HP 74 and the 74XL ink cartridges

What is the difference between these ink cartridges? The 74XL is a high-capacity ink cartridges with more than triple page yields than the HP 74. Here is the page yield for the black ink:

HP 74 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (200 standard pages)
HP 74XL Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (750 standard pages)

These ink cartridges compatible with:
» HP Deskjet D4200 Printer series
» HP Deskjet D4300 Printer series
» HP Officejet J5700 All-in-One series
» HP Officejet J6400 All-in-One series
» HP Photosmart D5300 Printer series
» HP Photosmart C4200 All-in-One series
» HP Photosmart C4340 All-in-One series
» HP Photosmart C4380 All-in-One series
» HP Photosmart C4400 All-in-One series
» HP Photosmart C4500 All-in-One series
» HP Photosmart C5200 All-in-One series
» HP Photosmart C5500 All-in-One series

You can buy the HP 74 cartridges from Amazon $18.37

There is also the HP 74 Twin Pack cartridges Twin Pack $36.61

And the HP74XL from Amazon $43.89

Based on the Amazon price the cost per page is about 4.3 cents. But because page yields are a result of system design, yields from those cartridges may vary from printer to printer.

HP 901 vs 901XL Ink Cartridges

What is the difference between the HP 901 and the 901XL? The 901 is a standard ink cartridges with about 200 page yields for black, while the 901XL is a high-capacity cartridges with more than twice page yields.

So the 901XL will be suitable for high-volume printing and the HP 901 standard cartridge for everyday printing.

Here is the page yield per each cartridges:

HP 901 Black Ink Cartridge (CC653A) 200 standard pages 4.5 ml
HP 901 Tri-color Ink Cartridge (CC656A) 360 standard pages 13.0 ml
HP 901XL Black Ink Cartridge (CC654A) 700 standard pages 15.5 ml

You can buy the individual HP 901XL Black Ink Cartridge from Amazon $40.13 (as of 12/15/12)

There is also combo pack for HP 901XL Black and 901 Color Inkjet Cartridges $69.99 (as of 12/15/12)

And also HP 901 Retail Combo Pack Ink Cartridges - 1 each 901 Black & 901 Color $59.99 (as of 12/15/12)

The cost per page if using the 901XL is about 5.2 cents. And those ink cartridges are compatible with the HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One series, HP Officejet J4000 All-in-One series and HP Officejet J4500 All-in-One series.

Canon CL-31 and CL-41 ink cartridges

The Canon CL-41 page yield (up to 312 pages) is higher than the CL-31 (up to 205 pages). But the ink yield may vary depending on texts/photos printed, applications software used, print mode and type of paper used.

You can use both the Canon CL41 and CL31 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge with Canon Pixma printers. Those Cyan/Magenta/Yellow inkjet cartridge is ideal for home and office use.

Buy from Amazon: CL-31 ($20.99) | CL-41 ($25.99)

CL-31 Compatibility
-- PIXMA iP1800
-- PIXMA iP2600
-- PIXMA iP2600 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MP140
-- PIXMA MP140 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MP190
-- PIXMA MP210
-- PIXMA MP210 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MP470
-- PIXMA MP470 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MX300
-- PIXMA MX300 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MX310
-- PIXMA MX310 Refurbished

CL-41 Compatibility
-- PIXMA iP1600
-- PIXMA iP1700
-- PIXMA iP1800
-- PIXMA iP2600
-- PIXMA iP2600 Refurbished
-- PIXMA iP6210D
-- PIXMA iP6220D
-- PIXMA iP6310D
-- PIXMA iP6310D Refurbished
-- PIXMA MP140
-- PIXMA MP140 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MP150
-- PIXMA MP160
-- PIXMA MP170
-- PIXMA MP180
-- PIXMA MP180 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MP190
-- PIXMA MP210
-- PIXMA MP210 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MP450
-- PIXMA MP460
-- PIXMA MP460 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MP470
-- PIXMA MP470 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MX300
-- PIXMA MX300 Refurbished
-- PIXMA MX310
-- PIXMA MX310 Refurbished
-- PowerShot A530/PIXMA MP460 Combo



reference: canon