are fairly high. Sixteen-thousand pages for the black. Twenty-four thousand for cyan, magenta, and yellow. Total cost per page for all printheads: 6 cents a page. ... .There is more objectively written material about this product in a May, 2001 CADALYST article, a CAD/Graphics publication.
  
  
• HP 78 Tri-Color Print Cartridge
  By A184QKC1ZZVIJY on 2005-09-04
  I use a HP Deskjet to print photos and pictures. The prints are excellent on photo papers or bright white Inkjet papers. It seems that the yellow ink always gets emptied the fastest. Also, the gray color has a blue tint that is difficult to adjust (maybe software related). The free ground delivery by UPS took only three days.
  
  One lower price alternative to this ink cartridge is the remanufactured cartridge by Nukote available at Target or Wal-Mart (about $25). From the prints I could not tell any difference between the HP and the Nukote.
  
  
• AWFUL SERVICE by this Amazon Store!
  By A3NFWM0L9ACQCT on 2007-02-01
  
  I ordered this item on January 17, 2007!!!!!
  
  It was finally shipped on 01/25/07!! but, would you believe it, SNAIL MAIL!!!!
  
  I received a tracking number for this on 01/26/07, but even though I went and set it up at the US Postal site to be notified of the package progress, I received no shipment progress e-mails.
  
  And get this, it was shipped from a city in Maryland which is only about 25-30 miles away from me!!!!
  
  Date Time Location Event Details
  January 31, 2007 --- CAPITOL HEIGHTS MD US Departure Scan
  January 26, 2007 --- US Carrier notified to pick up package
  
  Today is February 1, 2007 and again, nothing in the mail.
  
  HOW STUPID IS IT TO SHIP SOMETHING SNAIL MAIL, WHEN UPS SO JUST AS CHEAP AND A HECK OF A LOT MORE RELIABLE AND FASTER!!!!!!!!!!!
  I am absolutely disgusted with this whole thing!
  
  I WILL NEVER, NEVER, EVER ORDER FROM THIS PLACE AGAIN
  I WILL NEVER, NEVER, EVER ORDER FROM THIS PLACE AGAIN.
  I WILL NEVER, NEVER, EVER ORDER FROM THIS PLACE AGAIN.
  
  I have been ordering on line for a long time, I buy everything I need on line, but I have never encountered lousy service like this before.
  Worst service ever!
  
  
  
• another nice transaction
  By A2PHX2WAKNNRRE on 2007-05-17
  A good price along with quick shipping translate into a nice transaction (as usual).
  
  
• The Larger Ink Cartridge
  By AV1D9B474J6LH on 2008-02-13
  I am finding the larger color cartrige more difficult to purchase in local stores so Amazon is the only way. The best part is the price and shipping make soucing even more certain.
  
  

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