A look inside the Hewlett Packard (HP) 60 black ink cartridge – CC640W
Look here for a peek inside the HP 60XL black inkjet print cartridge.
There is not much good about this cartridge. HP uses words like “value” and “standard” to describe their HP 60 series inkjet cartridges, but the real value is in getting rid of any printer that use these cartridges. These black and color cartridges are an insult. There are two different versions of each cartridge, the “standard” or half-full 60 series, and the “full” HP 60 XL series. The cartridge we have opened here is the HP 60 standard cartridge.
Removing the cover reveals “sponge island”
Apparently HP felt the need to build in an ink containment section inside the HP 60 ink cartridge. The sponge inside the cartridge is about the size of two sugar-cubes stacked on top of each other. This cartridge is not even half full of ink! Up to 80% of this cartridge is air-space.
Inside the HP 60 black ink cartridge:
Looks like “sponge island” inside the cartridge. The HP 60 ink cartridge could take a bunch more ink, however Hewlett Packard (HP) has designed this cartridge to start out about 80% empty – there is no (easy) way to tell the amount of ink in the sponge. At $15.00 retail for this cartridge, heavy printing can get expensive very quickly.
Paying $10.00 to refill this cartridge? Think again. A very small area to refill. This cartridge will only accept about 5ml of ink.
Specifications:
- Color: Black
- Part Number: CC640WN, HP 60
- Ink Type: Dye based ink
- Page Yield: 200 pages*
- Storage temp: 59 to 90° F
- Retail price: $14.99
- Street price: $14.53
* that 200 page estimate is from HP and based on 5% coverage (see what 5% coverage really looks like) – needless to say, manufacturer estimates are on the “high side.”
This cartridge is often paired with the HP 60 tri-color (color) cartridge which we cracked open here.
For Refillers:
Refilling is easy if you know where to drill. There are five (5) holes in the cartridge lid, however only one goes into the sponge and ink containment section. This cartridge is crazy.
The print head:
Unlike Epson, which makes the printhead part of the printer, Hewlett Packard (HP) puts the print head technology on the cartridge (for most of their consumer printers). This means every time you buy a new cartridge, it’s like getting a new printer. This is why these type of HP printers (that use this cartridge style) last forever in our opinion. As long as the mechanics of the printer keep working it will last forever since the print head can simply be repalced by installing a new cartridge into the printer. Not all HP printers and cartridges use this style (print head on the cartridge) of build, but a large majority of the ones you will find at Wal-Mart, Target, and other discount retailers use these cartridges.
Notice the 2D UPC code on the print head ribbon.
The HP 60, 60XL, XL cartridges will work with the following Deskjet and Photosmart inkjet printers.
| Hewlett Packard HP 60 (60XL) Series Ink Cartridges Work In The Following HP Inkjet Printers | ||
| Deskjet Series | Photosmart Series | |
| DeskJet D1660
Deskjet D2500 Deskjet D2530 Deskjet D2560 Deskjet D2660 Deskjet F42 Deskjet F4200 Deskjet F4210 Deskjet F4230 Deskjet F4235 Deskjet F4240 |
Deskjet F4250
Deskjet F4272 Deskjet F4273 Deskjet F4274 Deskjet F4275 Deskjet F4280 DeskJet F4283 Deskjet F4288 Deskjet F4292 Deskjet F4293 DeskJet F4480 |
PhotoSmart C4640
PhotoSmart C4650 PhotoSmart C4680 PhotoSmart C4740 PhotoSmart C4750 PhotoSmart C4780 PhotoSmart C4795 |
Compared to the HP 60XL Black Inkjet Print Cartridge:
The HP 60 cartridge compared to the HP 60XL black inkjet print cartridge.
Hewlett Packard (HP) 60 ink cartridge page estimates:
http://h10060.www1.hp.com/pageyield/us/en/DJD2500/index.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Hewlett Packard (HP) 60 ink cartridge specifications:
Hewlett Packard HP 60 Pricing:
HP 60, 60XL, XL ink cartridges.
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