I had just bought a HP OfficeJet for my wife at Christmas. I replaced a different brand. I checked before I bought it to make sure it could run generic inks. It could (of course; this depends on the quality level of the generic) So I finally got one. Thought I could afford it if I tried quality generic inks. Used up the ones that came with it (those partially filled ones -just to get you going ones) and then bought quality XL replacements. Ran Great !! Until the firmware kicked in. Boy what a pain in the 'hp' this has caused. Well I can't afford to pay about $100 every time HP ink runs out... so as new as it is... I guess I will be looking for a replacement already. Not worth a dime if you can't afford to run it !! Thanks for the cheap trick of getting them out and into our homes, before you implement your -expensive to the consumer- trickery. HP has lost my trust on this one. BYe